Sunday, July 12, 2009

Internet Woes

Our apologies for the lack of blog posts this session. Apparently one of the wires that connects our sattelite to our wireless router was cut during some repairs at the barn. We are working on getting that replaced ASAP. We wanted to update everyone briefly and let you all know that things are going great here at camp.

So far we have taken trips to Pizza Hut, Charles Town Races and Slots, Ott House Pub, Bowling, Toby's Dinner Theatre, Pryor's Orchard, and a Frederick Keys baseball game! Back here at camp we have been busy with tons of fun programs, Singing Catch Phrase, a dance, a movie night, and a campfire.

We hope to have photo updates when we get the internet becomes a little more reliable and we have enough bandwith to upload them.

Feel free to give us a call if you have any specific questions or concerns. (301-416-0801) We are able to update more often at www.twitter.com/campgreentop. Otherwise, we'll hopefully be blogging more regularly right here!

Saturday, July 4, 2009

Talent Show Update

Yesterday was such a busy day full of fun and friends.

Yesterday's program award winners were:
Arts & Crafts - Jeremy Mamlet & Kevin Bender
Nature - Alex Gordon & Tyler Cumberland
Pool - Matthew Berger & Joey Calla
Sports & Games - Emily Hartung & Rasneet Singh
Performing Arts - Anthony Sesto & Alec Chase
Horses - Mickey Mund and Cat Pillot-Olive

Congratulations also go out to A Unit for winning the Golden Plunger yesterday!

Michaela sings to Kurt at the sing-a-long in performing arts yesterday.

Joey and Amy wait patiently for the talent show to begin.

May and Julianna break it down during A2's performance of "Bring it All Back."

The boys of D3 perform a Michael Jackson tribute.


Carly and Renee dance to 'Cotton Eyed Joe.'

Friday, July 3, 2009

Friday Morning

Happy Friday!!! We've had some super fun programs going on this morning so far. Here's what's up:
Arts & Crafts - Folded Butterflies
Nature - How to Fish
Pool - Musical Pool Toys
Sports & Games - Basketball
Performing Arts - Camp Sing-A-Long
Horses - Fun Jumps


Anthony does dribbling drills at sports and games today.

Steve, Brett, and Lauren bust a move at performing arts.


Jimmy's a popular guy at the pool.


Jimmy and Billy head to nature program.



Michaela and Michael share a dance at performing arts.


Coreena and Mia play catch on the porch.


Cole and Katie turn the sing-a-long into a dance-a-long!

That Olympic Spirit

Good morning Greentop family! We had a very exciting afternoon yesterday, with Camp Olympics! Units competed for five different awards in activities like tug of war, ribbon dancing, sponge races, and parachute popcorn....not to mention shaving foam and water fights!

A Unit won Most Spirited
B Unit won Most Olympic
C Unit won Loudest
D Unit won Messiest
League Pioneers/Day Camp won Most Creative

Emily and Lauren show off their ribbon dancing skills.

The Day Camp and League Pioneers group put their weight into winning the tug-of-war.


Rabah and Declan take a break after a fun afternoon.

Jeremy and Tara head to their next activity at the Olympics.



As soon as the Olympics were over, the skies opened up and it rained for a couple of hours. But luckily it didn't stop the fun! We had a delicious dinner of cheese steak subs and curly fries with chocolate pudding for dessert.


Evening program was a PJ party and got everyone in the mood to head to bed for a good night's sleep.

Melissa, Julianne, and Amanda count sheep in the rec hall during last night's PJ party.


Yesterday's program award winners were:
Arts & Crafts - Moustafa Bridgeforth & Edward Robert
Nature - Laura Foster & Conrad Goldschmidt
Pool - Katherine Zorn & Laura Hoffman
Sports & Games - John Bogasky & Brendan Paternostro
Performing Arts - Jake Steele & Justin Sauter
Horses - Mekhi Ferguson & Tyler Stokes

Congratulations also go out to D Unit for winning the Golden Plunger yesterday!



Thursday, July 2, 2009

Wonderful Morning

It's been a cloudy and cool today but that's hasn't stopped our fun! We are all looking forward to Camp Olympics this afternoon!!! Stay tuned for photo updates!
Lunch today was beefaroni, garlic bread, and fruit cocktail.

B2 won the Silver Bucket and C3 won the Silver Urinal - congrats on having the cleanest cabins today!!


Sally, Mike, and Maria take a quick water break from sports & games.




Emma and Alec enjoy their time playing Name that Tune at performing arts.





Katherine and Amy swim laps in the pool.





Adina and Tash enjoy the water.




Stephanie and Ryan head out for their evidence hike in nature program.

A Few More Photos

Here are a few more photos from yesterday and this morning that we just had to share!

Ben and Kevin hang out by the pool yesterday afternoon.



Katie and Amy hang out after dinner last night.




Laura accepts the Golden Plunger on behalf of A Unit last night.



Jake helps Peter with his Arts & Crafts skit this morning at breakfast announcements.


Paddy and Ari pose for the camera on their way to Arts and Crafts this morning.

For breakfast today we had sausage, eggs, and biscuits.

Here's what's in store to brighten up this cloudy day:
Arts & Crafts - Stress Gloves
Pool - Water Olympics
Sports & Games - Cat & Mouse
Nature - Evidence Hike
Performing Arts - Name that Song
Horses - Olympic Jumping

Wednesday, July 1, 2009

Rain, Rain, GO AWAY!

Happy July all you Greentop blog followers! We had a lovely afternoon today, followed by a quick onset of rain clouds after our delicious dinner of baked ham, green beans, au gratin potatoes, rolls, and ice cream for dessert.

Today's program award winners were:
Arts & Crafts - Ari Spetgang & Mekhi Ferguson
Sports & Games - Maria Foster & William Pughsley
Performing Arts - Brett Campbell & Tyler Stokes
Pool - Jordy Davis & Ryan Campbell
Nature - Andreas Patel & Katie Stillwell
Horses - Adina Gafni & Molly Hodgetts

We had planned to do a car wash for evening program, but with the rain we did Paper Bag Theatrics instead. Each group was given a bag full of random objects and made up skits that incorporated every group member and every item in the bag.....we found that we have a lot of funny and creative people here at the moment!!

The rain has subsided for now, and we're hoping for another brilliant summer day tomorrow! Good night!!

Andreas enjoys the sunshine in the pool.



C3 and D3 work on their skit at paper bag theatrics tonight.



The boys of D3 applaud after the silent acting in performing arts today.




Matt and Troy help clean up after dinner.





Dimitri LOVES the swings!