Day 3, Thankful ME

Deek with view of the inlet.

Janna and girls playing with berries on teeth.

It's Day 3 already!  We are expecting NOT so see Jeff much, but yesterday, on day 2, we were able to spend about 45 minutes with him at the pool and walking back to the cabin.  Of course Jeff asked if the pool counted as a shower!  We were very thankful for this time!

Jeff is working hard on details.  This is not his favorite, but there are so many here, he is pretty tired.  The campers are doing well and engaging. They laugh at Jeff and Tyler and Erin... at all the appropriate times and are saying their character lines with them already!  That is a great response.  Day 2 was a busy day with Jeff being involved in club, a mid day character appearance of the "villain" and his club rehearsals for the evening entertainment, "the Western Review". 

The Western review is a lot like He Haw.  Jeff and the speaker and program team dressed up in western attire.  Jeff and the musician, Ryan Long, played songs that everyone could sing to, and they told jokes.  Thankfully, the campers kept their impromptu jokes clean.  I kept Janna and Dietrich up for this late night event that ends in surprise ice cream sundae delivery by the summer staff.  We all had fun, but Dietrich expressed ingratitude.   

That leads to my prayer request.  Deek seems to be having a good time, but expresses his desire to go back to Everett.  Really?  It's only day 3.  He's in the most amazing place on Earth.  Swimming, playing air hockey, meeting people, talking about legos and star wars, playing with other kids, etc... is not enough.  Of course, it is difficult for me to tolerate, as I really value gratitude and thankfulness.  Pray for his little heart.  Pray for wisdom for me to know how to manage him!

Janna is doing excellent. She misses Twilight, her new little hamster, but is really enjoying playing with the other kids (there are 18 kids in all) and even forgets to have "love time" with me which leaves her kind of tearful at the end of the day!

The kids are independently moving about camp, and they don't think anything of it.  I am getting used to this independence.

We are settling in well.  I'm waiting with an heart and eyes to see what God will do in us and with the campers.