Staff training is Friday-Friday and begins each day with breakfast at 8:15 and ends every night with evening chapel at 8:30pm. Each hour has a different topic- everything from how to teach archery to what to do about homesickness to crazy teambuilders with the whole staff to emergency procedures and much more. The first 2 days were all led by me. On Monday, we switched the focus on more of the fun stuff like programming, so it’s not all listening.
Even now that most of the sessions I am leading are over, I still try to go to as many things as I can. It’s not always easy to balance work and being a mom. I’m eager for camp to begin and a more set schedule to be in place.
Luckily I have an amazing community of people around me who are always ready to distract a toddler or snuggle a baby. Nanny Katie is FABULOUS and always focused on the boys. And the rest of the staff are SO wonderful. The give both boys so much attention and love. It is wonderful to watch them.
Xander talks about everyone each night. He can be shy sometimes- tonight there was a dance party that he very much wanted to attend. He talked about it all through bath time and afterwards. But when we went up there, he was VERY shy and didn’t want to dance. But he likes to watch.
I feel very lucky that everyone on staff has embraced my children and are always willing to talk with them, run, chase, play and include them as much as possible It makes this whole journey much easier and also really special.
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| Staff weed pulling= put that kid to work! |
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| Staff moving a big pile of rocks with a 2 year old assisting |
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| Nanny Katie is the BEST |
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| The face of a guy who just got her to make him a s’more |
