Tuesday, June 27, 2006
Happy Camper
After living on-site at a summer camp/conference center his entire life, Phil finally got a taste of camper life this afternoon. Dina and I stopped by to check in on staff this evening (after having a nice dinner at the Outback--isn't that why parents send their kids to camp in the first place?) and Phil and his cabin ran by. He shouted "Hi, Mom!" over his shoulder and ran off again. Good times.
We're really not supposed to interacting with him (none of the other parents get to, and it tweaks the camper-camper and camper-counselor vibes), but it was a-ok during "camper drop-off time," so I snapped these pix:
Dina uploads camp pictures to Bunk1 several times a day, so I'll try and snag a few of Phil without having to snap the pix myself. Stay tuned...
We're really not supposed to interacting with him (none of the other parents get to, and it tweaks the camper-camper and camper-counselor vibes), but it was a-ok during "camper drop-off time," so I snapped these pix:
- Checking In
- In the top bunk
- At the top of the "treehouse [close-up]
- "Official" swim instructions (the ones the other day didn't count): 1, 2
- Doing the back float
- Yellow wristband (Phil can swim anywhere in the dock "horseshoe" as long as he has his lifevest on; no lifevest, no swimming anywhere)
- Big Honkin Moth (The little moth on the left is about two inches wide (wingtip to wingtip); the big honker has been living on the wall of one of the treehouses for several days now. Its body is about as big as my thumb. If it gets much bigger the littler kids like Phil will be in danger of being carried off to work the silk mines or something...)
- Dragonfly (Goodly-sized, but poses no immedieate threat.)
Dina uploads camp pictures to Bunk1 several times a day, so I'll try and snag a few of Phil without having to snap the pix myself. Stay tuned...
Mikesell
