Fifteen coaches camped at Paradise Lake Campground in Appomattox, Virginia during July 8-10, 2005 hosted by Duncan and Cornelia Mills. It was Grandchildren Weekend, so there were quite a few little guests running around. The total amount of campers and guests came to 56!

New members Ted and Annette Boyette were voted in. Around 6:00 p.m. Friday everyone met for pizza, salad and jello. After dinner, it was story hour in the Mills tent where Cornelia read stories as it got dark. The adults socialized and enjoyed the nice weather.

Saturday morning a huge pancake breakfast was served. Volunteers helped flip pancakes and cook sausage for the extra large crowd. After breakfast all of the grandchildren were introduced and then the meeting was held. Many went swimming in the lake and sunbathed on the sand.

At 1:00 there was an Ice Cream Social in the pavilion. That was followed by arts and crafts which kept the adults just as busy as the kids. There were sculptures being made with knick knacks and glue guns, and foam suncatcher fish and suns were made out of old cd's. It was fun seeing everyone get so creative.

After the crafts, there was a cake decorating held for the kids. They decorated two huge sheetcakes with all sorts of fun items and they were very colorful. Dinner was held around 6 and volunteers pitched in and cooked tons of burgers and hot dogs.

The decorated cakes were served for dessert. Following the dinner, the kids held story time, while the adults played a long game of Pass the Trash. Sunday morning, everyone met at the Mills coach for danish and coffee and said their goodbyes.

Hats off the the Mills for pulling off a fun filled weekend for everyone. Thanks also to all of the volunteers who pitched in to help them out.

The next campout will be at Thousand Trails. You can visit the website at www.dogwoodwinnies.org to get a copy of the agenda and directions to the campground. Also visit the website for more photos from the last few campouts.