Wednesday, October 31, 2012

2012 Classis Fall Retreat @ Circle Square Ranch - Part 3

Still on afternoon activities. 


While one group was climbing, another group comes and needs to wait.  While waiting they can try to balance on this platform.  Also not as easy as it looks.   


After getting tired of balancing, they sit...
and wait..



Megan and Rosy getting ready....they had lots of fun on the ropes course....as you'll soon see....



Sarah and others enjoying the trails.  


Several from our group spent the afternoon with THE FIDGETS, learning different skits and techniques in Improv. 
Thanks for taking the time Dave and John. 




Time to Climb........


Apparently Megan H got hold of my camera....what follows is the result.....sigh.......








trying not to spew Megan.......bahahahaha




Waiting to climb......


Contemplating whether to climb or not : ) 



Joy going up......


Joy....up....


Rachel, her sister, up as well.  

Time for a fight......











Looks like it was Joy who won in the end.  


Megan D...going up.....


Rosy, about to go up....


Megan, ....up.....



Rosy, up and waiting for Megan.....


Megan taking time to pose for the camera...
get on with it will ya......



A friendly high 5.....and then......



Time to fight to the finish......







Megan D is the winner....
(I knew she'd win...Rosy's to nice).  







Miranda waiting to climb......


Just gives you an idea how high up this is...
gives me the shivers.......


Rachel just hanging around...resting actually.  


Miranda almost finished.....


Megan, you look cold......


Joy up top...and me giving her advice on how to get across...
Now THAT didn't go over very well....  : ) 

More balancing on the platform......



More competition between Rosy and Megan.....
They are friends....really.....


Megan, "Coming Rosy.........??????"

Megan, "I'm going to beat you Rosy......."

That looks interesting Megan D. 


Almost there........




Megan, "I win!!!!  
AGAIN
HA!"



Another group arrives to high ropes.  



Sarah on her horse.  

Welcome back.  


Oh, Christine trying her hand at archery......


Everyone get OUT OF THE WAY!!!!

Inside after a great afternoon outdoors.
Time to play some cards. 
Nice face Jonathan.  


This table looks way to serious.......

Dutch Blitz...????



Michael looks frustrated......




GRRRRRRRR....
and bless you Jonathan...
that was some sneeze of yours.  


I bet Tobie's cheating..
I just know it.....


Remember those balloons back in entry #1.
Seems Reuben was hording them....for a reason.
I found them in my bed
(just reward for me putting rocks in his bed last year). 
They eventually ended up Dan's bed...as did one carefully placed water balloon......



After supper it was time for another session of worship, speaker, and THE FIDGETS. 


Dave spoke to us tonight about casting our burdens
on to Jesus. 
We wrote down things that keep us from God....

and then went outside and burned those things.......







After some reflection time together, worship, prayer, and contemplation with Dave, it was time to have some more fun...with THE FIDGETS. 

This skit started out bad from the beginning.........



Poor Dan.........

I think his shirt neck never returned to it's original size....


Now they are laying on him....


Dan is now a parachute or something like that.....



Now a surfboard........


Jeannine and Elizabeth did the "Sound effect" skit...
Hilarious......


This was "slide show". 








Tim for Dave (behind John) to act out a skit involving the neck of a chicken, mustard, pop, and a big mess...






Gross!!!!!!  but very funny. 


Final games on Saturday night...inside due to rain.
Balloons again...needing to move them around the room in a group. 


Dave and John and Kevin are the judges.  


A balloon hair "razing" contest.......


Looks good.  





You look impressed Madii.  : ) 


And then a game involving everyone's shoes....
I left the room..... : ) 






yuck.....

Rachel and William...
how can you DO this........?????


John enjoying watching.  



Jeannine had a great weekend.  


It's now Sunday morning......
one last FIDGET time together.....

The "noun" game......This game involved a story about how Joycegina and I met.....some of it was actually true....and they didn't even know our story......


The back row......


Joy had to move Dave around as a story unfolded. 
She did a great job....


Until it got gross....AGAIN!!! 
Up the nose Joy........????



Dave's about to get punched in the face.
All good though..it was a light punch. 



After our closing session, it was time for brunch.
A picture like this would spoil my appetite.....


A final announcement about our upcoming
Youth Service in Brockville on
Sunday, November 25th
Amazing RACE.....
BE THERE!!!!!!



We end with another group shot...
of a different nature...leave it to Dave and John to be wierd.....

And so, we draw to a close another 
Classis Eastern Canada Fall Retreat. 

Lots of fun. 
Thanks Dave for sharing God's word with us. 
Thanks THE FIDGETS for allowing us to laugh till we hurt. 
Thanks Joe for organizing the GAMES.
Thanks Worship Team for leading us.
Thanks CYMT for helping organize
Thank CSR for hosting us.  You have great facilities
and finally, 
Thanks to all of YOU who came out.  
We hope to see more of you out next year....
October 18 - 20
Until next year...................


oh, I almost forgot....

Here's 4 short video clips summarizing some of what went on during the weekend. 
Enjoy....  : )





THE FIDGETS doing a Moose Hunting skit with only being moved by a person. 




Dave Lane  Challenging the group in one of his 4 talks.  





Megan and Rosy battle it out on the high ropes course......Rosy didn't have a chance!!!  : ) 



THE FIDGETS finish off their hunting of Moose