The Blair Family: Week 5

I can't believe we have been gone for five weeks! One week to go and I am so ready to be back at home and in a normal routine:). This week we spent time at Hume New England camp and had a great time there! They were very welcoming and took lots of time to get to know us and what we do at NLR. They invited us to do camp with them so we stayed there the whole time. They had amazing chapel services, and their summer theme was over the Life of Paul. They introduced the first night with a live production with the whole staff and then each of the nights had a video about another part of Paul's story. The kiddos asked to go to chapel every night we were there. We made some great connections there and were invited by several to come to Hume in California which we hope to do sometime soon. We spent a lot of time in their dinning hall area where the kids liked playing GaGA ball with the staff and other campers.

We stayed there for 3 nights and then headed to Grotonwood Baptist Camp. We did not get to visit with their staff much, as the director that we had set everything up with was able to take a small vacation with his family. At Grotonwood they do a lot of camps for special needs adults which I love:). Here we were able to stay in a house and spread out some which was so nice! We did a lot of sight seeing in Boston and the surrounding area when we were there. We took the kids to see some key sights in our nations history. One day we were able to connect with one of John's friends from high school, Caliene. She lives near Boston and recommended we meet at the Minuteman National Park near Lexington, MA. We got to see a video about the battle of Lexington & Concord and then visit key places from that historic day. One of the places we visited had a character who explained how the men ages 16-60 prepared and led their daily lives as "Minute Men" and showed how they would have to load and fire their guns. The next day, we were able to visit downtown Boston and see Faneuil Hall, the site of the Boston Massacre, and the USS Constitution. We all had a great time exploring the past and learning hands on a little bit more about our nations history.

While we there we also made a short drive up to York Beach, Maine. It was pretty chilly but that did not stop the kids at all of wanting to get in! It was beautiful there and we want to come spend more time there!