Two Kinds of Vacation Happiness

#1:  Reading The Hunger Games.  Or maybe more correctly, DEVOURING it.

#2:  Mark was at camp today!  YAY! And they're in the same group!  Double yay!

End of Week 1

Camp was a smash hit, and Boylee went out of his way to tell me what a great time he was having.  Even with the trip to Kent Island, and even with a decided lack of boys. I think he's gotten to have some extra bonding time with his male counselor, and several of the other male staffers.  He loves these big boys - they're all cool, skater-type dudes which is precisely Boylee's idea of masculine perfection.  (For now, anyway.)

Next week's adventures:  more archery; constructing rafts (!); painting the other half of the bridge they partially painted last year; riding a public bus to the top of a mountain, hiking down to the beach and eating ice cream; launching their rafts on the outgoing tide (!!) and yes, another visit to the dreaded and least-favorite place, Kent Island.  Somehow I know he'll make the best of it.

Camp!

The high point of the first morning of camp:  realizing that Boylee's counselor (one of two for his group) is Nick, his counselor from two years ago, and who he loves!

The low point of the first morning of camp:  realizing that there are no other boys in his group.

Cue the sad trombones.

But...after a few minutes there was some shuffling done and now there's at least one other boy for today, with rumors of one or two more joining next week.  Phew.

We got the schedule and here are the highlights for this week:  beach day featuring obstacle course, face painting (Boylee rarely participates!), games and an art project; archery; tide pooling; "video work" (we have no idea); origami; art; kickball & soccer; capture the flag; drawing; tennis; seeing an exhibit about birds; and the dreaded visit to Kent Island, which in Boylee's judgement is either okay (if it's hot and sunny) or miserable (if it's foggy and cold).

Off we go!