Grandma runs week-long summer camp for her 11 grandchildren - with daily menu, activity schedule and homemade trophies
- 9 months ago
A dedicated grandma ran a week-long summer camp for her 11 grandchildren - with a daily meal menu, activity schedule and homemade trophies.
'Narnie' Shyrel Mack, 68, has four daughters and takes looking after her grandchildren - aged between seven months and 18 years - very seriously.
The kids live hours apart and only see each other a few times a year - so she hosts a 'camp' at her home to bring them all together.
'Camp Narnie 2023' saw them enjoy a busy schedule of outdoor sports and games, crafts and challenges.
Retired Shyrel, who is not married, even went the extra mile with meal plans, homemade awards and medals for game winners, at the camp at her four-bed home in Kingsland, Georgia.
Daughter Vycki Gaines, 28, said Shyrel has always been good at coming up with fun activities - and would run their local church summer camps when Vycki was young.
Vycki, mum to daughters Gianna, two, and Laiyah, five, from Waynesboro, Georgia, said: "She always does things like this - I think she really enjoys it.
"Not just summer camps - graduations, birthdays, church camps.
"She runs ideas by us and we have to ask 'mom, are you sure you want to do all that?' but she always does it.
"This year's was the best one yet - it's definitely going to be something they'll never forget.
"It's an amazing feeling knowing whenever they go to stay at Narnie's I have nothing to worry about - in fact they never want to leave!"
Vycki's oldest sister Shamya White, 40, brought her three children, aged 17, 15 and 12.
Sister India Whitehorn, 38, brought her eight-year-old and other sister Ina Patterson, 38, brought her five children aged 18, 12, nine, six and seven months.
They stayed for a week in July - with the exception of the baby who only came for the daytimes - and Narnie catered to the cousins' every need.
Vycki said: "Its actually not a big house but we make it work - the kids love to sleep on the floor!
"I didn’t even know she made schedules till I came to pick them up.
"She came up with the trophies on the spot, she made the labels on the computer.
"She loves doing things like that, she is always running ideas by us."
After sharing videos of 'Camp Narnie' online, Vycki said hundreds of people were amazed at Shyrel's effort.
Vycki added: "We always knew she was special, but I didn’t realise how many people go without that - until I start reading the comments.
"It was heartwarming, because that’s just my mum - it's not a show she put on just for a week.
"My mum has always been the family's backbone - she keeps us on our toes and keeps our heads held high."
'Narnie' Shyrel Mack, 68, has four daughters and takes looking after her grandchildren - aged between seven months and 18 years - very seriously.
The kids live hours apart and only see each other a few times a year - so she hosts a 'camp' at her home to bring them all together.
'Camp Narnie 2023' saw them enjoy a busy schedule of outdoor sports and games, crafts and challenges.
Retired Shyrel, who is not married, even went the extra mile with meal plans, homemade awards and medals for game winners, at the camp at her four-bed home in Kingsland, Georgia.
Daughter Vycki Gaines, 28, said Shyrel has always been good at coming up with fun activities - and would run their local church summer camps when Vycki was young.
Vycki, mum to daughters Gianna, two, and Laiyah, five, from Waynesboro, Georgia, said: "She always does things like this - I think she really enjoys it.
"Not just summer camps - graduations, birthdays, church camps.
"She runs ideas by us and we have to ask 'mom, are you sure you want to do all that?' but she always does it.
"This year's was the best one yet - it's definitely going to be something they'll never forget.
"It's an amazing feeling knowing whenever they go to stay at Narnie's I have nothing to worry about - in fact they never want to leave!"
Vycki's oldest sister Shamya White, 40, brought her three children, aged 17, 15 and 12.
Sister India Whitehorn, 38, brought her eight-year-old and other sister Ina Patterson, 38, brought her five children aged 18, 12, nine, six and seven months.
They stayed for a week in July - with the exception of the baby who only came for the daytimes - and Narnie catered to the cousins' every need.
Vycki said: "Its actually not a big house but we make it work - the kids love to sleep on the floor!
"I didn’t even know she made schedules till I came to pick them up.
"She came up with the trophies on the spot, she made the labels on the computer.
"She loves doing things like that, she is always running ideas by us."
After sharing videos of 'Camp Narnie' online, Vycki said hundreds of people were amazed at Shyrel's effort.
Vycki added: "We always knew she was special, but I didn’t realise how many people go without that - until I start reading the comments.
"It was heartwarming, because that’s just my mum - it's not a show she put on just for a week.
"My mum has always been the family's backbone - she keeps us on our toes and keeps our heads held high."