A couple of months ago, I was planning my boys' week long camping trip to Wisconsin, with the Pathfinder Club, when it occurred to me that I should also send Julissa to camp as well.
Julissa is still too young to join the Pathfinders Club (a Seventh Day Adventist based club for kids and teenagers) and was feeling a little left out about the boys' trip, so to make up for it I signed her up for a week at Camp Winnekeag.
Yesterday was the big day!
On our drive to the camp she was super nervous and asking tons of questions;
J: What are you going to do while I'm at camp?
Me: Nothing, just the usual stuff - work, etc., why?
J: Because I don't want you to do anything fun without me. I mean, you can go for ice cream or the park, but nothing major.
Of course she doesn't want to miss out on anything, she's been like that since day one. She cracks me up!
All her worries and nervousness started to fade away as we walked through the gates of the camp; there were counselors standing outside the cabins cheering and welcoming the kids as they walked through, which made her all happy and excited...
Julissa is still too young to join the Pathfinders Club (a Seventh Day Adventist based club for kids and teenagers) and was feeling a little left out about the boys' trip, so to make up for it I signed her up for a week at Camp Winnekeag.
Yesterday was the big day!
On our drive to the camp she was super nervous and asking tons of questions;
J: What are you going to do while I'm at camp?
Me: Nothing, just the usual stuff - work, etc., why?
J: Because I don't want you to do anything fun without me. I mean, you can go for ice cream or the park, but nothing major.
Of course she doesn't want to miss out on anything, she's been like that since day one. She cracks me up!
All her worries and nervousness started to fade away as we walked through the gates of the camp; there were counselors standing outside the cabins cheering and welcoming the kids as they walked through, which made her all happy and excited...
Waiting to get checked in...
Getting medically cleared..
Julissa's counselor was out sick for a couple of days, so she was placed with two other counselors for the first couple of days. Tess was her counselor Sunday. How lucky of her to have not one or tow, but three counselors!
After the registration and medical clearance, we walked over to her cabin
- the Cherokee - which has an amazing view of the lake.
She was super excited to get the there early because she wanted the top bunk, which she got :).
We said our goodbye's and I walked out...fast.
Walking through those gates and leaving my baby behind for a full week, without communication, was one of the hardest things ever! But I want my daughter (and my boys) to experience a world out there, to make their own traditions and memories, to have fun without being held back. I will miss her and it's not easy to let go, but it'll all be worth it.
So here's to the start of new traditions, experiences and memories...
Very nice. :-)
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