Camp Wakonda 2025

We did a whole lotta camp this summer. 

Sam took Jim & Leah down to Camp Wakonda (about 1/2 an hour west of Springfield) - it was Jim's 4th year coming to Wakonda & his 6th and final week of sleepaway camp this summer. Leah had been anxiously, eagerly, excitedly awaiting her turn to go away for a week and this was it! Amelie decided she'd rather bum around at home & revel in having no little siblings instead. Even though she had fun last year! (Link to last year.) 

The camp very helpfully posts pictures each day so that we can stalk the children. The kids were in different age groups & I think they do a lot of stuff with their cabin, but they still did see each other sometimes at meals they said - and we got this one photo of them together at the pool. (Pics in reverse order!) 

Gaga ball? 

Lake day: 

Hoe down: 

More square dancing: 

Playing a game during cowboy dinner - when they cooked their meal outside on the campfire. Leah said she had Mac & cheese & I asked how on earth they made Mac & cheese over the fire & she says there was a choice of what they wanted & they wrapped up the food in foil & put it in the coals. 

Jim in the middle of the pack: 

Leah making a fun pose - all the way on the left: 

They could choose different clubs to do each day the night before. Leah said her favorite part of camp was the clubs & her favorite club was junior lifeguarding. Here they are headed out to junior lifeguarding club: 

Headed to music club - they practiced the songs that they sang at the closing campfire & then at the closing ceremony when the parents came to pick them up: 

One of the junior counselors & one of the counselor-counselors (according to Leah): 

It seems Leah managed to put both legs in one side of her romper: 

This was the opening campfire - she says she doesn't remember what she was volunteering for here!

Leah had 10 girls in her cabin, but one went home before the week was over. 

Where are Jim's shoes? 

I asked Leah if she ever got homesick & she said no & that she definitely wants to go back again next year. 

Here's the video they played at the closing ceremony - Jim's lighting the campfire: