Camp Luz

First time experience for Madison in mid-June.  She attended Camp Luz for Mini Camp.  We took her on Sunday late afternoon and picked her up on Tuesday at 7pm.  We took her things to Poplar cabin with one of her counselors.  She picked an upper bunk, laid out her sleeping bag, and climbed up to test it out.  She came back down, gave us hugs good-bye, jumped up and down when her friend from school arrived to the cabin, and sent us on our way. 

 

She was so confident and excited to be there.  I was so proud of her; it was easy to walk away.  I am hoping she keeps this confidence to try new things, even without us being with her.  She had a great time for the days she was there.

She said her favorite thing was boating.  The girls got to go out on the canoes – by themselves! – on the lake.  They must have had a lot of fun out there!  When we picked her up, she was playing with others.  She wanted a picture with her counselors as well:

Someone asked her if she missed home.  She kinda giggled and looked shy all of a sudden.  I reassured her that she did not need to have missed home.  In fact, it was fine if she didn’t really miss home while she was away.  She said she didn’t miss home, but she was also glad to be home, but she also wanted to still be at camp!  I like that. 

While she was at camp, Ellie and I went to the Wayne County Dog Shelter and the Humane Society.  This was a BIG step for her, too, to walk through the cages of barking dogs.  She even petted one that was brought out of the cage just for her.  At the Humane Society, she played with the kittens, but didn’t really want to take them out.