Firstly, I want to thank Joy for organizing the 2010 family camping (a.k.a. Cousins Camping). It was so nice to be able to drive up and not have to worry about anything. That was a real gift to me! Joy also started a fantastic tradition - The Ping Pong Olympics. It was a blast. We were having so much fun that the folks at the campsite across the road asked us if they could buy a ping pong ball from us because they wanted to partake in the games as well! Like a great sportswoman, Joy gave them the ping pong ball free of charge! Way to represent Joy. They returned the ping pong ball in the morning and insisted we also take their professional grade orange ping pong ball. I love the community in action. In the picture above Ryan and I were trying to bounce the ping pong into the plastic cups from a fixed distance. The ping pong ball had to bounce once before it entered into the cup. We then had to retrieve our own balls. It was a battle to the end when I had a lucky hop off of a piece of gravel and landed the ball in my cup. Victory!
Adam and Isaac had a great competition trying to blow the floating ping pong ball in one cup into another. Isaac made swift work when he landed the ball in with a huge breath like that of a dragon!
Linda must have been practicing this at home - look at her technique. She edged out Carol but Carol received the best splash caught on film award!
Umm. What kind of face is that? Ryan schooled me in one swift blow.
Faith really held her own! She loved her prize: beautiful smelling lotion!
Winner! Joy!
Your account is downright Olympian. Lots of fun!
ReplyDeletewow what fun! can't wait to join next year. I am practicing all ready
ReplyDeleteThe kids and I were laughing so hard at your descriptions of the pics I have tears in my eyes! Maybe we can plan a Christmas version of the ping pong Olympics ... start practicing!
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