Yesterday my friend and I drove our girls up north to attend a Christian summer camp for the week. My daughter went last year, all by herself and had a wonderful time. This year it was great because 2 of her closest friends were able to go with her!
Last year I had a terrible time just missing her so much, I think I cried almost every day when she was gone last year! This year I'm doing OK ... but it's only MONDAY! LOL
When we got there we helped the girls get all settled in their cabin. There are 7 girls and 2 counselors in their cabin which I think is a great ratio. One of their counselors is a teen girl who GOES TO OUR CHURCH! I was so excited to see a familiar face when we stepped into the cabin! The other counselor has a daughter the SAME AGE as our girls ... so she's a Mom who WELL understands these girls and their age - again, so very thankful for that. So I'm super confident that they are well cared for this week, now I just need to keep busy so I won't miss her too much.
This was a sweet sign their counselors made...
One side of the cabin ... my daughter and her friend 'K' are on the bottom right bunks, and her other friend 'A' is on the top left bunk. All the parents helped get them set up and settled in.
Her Daddy always likes to play tricks on her ... last year he put sardines in her suitcase ... this year it was hot sauce! She found it right away!
All set up ... nice and cozy spot!
All 3 girls in front of their cabin ...
Their cabin is waaaay at the top of the hill, so here we are walking down the hill ... you can see the lake in the background...
It is a BEAUTIFUL location on a crystal clear lake with mountains all around.
They took their swim test while we were still there ...
And then we took one last photo before saying goodbye ... my daughter kept giving me another hug and another hug and another hug ... she was killing me! I was trying to hold the tears in and it was a good thing I had sunglasses on so she couldn't see me tearing up!
And then we got in our car and headed back home ... and so far we're all doing good. I sure miss her but I know she's having a fabulous time and I will just keep her sister and I busy all week so we don't have too much time to be sad.
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Your pics bring back many memories of the time I spent at that camp as a child! Some good... Some not :) I was always so homesick I'd get physically ill! Silly girl I was. So glad she had a great week and that you survived! Our Averie will be old enough for a week at camp next summer - I can't imagine!!
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