We made it to camp about 9:15 and pulled into the parking lot, or should I say grass field. Ty was with his group but saw us pull in and waved. He ran over and jumped into my arms almost knocking me down, then the same with Lori but he didn’t jump into her arms as he knew he’d knock her down. He is taller than Mom now by about an inch.
He made lots of new friends and was glad to go home but sad to leave his friends. He had a great two weeks and his counselor said he is a great kid, an All Star who was the kindest kid they had and looked out for everyone else. Before we all left, his group of about 12, sat around the fire pit in the tepee frame and everyone talked about what they learned and enjoyed most. We were surprised as camp was much more than we expected. Every day and night they had something going on that was fun but also a teaching moment in life. Ty had a unicorn pony tail on top of his head from some skit they did and he kept rockin it, being the individual that he is.
We didn’t know it but their expedition was over in the Medicine Bow Forest by Steamboat and they went sailing down in Chatfield Reservoir so they were all over the State. He showered twice in two weeks but was in lakes and rivers a lot. His clothes and gear needed a thorough cleaning which we started as soon as we arrived home. Once home he and his brother rode their bikes into Vail to go to the grocery store. Then they dug out all of Ty’s Pokemon cards which number over a 1000, to sell on Ebay or somewhere as he’s moved on from those. He grew quite a bit, physically and mentally, which is great.
Today we have a party at one of Jag’s classmates at their house around 4pm. The kids will go tubing down the river and then they’ll grill hamburgers and brats around 5. It was Lexi’s (Jags friend) birthday a while ago but they stressed this is not a birthday party. Should be fun. Ty is up with us at 6 as he’s been getting up at 6 for the last two weeks. I think we’re going to the gym and then for a mountain bike ride. It’s great to have us all back together again as a family. Hope everyone is well, take care, have a good day and GB.
