Summer Camp

It has been a couple weeks since Emily returned from her two-week adventure at summer camp. The short version of the story is that she really enjoyed it, but she doesn't plan to go back. LOL.

Induction Ceremony for Trojans vs. Spartans

The longer version of the story is that she really enjoyed the people she met - lots of girls that she really enjoyed hanging around with and getting to know. However, 14 days/nights in 100+ degree temperatures without any air conditioning, even at night, was not her favorite. 

Neon Dance

She definitely came back with more maturity and confidence. She now knows that she can spend two weeks away from home and do great on her own. The key is just to find a camp with cooler temperatures or air conditioning!

Hawaiian Dance

One thing the camp was really great about was taking tons of photos and uploading them daily. Then, the app software used facial recognition technology to identify photos of your child and highlight them for you. That definitely saved me from hours of scrolling!

They also made it easy to send emails every day, which definitely helped with initial homesickness. Emily received at least one letter every day she was in camp. She became friends with a girl who had been attending camp for four years and had only ever received one letter, which was to tell her that her grandparent had died. Poor thing. 

The girls all exchanged phone numbers so hopefully they will keep in touch. There is one girl who only lives about an hour from us, so maybe they will even get together at some point.

When I picked her up, I was pleased to see that Emily did a great job keeping track of all of her stuff. We got her home, got everything washed, and got her settled in. She still has some summer homework to complete, but the first day of school is still over a week away so I guess there is plenty of time. LOL.