We started Monday off with a game of elbow tag and then we went into clubs where I was in charge of Dance Club! Camp Adventure has their very own choreographed dance to a Shakira song called "Waka Waka" which I learned and then taught to the the five girls in my dance club! It turned out to be a very fun dance that me and the girls loved to do. Later in the day we went to the church to do our indoor activities. I got to work with the kids to make miniature hamburgers made from vanilla wafers, colored icing, and peppermint patties.
The wafers are the buns, and the yellow and red icing make up the ketchup and mustard!
I iced Miss KitKats face!
After the kids made their "alien burgers", I had them sit down and write down their recipe of what goes inside an "alien burger". I got some pretty cute recipes full of alien guts, bugs, burnt rocket ship parts, and brain! The kids got very creative and they even drew pictures of their burgers along with aliens. After we rotated our three times, and I ate enough frosting, we had snack and then headed back to the park. The kids got to do free choice when we got back. My group played Red Light, Green Light which was quite successful with the small amount of campers who played. Other kids made alien hats out of tin foil that turned out really cute. Camp was over before we knew it and we headed home for the night.
I went on a wild goose chase after Camp to find this magazine with my idol Demi Lovato on it!
Tuesday was pool day! Not very exciting! I'm sure I probably played with the kids, helped some of the little ones swim around, and got my tan on!
Wednesday was also pool day! I sat in between Alex and Finn the whole way up which was fun, but very sweaty! haha We made a music video and they played games on my phone. They also both wanted to listen to music, so I sat in the middle while the earphone cords nearly choked me. It was so worth it though because they are so funny! After our fun day at the pool, one of our little girls invited us to dinner with her step dad. Miss Ali and the four of us went up to Grassy Key after Camp to enjoy some hamburgers and hot dogs. Mia, our camper, then colored with Kristen and I. We also enjoyed hearing stories from her step dad and Miss Ali about all of the crazy antics that occur in Marathon and the surrounding Keys. After dinner, we headed home for the night.
Thursday was a full day at Camp. We started with a fun game of Woofall Ball with the kids while we had a parent of one of my older campers set up to do Tie Dying. Once the kids were done with snack, we split up into clubs so that we could take turns tie dying our t-shirts. Dance club went last for tie dying, so in between feeling terribly crappy with a cold, I taught the girls the rest of our dance. After we finished with clubs, some of the kids still needed to color their shirts, so we opened up the playground and let the kids have free time while we rotated in and out of our stations to tie dye our own shirts. I did some nice sunset colors with a pink peace sign in the middle! I was a little nervous as to how it was going to turn out though. The tie dying took quite a while, so after lunch and doing some more, we got over to the church do get out of the heat. I showed the kids how we could crush a soda can with just water and heat and the kids thought it was really cool. If the kids behaved they got to take home the crushed can which they loved.
Here is a demo me and Julena did of the can crushing experiment I did with the kids.
After our rotating activities, we headed back to the park where I don't quite remember what we did, but I'm sure it was something fun and sweaty.
Friday I was still sick...
Miss Starburst caught me looking like death was upon me.
Fortunately the kids were pretty well behaved so it made it easier on my pounding stuffed head. Since we tie dyed on Thursday, we let the shirts sit all night and then we got to rinse them out and hang them to dry on Friday! Each of the kids got to put on some gloves and take their rubber bands out before rinsing their shirt. It took a while, but it was a nice change of pace for a Friday instead of going to the super hot Rotary Park. After all the kids were done, we got to do Parent's Presents and the girls and I performed our Waka Waka dance! The girls had so much fun doing the dance! As did I! After Parent's Presents, we surprised the kids with a trip to the Dolphin Research Center. It was our second time going, so it was really fun to take the kids. Unfortunately, they were bored because they too had all been to the DRC before. Some of them really enjoyed it though, especially when they got to tell us all about the dolphins. Also, Nikki's parents and sister were in town, so they got to come to the center with us as well. We watched one of the dolphin shows before having to go inside due to a lightning warning. Inside, we watched a 20 minute presentation on the birthing process of a dolphin...very informative for me, and very "disgusting" for the kids haha! After the presentation, we went back outside to watch the final dolphin show where we saw a gigantic iguana!
Some of the girls being so well behaved!
After the final show, we headed back to the park to do closing and give the kids their completed tie dyed shirts. They all turned out great and so unique for each kid which made them feel so special.
Once Camp was over, our yacht friends from Miami called and said they were on their way to Marathon to see us! In just a few hours they came down and we all went to the beach to hang out for a little bit before the sun went down. It was great to see the boys and catch up. After the sun set, we went back to the condo and I made some mac and cheese while Robyn made her delicious, yet very spicy, cheesy hamburger dip. :) Once we snacked for a little bit, we hit the town for about an hour (there's not much to do in Marathon) haha!
Me and Josh at the Hurricane!
Unfortunately, I was feeling more and more terrible everyday, so I was kind of a downer all night. Once we got home from the bar though, me, Josh, Kristen and Andy Skyped with Julena for a good half hour! We used our wonderful microphone effects to change our voices. It was so hilarious! It was the hardest I had laughed in a long long time. Josh thought Julena was super funny which was also good! All around it was a fun night full of fun and good people.
Saturday morning we got up and we all went to breakfast at The Stuffed Pig! I got the french toast!! Sooo amazing! While we were at breakfast, we tried to decide on what we wanted to do. Josh really wanted to go scuba diving, but with my cold, I was told it wasn't safe for me to go, so that was out of the question. Then, Josh said he wanted to go swimming, but he wanted to go to the pool in Key Largo....The pool we go to every week with the kids. Sooooo we went home, put our suits on and made our way up the road to Key Largo. We couldn't believe we were making a trip on our day off to the pool we go to every week. But....It was soooo worth it!! I got the nerve to do a back flip off the diving board! Everyone said to do a front flip, but I was never trained to do a front flip; instead, I have been trained to do back handsprings, so I stood on the end of the board, dipped down and pushed through my legs as I reached as far back as I could, just like all my tumbling coaches taught me. When I landed in the water with all my limbs in place, I got so excited that I couldn't stop doing them.
Me and Josh showing off our back flip skills!
I even did one off the high dive, but I got a little scared and didn't flip the whole way around and smacked my legs pretty hard on the water haha! Once we were all flipped out, we went to Wendy's to get some dinner! Then, we spontaneously went to a dive shop around the corner and Josh signed up to do a night dive while the rest of us tagged along to do night snorkeling. I couldn't dive because of my cold, and the others didn't want to pay the expensive amount for just one dive! Even though we didn't get to go all the way down, we still saw the plankton light up and we even saw a gigantic grouper fish! Once we were done with our time in the ocean, I had to say goodbye to Josh. He had a charter on Sunday, so he had to drive up to Miami! It was so much fun knowing him for the small time I did. He certainly made Miami memorable as well as our last full weekend in Marathon! Josh was a super nice guy that I will really miss!
Once we got back home, I turned on my music and fell fast asleep. Sunday, I spent all day sitting in a chair, watching TV, and working on my blog. It felt so good to just relax and try to feel better. I started watching last season of Hart of Dixie which by the way is AMAZING and you should all watch it haha! Alright! Only one week left to tell you about! It will be out soon! :)
-Live. Love. Laugh. Janise





















