I've got Summer on the brain

Even though we are a good four months away from the start of Summer, it is time to start thinking about what the kids will be doing each week they are out of school.  It's important to have a plan!

Ian is finally at the age that we are considering sleep-away camp.  There  is a great Jewish camp called "Capital Camps", located in Waynesboro, PA.  They offer a "rookie" camp for kids who will be attending camp for the first time and are rising 2nd, 3rd, and 4th graders.  It is a 4 day, 3 night program, starting August 13th.

We got to take a tour of the camp this past Sunday.  It is fantastic!  I am not sure you can actually call it "camp", more like a "resort".  The camp is beautiful.  The presentation was outstanding and all our questions got answered.  Ian will be attending with a few of his friends.  To say they are excited is an understatement. The kids had so many questions.  Every time another sentence was said by our tour guides, all the kids' arms instantly went in the air asking a question about what was just heard.  While walking around the grounds, Ian said, "I could live here for 2 years!".

If all goes well (which I am sure it will), Ian can go for a longer amount of time next year.

While we were taking the tour with two of the families that will most likely be attending too, everyone commented on how excellently behaved Sam was.  She was so mellow and didn't whine, complain or say anything for the 2 hours we were there. I believe she was thrilled to be there with the big kids (the siblings of the boys we were with, who are also her bff's weren't with us).  Sam was mentally taking it all in.  She would LOVE to go to sleep-away camp too.  One day!

I am so excited for Ian.  I know he is going to have a fantastic time.

The boys on the way to Capital Camps

Listening to Adam and Sam talk about how great camp is.