Tuesday 22 October 2013

Day 1 and Day 2

To begin, sorry for no blog update last night, but PGL had updated their security and blogs were blocked unless approved. Ours has now been approved and we can access it.

Our journey down was uneventful all though slightly damp – a sign of things to come. We arrived and were allowed to leave our bags outside our allocated chalets and made our way to the sports hall for lunch and games. A competitive game of football rounders was eventually won by team Sapphire 24-23.

Last night was spent with much parading up and down, but the children were way too excited to go to sleep for hours. The last cabin finally succumbed at 12.30 am and first voices were heard at 5am. However, there were many bravado stories of midnight feasts and no sleep all night long.

Today’s Recipe for Making Memories

1 x massive rainstorm from 10a.m. till 12.30pm to suitably soak little children, but not wash the smiles from their faces.

4 x activities completed with loads of team building and new friendships made.

260 x puddles jumped whenever we have walked to the hall and back

51 x pairs of saturated trainers drying outside the chalets.

45 x toothbrushes unused.

1 x pair of waterproof trousers worn with only pants on underneath

102 x beaming eyes through the grey weather.

8 x impressed instructors who have all commented how polite the children have been.

1 x wild head of hair belonging to Mrs ...............

1 x groupie called Sophie who has taught them a new handclap - arghhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

1 x kilometre of rope pulled to get all the children to the top of the giant swing.

46 x onesies worn by the children.

11 x children decided that the best way to stop at the bottom of the zip wire was to sit in a puddle.

100,000 x calories of food consumed (by the children alone!)

51x children fast asleep.

12x cabins where you can no longer see the carpet!

66x tweets sent - @SpringfieldPri

18x replies off parents.

1x shoe lost

36x unexpected swims in the lake.

23x layers of clothing worn on one child.

16x boys who badly needed a shower.

Put all into a bowl and mix to ensure a cake full of many happy memories of fun and laughs.

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