Maxx's Maine Camping Blog

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!

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!

Is it time for an Ice Cream Party yet?

You know what?

All this Spring weather makes me want an ice cream!

And not just any ice cream . . .

I want an ice cream party!

So, I tried to beg plead whine talk Tami into having one on opening weekend, but she said it was already on the schedule for another time.

“No it isn’t!” I said.

“Yes . . . it is.” she said.

“No, it isn’t.”

“Tell you what, Maxwell.  I bet you your bowl of ice cream that it’s on the schedule.”

“Okay, prove it.” I said.

And she did, darn it.  Twice.

There’s one on May 22nd and one on June 12th.

Here at Poland Spring Campground, our ice cream parties are free.  Each family brings a topping to share and we lay them out Pot Luck style.  Dave will scoop you some ice cream and you can put anything on it you want!

So what are you waiting for??   Make your Ice Cream Party reservations!

And, hey . . . can you distract Tami while I put caramel and sprinkles on mine and make a run for it before she remembers that I’m supposed to give it to her?

Please?

Ice Cream Party #2

I scream . . .

the campers tumble and SCREAM . . .

WE ALL SCREAM . . .

For ICE CREAM!

What a great turn out!  The campers brought lots of fun toppings to share

and we found two  hard working  ice cream scoopers

so everyone could make their own sundaes

Tami told me that lots of kids showed off the tattoos they’d gotten while hanging with me Saturday afternoon

Can you see the dragon on his arm??   It’s a little worn off, but Bryant did a grrrrrrr-eat job!  Then again, he should. ‘Cause he does face painting eeee-very Monday afternoon, rain or shine.  I get to hang out with all my little campers then too!

OOooo!  I just peeked at this weekend’s schedule!

Guess what?

C’mon, guess!

We’re having candy bar bingo tomorrow night!!!

And a chicken BBQ Saturday night .. .

Dad eats free . . .

Camping, bouncing and ice cream!

Maxx here!

Do you see that bouncy house behind me??  Bryant set it up for us again this weekend!

My friends had a great time bouncing around.  I got into line too,

But Bryant said, “No moose allowed, Maxx!”

Aw, shucks.  I never get to do the fun stuff.

Did you know we had an ice cream party too? When Tami and David went to open the rec hall, they saw these ice cream lovers  camped outside the door with their toppings

Before you could say “Ice Cream is the bestest treat ever!”  The line grew thiiiiiiiiiis big

and then some!  At one point, it snaked all the way along three walls.

The Official Scoopers handed out ice cream for half an hour straight!!

Thanks you two!!

My little buddies brought lots of great toppings; Teddy Grahams, gummie bears, chocolate and strawberry sauces, cherries, whipped cream, M & M’s and my personal favorite, caramel  . . .  YUM!

Also on the schedule this weekend was Arts and Crafts, soccer, ceramics, waterballoon games and the movie Bedtime Stories.

I can’t wait for this weekend!  We’re setting up the Bouncy House again.  Shhhhhh – don’t tell, but I have a plan to get inside and do some bouncing!

Hmmmmm . . .

No one in the pool . . .

playground’s empty too!

Where was everyone?

At the ice cream party!!

making sundaes . . .

and having fun!

Even this little guy got a taste . . .

Ice Cream Party

One of our favorite Poland Spring Campground activities is our Ice Cream parties.

Each family is “charged” one topping, and they’re all laid out smörgåsbord style.

Chocolate sauce, butterscotch, bananas, crumbled oreos and chocolate chip cookies, M & M’s, strawberries, whipped creme, spice drops, chocolate covered pretzels  . . . I’m always amazed by how creative each family can be!

Then Dave begins scooping for a line with no end . . .

he’s a little worried there won’t be any toppings left for him!

But he didn’t have to be, as these campers will tell you

This coming weekend . . . a spaghetti supper, horse drawn hayrides, basketball, arts and crafts, horseshoes and Kids Games!