The Hazard Chronicles

Cousin Camp

by Evelyn Hazard

Every once in a while, Grandma and Grandpa hold a camp called cousin camp. This year I was in the cousin camp group. So, let me tell you about it.

First, we went to a Burger King far away and Grandma and Grandpa picked us up and brought us to their house. They taught us a cheer! 

Hey cousins, you're so fine, 

you're so fine I'm glad you're mine!

Hey cousins! (Hey cousins!)

Hey cousins! (Hey cousins!

Cousin Camp!

When we got to their house we played in the back yard. Then we had a picnic in the back yard with Little Caesars pizza. Then we had a campfire!

The next day, Amy took pictures of us! We got new camp t-shirts! Then we went to Bear World! When we got home we had lunch then we picked raspberries from Grandma and Grandpa's raspberry patch. Then we made jam out of them.

After that, we had a water balloon fight with kids vs Grandpa. Grandpa has five balloons, and the cousin camp kids got the rest! Grandpa won though! Then, dinner and a game night.

The next day, it was Zoey's birthday and we did a service project for the food bank. We got cupcakes at the Cocoa Bean and left them at thome. We went to Rexburg Rapids! And, for Zoey's birthday we went and watched Despicable Me 3! Then we came home, ate the cupcakes, and opened presents! Bennett got her a foam plane. Me, Addy, and Jack got her fun cards with candy taped to them!

This time we ate then left for Island Park! We practiced our play in the car, and when we got there we ate lunch. When we were exploring, I found a trail, since we had nothing else to do, we followed it, we saw some museum cabins and went into two of them, then we turned around and headed for the car, then in the car we went to the yurt we were staying in and unpacked then we rode horses. Addy's horse tripped and she held on tight then it started to hail! Luckily, we were pulling up the stables around that time, then we rode to the yurt and played Bingo, then we got into bed and told spooky stories, then we fell asleep.

Today we got up, ate, practiced our play, packed, and drove back to Grandma and Grandpa's house. When we got there we got on our swimming suits and went to the splash pad where our parents were waiting. Then we ended the Cousin Camp and started the reunion!

The End.

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Last Thursday, Rachel, the younger kids, and I drove down to Rexburg to meet for my family reunion. My parents and the three older kids met us there after a great week at Cousin's Camp. This year, we rented a big cabin in Island Park and we had so much fun reconnecting and playing with each other. Here are some of our main activities:

Escape house in Rexburg. We made it though...but we had a LOT of help along the way.

Rodeo. Ev and I were the only ones from our immediate family who went. We had a great time! 

Floating the river!

I do not think I have EVER been on a river this crowded. I counted at one point, and I could see 49 other boats besides ours before the river rounded a bend and went out of sight. It was crazy!

The crowds didn't seem to bother the wildlife. These moose were almost close enough to reach out and touch with a paddle.

Here's a picnic we had with Haley's family on our way out of town at the end.

Besides the activities, we did a lot of talking, game playing, and relaxing. I think everyone had a good time. I have a pretty cool family.