YHC has a Cousin-in-law, Happy F3 BHam, that was bringing his 2.0, Wild Guy, to F3 Dad’s camp. Seaman & Sandbar had attended in 2018 and came home with nothing by praise. YHC decided to bring the 2.1, Beauregard (4) up to Camp Crosby for the weekend.
We arrived at Camp Crosby by 0700 for breakfast (moleskin – all of the food was great) and the beatdown began at approximately 0800. There was about 125 Pax & their 2.0’s present for the workout. The work out consisted of 8 Stations to be completed by a Pax & his 2.0
1 – THE SILLY STATION – “Never overlook an opportunity to act silly and have fun” – Marty Rubin
- Dads, share what is something really silly you have done
- Kids, what is something really silly you have done
- 25 Star Jumps
- 30 Monkey Humpers
- 25 4-Count Dying Cockroaches
2 – SCHOOL CHALLENGES – “You have brains in your head. You have feet in your shoes. You can steer yourself any direction you choose.” – Dr. Seuss
- Dads, tell your kid what you had to work the hardest on this past year
- Kids, tell your Dad what you had to work the hardest on in school this last year
- Kids, choose one of the following three exercises for your dad to do: A. Merkins, B. Burpees, C. Big Boy Sit-Ups
- Kids count Dad’s reps until Dad can do no more
3 – MOUNTAIN CLIMBERS – “The greater danger for most of us isn’t that our aim is too high and miss it, but that it is too low and we reach it” – Michelangelo
- Dads, discuss the importance of setting goals
- Dads, share with your kid one goal for yourself for next year
- Kids, share or come up with one goal for next year
- Set a goal number of mountain climbers for Dad and Kids and do them
4 – HELPERS – “Strong people don’t put others down…they lift them up” – Captain Underpants
- Dads, when did you help someone this week?
- When did you need help from someone this week?
- Share the importance of giving help and seeking help
- Kids, when did you help someone this week?
- When did you need help from someone this week?
- Dads, with one child on your back, bear crawl to the edge of the field and back
- If you have more than 1 child, repeat with each child
5 – FRIENDSHIP – “There is nothing on this earth more to be prized than true friendship” – Thomas Aquinas
- Dads, share who was your best friend when you were your child’s age
- What was it that made them your best friend?
- How were you a friend back to this person?
- Kids, who is your best friend? Why?
- Facing each other, dads and kids do 25 pattycake merkins
6 – VACATION – “Sometimes doing nothing, leads to the very best of somethings” – Winnie the Pooh
- Dads, share your favorite vacation memory from your childhood
- Kids, share your favorite memory from your last family vacation
- Crab walk to the edge of the field and back (beach)
- 25 4-count skiers (Snow-skiing)
- 25 4-count mountain climbers
7 – BABY MEMORIES – “It matters not what someone is born; but what they grow to be” – Albus Dumbledore
- Dads, share with your kids what they were like as babies.
- How did they like to be held?
- What calmed them down?
- What would you do in the middle of the night to get them to go back to sleep?
- Carry your child in any position of their choosing while you run across the field and back. If more than 1 child, repeat until all kids are carried
8 – ADMIRATION – “Every day, tell at least one person something you like, admire or appreciate about them. That is the key to happiness.” – Albert Einstein
- Dads, what do you admire most about your child?
- Kids, what do you admire most about your dad?
- Dads plank; one at a time kids crawl under dad and jump over him 10 times. If > 1 child, repeat with each child
- Dads, crawl under each child 5 times
After the COP & COT open activities began in 2 areas, the waterfront & the Alpine Tower
Waterfront activities
- Launch off the Blob – The Lifeguard would not allow YHC, to launch his 2.0, but Beauregard had already declined the invitation from YHC.
- Climb the Wibit – Beauregard proved to be a mountain man reaching the summit on several occasions
- Jump on the Trampoline
- Swim in the Lake
- Canoe
- Fish – Beauregard proved to be quite the cane pole angler.
- Swim in the pool
Alpine Tower activities
- Climb the alpine tower
- Giant Swing – Beauregard was a skeptic but fear would not limit his attitude.
- Archery
- BB Guns
- Pipeline Slide – This would become Beauregard’s favorite activity of the weekend
Saturday Evening was completed with a BBQ dinner, great talk by a Bham PAX whose name escapes me about being a HIM/Dad, and Dad vs. 2.0 Kickball Game. Beauregard kicked an inside the park home run and pitched a no-hitter to YHC. S’mores outside of our cabin would end the night and both YHC & Beauregard were checking our eyelids for holes by 2105.
YHC highly encourages any PAX to participate in an F3 Dad’s camp whether in Alabama, North Carolina, South Carolina, etc.
Moleskin
- There was a lot of flag envy for the Muscleship flag. T-Claps Tool!
- F3 Bham sells a patch that is half the Alabama state flag & half the F3 logo. The patch can be velcroed to a hat, sewn on a backpack, shirt, etc. Looked very cool with all the Pax sporting it. YHC is not very artistically talented but believes we should move in this direction. https://f3.mudgear.com/pages/f3-patches
- More pictures and videos can be found on my personal Facebook or on a Google Pics page. https://photos.app.goo.gl/4A8BW1m4pNY7b17s9
