Photography by Cheryl

Not only does the camp post pics every night but newsletters from each unit (a few grades, like 3-5, 6-8, etc.) at minimum once a week, but sometimes more.  What’s nice about that is I know pretty much exactly what they are up to.  The evening activities have been awesome, the menu (which they occassionally make mention of) seems to be delicious…no wonder they are all such happy campers.  And now, IT’S MACCABIAH!!! That’s right, maccabiah, the color war for camp each session. This session’s theme is pirates vs. ninjas. (seems as if my kids (well, my biological kids) are all on the white Ninja’s).  The kids have been competing in a variety of competitions throughout the day, and this morning will participate in the all camp relay race. I saw some really fun pics this morning of “the games”…obviously I can’t share them all, but I can share these….

The girl that Matthew and Andrew are both next too (in different pics) is our neighbor…so fun…

oh no, he’s not on the white ninja’s, that’s ok, we still love him…

Max off to the lake…looks like he’s ready for swim

After the rides at Navy Pier we were quite hot…and a boat ride sounded great.  We took the Seadogs river and lake tour.  This 75 minute boat took us up through the famous river locks and up the Chicago River.  During this portion of the ride the guide pointed out various buildings and the history behind them.  We also caught a glimpse of Transformers 3 being filmed.  Once we were done with the river, we hit the lake for a speed boat ride… the kids loved this part  and truth be told so did I because the spray from the lake was quite cooling and very welcomed!