Family Fun Night at the JCC

My sister-in-law, Martha Kelley, is the Camp Director at Camp Shalom, which was recently recognized as a 2010 Tulsa Kids Magazine Family Favorite. Martha is married to Brien's brother, Sean, and they have a sweet baby, Owen, who is just a few months younger than Cooper and so cute. (I'll post pictures of them soon.) Camp is held during the summer and specific school holiday breaks with before and after care options to accommodate working parents.

Through Martha's connection, our family has been included in lots of fun activities at the Jewish Community Center (JCC), where camp is held. Our favorite each summer is Family Fun Night. This year each family paid $15, which covered a kosher hot dog dinner, face painting, DJ, inflatables, cotton candy, balloon animals, and swimming with a dive-in movie after the sun went down. The kids loved it. Brien's best friend, Clint Dunbar, and his sweet daughter, Lilly, tagged along for the memorable event all the way from Dallas.

(If you are looking for face painting for birthdays, etc., I highly recommend Faces by Susie. Susie Jones is very talented, and it is so fun to see the kids' faces when they see themselves in the mirror - definitely adds extra spirit to the festivities.)



Kenzie and Connor are actually attending Camp Shalom right now. Kenzie went last year, and now that Connor is wearing his big boy underwear, he gets to go too. Camp was his potty training reward incentive since pull ups are not allowed. When I dropped them off today, they immediately got busy finger painting and will get to do lots more fun-filled activities such as swimming throughout the day. Now, if I can just get Cooper to go down for a long nap...