We decided to let Emma stay for her first Lock-In and she had such a great time. She watched movies, played arcade games, basketball, and did the dance-off with the rest of the students!! She made it until about 1 o'clock. She finally passed out after watching The Nativity Story ( a really wonderful movie.) I carried her up stairs through the arcade with lots of noise and she didn't budge. She was out.
Hannah, one of the youth volunteers!!!!!
Everyone Kill Chad!
The lock-In was at the Powerhouse in Blue Ridge. It was great because there was a huge TV for games, an arcade, a gym and basketball court, plus a big movie screen!!!
We had a baloney-flake contest. You know how you fold up paper and use scissors to cut out designs. When you unfold the paper you have snowflakes. This contest used balony and teeth instead of scissors. So funny to watch!! Below is Josiah admiring his baloneyflake!
Emma does not know what to think about this :-)
This game was called sleeping bag straight jacket. They had to get out of the sleeping bag with their hands in their pockets. Then the leaders had to do it!
Towards the end of the lock-in, there were people trying to sleep everywhere! (In cabinets, on pool tables, on stairs, standing up.... )
I intended to take both girls home, but because the other female chaperons were either sick or could not stay at the last minute, I ended up needing to stay. So, Clare stayed with the Romano's and had a peaceful night of sleep. And I am so glad that I got to stay the whole night. No-one actually slept (even though they tried to) with so much to do at the Powerhouse, including Doug and I. It will take us a few days to catch-up....it's been a while since we have pulled and an all-nighter :-) We both think it was worth it!
We bundled the girls up on Sat and took them down the meet the Christmas Train as it arrived in McCaysville. They have a little Christmas village and Santa set up for all the people to enjoy before getting back on the train to head back to Blue Ridge..... I saw lots of volunteers out getting this all ready over the past 4 weeks. It's really neat to see all the people of this small town putting so much into it!!! Seems crazy that we have not ridden the Blue Ridge Train yet.....yes we have had 3 years of living here to do it....just never have....but Emma really wants to ride it!!! So maybe we will ride the Easter one that stops in a field where you hunt eggs with the Easter Bunny! 
Hannah, one of the youth volunteers!!!!!
Everyone Kill Chad!
The lock-In was at the Powerhouse in Blue Ridge. It was great because there was a huge TV for games, an arcade, a gym and basketball court, plus a big movie screen!!!
We had a baloney-flake contest. You know how you fold up paper and use scissors to cut out designs. When you unfold the paper you have snowflakes. This contest used balony and teeth instead of scissors. So funny to watch!! Below is Josiah admiring his baloneyflake!
Emma does not know what to think about this :-)
This game was called sleeping bag straight jacket. They had to get out of the sleeping bag with their hands in their pockets. Then the leaders had to do it!
Towards the end of the lock-in, there were people trying to sleep everywhere! (In cabinets, on pool tables, on stairs, standing up.... )
I intended to take both girls home, but because the other female chaperons were either sick or could not stay at the last minute, I ended up needing to stay. So, Clare stayed with the Romano's and had a peaceful night of sleep. And I am so glad that I got to stay the whole night. No-one actually slept (even though they tried to) with so much to do at the Powerhouse, including Doug and I. It will take us a few days to catch-up....it's been a while since we have pulled and an all-nighter :-) We both think it was worth it!
