Ski Trip 2013

Ski Trip 2013

The first day, we jetted down to Rim Bowling for a day of friendly competition and pepperoni pizza!

After a fun filled day of bowling, our campers awoke the next morning to a blanket of snow.

No time is wasted here at Camp Paivika! We got on the road and arrived at Big Bear Ski Resort in the morning. Everybody was excited and anxious to hit the slopes.

Natalee and her instructor spent the day carving down the mountian. 

Vinnie is ready to go!

Go Lloyd!

David's got his game face on!

Megan will beat anyone down the slopes!

Laura was excited and made friends with her instructor.

Matt is a professional when it comes to skiing

Randi is all smiles!

Don't mess with Ryan.

Scott was amazing on the slopes.

Kelly's beautiful daughter Sydney joined us for the day. She is a little superstar on the slopes!

I think were all a little exhausted. Wouldn't you say so?

All great things must come to an end. So long till Summer!

Leo Carrillo Camping Trip 

September, 16th -19th 2012

This is an amazing time for camping at the beach!!

After summer camp, we set forth on a journey for 3 nights to Leo Carrillo, Malibu for our annual camping trip.

After we had arrived at Leo Carrillo State Beach, we set up our camp tents, 

explored camp grounds, tide pools and travelled the white sands of the beach. Kenny led us on a hike around the campsite while Kelly prepared the most delicious meal for dinner. The first night we had BBQ rips and corn. Once dinner was complete, we had fun toasting marshmallows over the blazing fire.

 Hmm Yummy!

We all slept like rocks among the clear blue skies and fresh salty air!!

Kelly and Kenny were the best chefs ever! 

Eggs,bacon, pancakes and sausage was served along with a cup of hot chocolate, tea or coffee.

In the morning each day, we all relaxed on the beach with our toes in the sand. 

Kenny led us on a hike near our campsite by the beach.

We found many interesting animals such as bunnies, birds, squirrels etc. 

At the beach, we had a friendly competition on who can build the best sandcastle.

We all had so much fun!

In the afternoon, the tide was low which made it easy to explore the amazing seashore!!

We collected seashells and sea glass for our craft project back at camp.

Each evening we all sat around the campfire and shared the best moments of the day.

Some nights, we performed  skits at the amphitheater.  

We all had a good time together and hope to enjoy the trip again next year.

Session 8 2012

Session Number 8

This is the last session of summer 2012 at Camp Paivika.

We all are looking forward to having an amazing memorable week together!
The theme of this session is "Vacation Getaways"
So let's check it out! Here are our highlights.

Arts and Crafts

The first day of each session, campers decorate their paper bags

 that will contain their Arts and Crafts and Nature projects.

Fine arts

The campers were encouraged to share their ideas of performing arts in Fine Arts

such as playing musical instruments, singing a song, performing skits and dancing 

Nature

In Nature, Greg invited the campers to play games like "Nature Bingo"

The campers enjoyed participating in the activity.

Sports and Rec.

The campers really enjoyed  bowling, pool, ping pong 

and jigsaw puzzles in the recreation room.

In addition, Martine and Joe set up out side adaptive sports for the campers such as 

basketball, archery  and tetherball.

Horseback Riding

The campers really enjoy horseback riding at Camp Paivika.

Willy, Martine and Greg led our lovely horse "Muretta" 

around Camp Paivika which the campers love.

Pool

We all had a good time staying cool in the pool during the hot day.

The campers love to float around and enjoy the beautiful day.

Some campers played games with their friends with gusto.

Lake Trip

This session we took a trip to the lake with the campers.

Session 8 Newspaper