Camp Wonderful

These are a few of my favorite highlights from the last few days, all via the Camp Our Time blog. This is a place of great beauty, love, peace, creativity, triumph, acceptance and community. The enormous magnitude of fun just flows freely in that environment.

I'm so proud of my hubby for starting it all.

Camp

Photo by The Camp Our Time Staff

The boys and I are leaving in less than an hour to join Taro at Camp Our Time! We're soooo excited to see him and have some fun :) We'll toast a s'more (or three or four or twenty) for you! XOXO.

Exciting Press!

Photo, Associated Press

The New York Times, NPR, and other media outlets across the country are running in-depth stories about Camp Our Time today, including multimedia elements like slideshows and video!!! Click here, here, and here to see some of the highlights of the coverage!

UPDATE: Now CBS, MSNBC, and Forbes have picked up on the story! So exciting!

Camp Our Time Highlights

Taro has been away all week, running Camp Our Time, an extension of Our Time Theatre Company.

Our Time is an acclaimed non-profit organization that has been improving the lives of kids who stutter since 2001. This camp is uniquely tailored for kids who stutter, as well as their young family members and friends, ages 8-18. Through the performing arts and traditional camp activities, Camp Our Time helps kids who stutter develop priceless self-esteem, and facilitates increased understanding about stuttering among their peers.

Although the arts are integral to Camp Our Time, no performance experience is required to enroll and no auditions are held. Campers leave with valuable friendships, life-long memories, and a strong dose of encouragement to not let their speech disorders limit their life experiences or quell their dreams.

The following photos, taken by the Camp Our Time Staff, are some of my favorites from the week so far. See many many more and find more information about Our Time on the camp blog.

Karaoke Kiddo

Last night the official Camp Our Time activity was Karaoke, and while the hosts were getting things set up the Kiddo and his dad took the stage for a little impromptu beat-boxing.  I can't resist posting the footage:


Karaoke Kiddo from Marvelous Kiddo on Vimeo.

Camp Bloggin'

Me and the Kiddo, this morning, blogging this.

My Favorite Pic of the Day

While we're at Camp Our Time, I'm spending what little blogging time I have over here.  Check it out!

Photo of the Day

See more here.

The First Two Days

Yesterday and today were Staff training days. 

The Campers arrive tomorrow!