Maxx's Maine Camping Blog

Father’s Day Weekend 2010

Wow!

We had such a fun weekend!

It was so hot – my antlers started curling up!

Debbie and Nick had a father/child arts and crafts project Saturday morning.  There was also some kids games, the water balloon slingshot, kids candy bar bingo and a scavenger hunt!

Here’s one team of scavenger winners!

That’s a lot of stuff to find!

While some kids were scavenging, others entered our father/child horseshoe tournament.

Congratulations to our first place winners  Erik and Tim  (on the right)

and our second place winners, Jerry and Jerry!

Great job everyone!

The highlight of the weekend though, was David’s chicken B-B-Q . . . Mmmmmmm-mmmm!

It’s always soooooo yummy . . . well, Tami says it is anyway.  I never get to have any.  Tami says I’m supposed to eat water lilies and twigs and stuff.  Yuck!

We start our everyday recreation program this Friday, and we’ve got tons of great stuff planned, all day everyday!

Come and join us!!

Recent Winners!

Hey!

Here’s some recent ice cream certificate winners

My little camping buddies won these by veeeery carefully catching water balloons!

Great job!!

Ice Cream and Face Painting!

We had such a fun weekend!

Bryant and Nick did all kids of great recreation stuff on Saturday!

Then Saturday afternoon, when I showed up, Bryant painted faces

and even though I waited, and waited and waited like a good moose

I didn’t get my face painted. Or my antlers.  Or my hooves.

“Maxx?” Bryant said, “I can’t paint on fur.”

You know, sometimes it’s very, very hard to be a moose.

But I did have an awesome time hanging out with my little camping buddies!

That night, Bryant and Alex and David had an ice cream party!

Look at these amazing sundaes

Oreo cookies and sour gummie worms!  A classic!

Whipped cream, M & M’s and chocolate sauce – Mmmmmmm!

What sundae isn’t complete without whipped cream on top??

This coming weekend we’re having kids candy bar bingo Friday night, a full day of recreation Saturday and Sunday

AAAAAaaand a chicken barbecue.  You know what?  As long as one other family member buys a full meal, Dad eats free!!

FREE!

Call today for reservations!

Me and the Bouncy House!

We had an awesome time last weekend!

There was a pool tournament, a kickball game, arts and crafts

AND a yuuuuuuu-mmy spaghetti supper.

But the best thing of all . . .

the thing my little camping buddies and couldn’t wait to do . . .

was the bouncy house!

Alex wouldn’t let me take any pictures . . .

but I stole the camera anyway and snapped some great ones.

Want to see?

that lady on the right?  That’s Debbie, our recreation director.  She never seems to get onto the blog – but she did this time!

Then Alex stole the camera back and I decided to steal hats instead

Then when Bryant wasn’t looking, I made my move at the exit of the bouncy house

but my antlers were too big!

So I tried the front

and I almost got in too!  But then Bryant caught me and made me get down.

Grrrrrrrr!   That Bryant!

Have a great week everyone!  Maybe we’ll see you soon!!

Memorial Day Weekend 2010

What an awesome Memorial Day Weekend!  We were full, full, full – and the weather was so amazing,   people were swimming in the lake and the pool!

Tami wouldn’t let me get my fur wet, so I put my tail in the ice chest

The things I have to do around here to stay cool!

Of course, Debbie and Bryant loaded up the recreation program for us.  There was a ping pong tournament, family bingo, arts and crafts, waterballoon slingshot, jewelry making, horseshoe and dart tournaments, story time with Tami and Moi, volleyball, bubble play . . .

and wiffleball, a scavenger hunt, two movies and one very noisy pots and pans parade!

My little camping buddies made so much noise, Tami covered her ears! It was awesome!

We had a hayride too!  David went around and around and around and around the campground while I got to hang out with my friends

Then there was trash bag theater with Alex and Bryant on Saturday night.   I couldn’t go, ’cause it was past my bedtime . . . but Tami said people dropped by the office to tell her how much fun it was.

We have some very talented campers here at Poland Spring Campground!

I hope everyone had a grrrrrr-eat time, ’cause I sure did . . .

Come back and see us really soon, okay?

Like, maybe next weekend?

Eagle Babies (Yes, babieS) by Brian Lovering

There’s two babies eagles!

Count ‘em, two!

Here’s Dad bringing home some supper . . .

And here’s Mom and Dad feeding their little ones.

A big, big “thank you” to Brian for these photos!!   They’re awesome!

Face painting and ice cream!

There were lots of cool things to do at Poland Spring Campground last weekend!

We had arts and crafts -

played with the water balloon slingshot -

had a kickball game -

then Bryant did some face painting

while I hung out with my little camping buddies!

I tried to ride a bike, but Tami wouldn’t let me.  Sigh.

While she was busy on the phone though, I stole Alex’s camera and took a self portrait

What?  It’s hard to get a moose this awesome into one itty bitty picture, you know.

I was really, really, REALLY  glad to see everyone!

Some people I didn’t see until it was too late, and look what happened . . .

Then after supper (because Tami seems to think you can’t have treats until after your meals) we had an ice cream party!

When you put two awesome scoopers

and a whole bunch of yuuuuuuummy toppings together

You get super, duper ice cream sundaes!

somebody’s Mom put a liiiiii-ttle too much chocolate on top!

HA!  As if!  There can never be too much chocolate on ice cream!  Right?

Coming up . . .

Memorial Day Weekend!  We have some great stuff planned . . .

And on June 4th, we’ll be setting up the bouncy house again with Yours Truly!   Plus, we’re having a spaghetti supper Saturday night!   Hurry up and make those reservations, or you’ll miss out on a fabulous meal!  Mmm-mmmmm!

Our Bouncy House Weekend

I told Bryant he absolutely, positively, had to let me in the bouncy house

It was my birthday, you know!

But Bryant said, “No.  You’re too big Maxx.”

So I sat on the step and I pouted.

I couldn’t stay mad for long though, because all my little camping buddies got together to wish me a Happy Birthday!

Tami said she was silly not to think of it before, but next year, she’s gonna let me have a real birthday party!

With ice cream . . .

And a birthday cake . . .

and candles . . .

and everything!

Won’t that be fun!?

Happy Mother’s Day 2010

Look what my awesome little campin’ buddies made for their Moms!!!

Flower Pens in a decorated vase and cards . . .

How cool is that??

And then, as if that wasn’t enough, they helped cook, serve and clean up at the complimentary Mother’s Day Champagne Breakfast!

Here they are wrapping silverware in napkins

and serving pancakes, bacon, orange juice and coffee to their favorite Mom.

Of course, the Dad’s were earning their brownie points too

Tami said it was all so yuuuuuuu-mmy.

Happy Mother’s Day to all our camping Moms,

where ever you may be today!

Goose Warning

Yes, we had to block the path to the beaver hut.  All because of a goose that laid three eggs

One of my little camping buddies, who didn’t know about the goose nest, got chased by that Mama goose last weekend.  The goose was honking and the little girl was yelling and running like crazy.

So a really nice family, who’d once been chased by a goose themselves, offered to put up a warning for us.

As soon as Mama’s eggs have hatched, we’ll take the sign down.