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Cousin Camp 2025: 10th Anniversary

Cousin Camp 2025: 10th Anniversary was a success with a huge thanks, as usual, to our fearless leader and head camp counselor, Auntie Tessa. 

We commissioned Brynn for an emergency shower cap run for one of the games. 


Brianna was able to join us again this year, so we loaded up Thursday night and headed to camp.


Elise and Brynn did a great job with this year's sign, incorporating themes from the past years.


To kick things off, we each shared our name, age and fav themes and/or games/challenges from prior camp years.


Teams were challenged with chronologically sorting previous years' shirts.

As part of this year's theme, Tessa brought back some of the campers' favorite games and challenges.

This one was the frozen t-shirt challenge. First team to thaw their t-shirt from a block of ice and get it onto their designated teammate wins.

Cooking Challenge



Next up was the most popular game amongst the campers: slip-n-slide kickball.






After kickball, some other cousins were able to join for a bit for some big slip-n-slide action.

After dinner was the talent show.





Tessa put together a 10th anniversary video compilation, capturing photos and scenes from the past camps.

Gutter sundae returned as well!



On to chubby bunny. 






The champion:

The smaller campers got settled for bed while the older ones stayed outside to watch the weather.


Eventually the girls congregated for conversation cards.

After breakfast, the campers and counselors did a scrapbook craft.









Followed up by the Fear Factor Food Challenge. Each year it gets more difficult to keep these kids down with even the grossest of foods. Ben had the good idea to save a bit from each round and blend it all up together for the final round. 


While Tessa got lunch ready the campers played the cheese head game where they try to get as many cheesy puffs onto their partner's shower cap (which has whipped topping on it).

Classic!




Head Counselors:

Junior Junior Junior Counselors




And that's a wrap! After camp we relaxed and brainstormed for next year's theme. And then Ben kindly placed the Rosa's order for us.

Lots of ATVing was happening, some resting, visiting and game playing and I went on a walk.



Here is the 10th anniversary video compilation Tessa put together, if you'd like to watch that.





























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Tessa said…
Yay! Shout out to the OG cousin camp crew! It wouldn't be the same without you all!
July 3, 2025 at 12:03 AM
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