Tank Tops for Summer...

this is one I bought...love pink!!!

this is one from Old Navy's website...i think they are called "long layering tanks"

Hey girls,

Well, I can tell that summer is coming because I am getting lots of questions from staff and kampers! Oh, I just can't wait for you to get to K2!!! Okay, so I gave you a great place to go to get a bathing suit for kamp and now we tackle tank tops. I have recently bought 2 very cute tanks from Old Navy. In Branson, they were like 2 for $10.00. Great deal! I love the ones from Old Navy because I layer them (2, usually a white underneath and a color on top) and they are longer than most tanks! Which is a plus. The straps on these are fine...we just don't want the spaghetti straps! Hope this helps some of you!

Shopping Guru,

Kanakuk Ashley

ashley@kanakuk.com

Kanakuk K-2 AWESOME PARTIES...

Holiday Holla-palooza 13 day terms: 2,4, and 6 - All 25 day terms
Easter, Thanksgiving, Christmas, Valentines, New Year’s, July 4th, President’s Day, and even Labor Day. This party has any holiday you celebrate throughout the year. So come as a turkey or Santa or even Cupid , anything goes! We will be singing carols, decorating Valentine’s cards, having an egg hunt, and eating yummy turkey. All in ONE DAY!

Amigos, Amigos, Amigos!!! 13 day terms: 2, 4, and 6 – All 25 day terms
Hola! You are being invited to a mexican fiesta at K2 this summer! We will be celebrating with sombreros, delicious food, and a fiesta at the end! Throw on your colorful poncho, mexican flag, or the woven bright dresses of the culture south of the border! You never know, we might just eat Taco Bell with Jose Blanco!

Senior Citizen Shindig 13 day terms: 1, 3, and 5 – All 25 day terms
Let's celebrate our "senior" friends! The golden years were a good time…not that you know anything about that since you are teenagers; but tonight, K2 is the golden years! This party is only for 65 years and up! We’ll be playing bingo, shuffleboard, and dominos (with a K2 spin, of course). So put on your wigs, old polyester suits, bring your canes, slide those thick glasses on, and get read to cut a rug! Old Aunt Ethel probably has some moves she can teach ya!

Pirate Prom 2009 13 day terms: 1, 3, and 5 – All 25 day terms
Put on your nicest eyepatch, dust off your wooden leg and walk the plank all the way to the K2 Pirate’s Prom. Girls, you will be dressed in your version of a pirate prom gown (whatever that looks like to you) for a night to remember as you will be wooed by the Pirates who shape up for this night! We will sail the rolling seas with music and laughter in abundance…and there might just be a hidden treasure at the end of the night!

Man vs. Wild 13 day terms: 1, 3, and 5 – All 25 day terms
Survival is the name of the game! Test your wits and your strength against the greatest forces of nature. K2 Kampers, come as the outdoor survival man (or woman) or come as the most wild animal in the jungles of Africa or desserts of Egypt. Don’t bother packing a meal because there will be plenty of berries, wilderness made sushi, and cactus juice (ah, we’re just kidding about the food). Be ready to survive the outdoors of K2 this summer.

The "thing" for Ashley Robbins is...

BIG HAIR BOWS!

(senior picture pose in front of the washer pit at K2...i'm 28 and taking senior pics is still hysterical!)

Well, friends, there you have it! Like it or not I will be sporting a hair bow each and every day at K2 this summer. I have some small ones, big ones, and some size of my own head ones! So girls, get out your hair bows from 5th and 6th grade (or from a month ago for some who love hair bows) and bring them to kamp this summer. It's sure to be a hit...well, even if it's not a hit, I'll be wearing them!

MOMS/Daughters/Random folks on this site: If you have any bows that are no longer being used I would love any donations. The bigger the better. You can mail them to the Kamp address:

Ashley Robbins

Kanakuk Kamps

1353 Lakeshore Drive

Branson, MO 65616

Hairbow-wearers unite,

Kanakuk Ashley

ashley@kanakuk.com

Favorite Things about Summer...

Summer...I love summer! Shay and I are pretty much packed up in our Branson cabin to move to our K2 home for 4 months! We leave for K2 on Sunday! Crazy huh! Some of ya'll, I'm sure, are so jealous because you still have 30 or so days...or more! Sorry, I'll see your cute face soon enough! I have all my plastic drawers organized and my party costumes are being created as we speak...by created, I mean ordered or bought from thrift stores. Don't forget girls if you are wondering which parties are for your term (2 weekers) you can check out www.kanakuk.com/parties and follow the link to K2 parties! Anyways, hope you are ready for summer too...finish strong with finals, school, etc. Make sure to tell your parents that I'll be blogging at least every other day about what is going on at K2 so parents can see in real time what you all are up to. It's going to be cool!

love ya'll,

kanakuk ashley robbins

ashley@kanakuk.com

P.S. I WILL BE BLOGGING IN A WEEK OR SO WHAT THE "THING" WILL BE FOR ME THIS YEAR (ex. last year was tie dye shirts everyday)...I'LL ANNOUNCE HERE AT http://www.kanakukashley.com/!

1. Of course, my favorite part about summer...KANAKUK K-2!

2. I love sunsets (this pic is one on Table Rock lake). I just feel like the Lord wanted to melt our faces off with awesomeness with sunsets!

3. Strawberries! Yummy! I love strawberries in summer!

4. The sun! I love it being 75 degrees...slight wind, perfect tannin' weather at the K2 pool fun-n-sun class!!! Oh, yeah! I call all time teacher for Pool F&S!

5. K-2 POOL. This picture is not of our pool...but I just love pools! I love the conversations I have sitting around the pool, I love making memories as tri-athlete gals give it all they have to learn those crazy flip turns...I just love the pool!

6. Our very own LAMPE Persimmon Hill Farm. Parents you gotta go here when you drop off and pick up your daughter! Oh my goodness, I am obsessed! They have this blackberry cobbler (they have blueberry, peach, etc too) that I like cannot say no to! And their blueberry muffins...and you can pick fresh blueberrys...and they have these yummy mushroom quesadilla...and also amazing barbeque!!! I'm getting hungry...that's not even pregnancy talking!

7. And finally...Nike Tempo Shorts...you girls know that I love these things! I got 2 new pairs this year on clearance...woohoo!