The ups and the downs -emotionally and literally!

The past few days have been crazy busy but I will try to capture the highlights (as well as some low lights) for you all!

Dan: struggling with computer and phone issues for work as well as sharing a room with all 3 of his girls. There are shoes everywhere. Sophie and I have decided to paint flowers on the wall (mommy/daughter bonding). He is doing bedtime duty (and monitoring solitary confinement (more on that later)) as I am working 10-12 hours a day!

Lily: Making a great impression on the senior staff! She took her first nap here today (thank g-d) and is sleeping right now! Camille has not yet realized that Lily has 2 legs and 2 feet - she carries her everywhere which seems to work fine for both of them! We will work on that later! She had to come with me to a meeting last night (see Sophie's section below) and kept herself quiet by turning her body into a work of art with washable markers (see photo). On the scary side she is smitten with the boys, and by boys I mean guys in their 20s... and they are smitten with her as well!

Sophie: 80% of our time here has been AMAZING!!! For a couple of VERY LONG hours Sophie forgot who she was and decided to test out the teen years a decade too early! After yelling at Mommy, threatening to kick me in the nose and a bunch of other attitude-y actions and temper tantrums, Sophie was put in solitary confinement. This consisted of not being allowed to go to the dining hall to eat with all of her new, big friends. So Dan and I took turns for 3 meals sitting in our room and had food brought back afterwards. Today my Sophie was back! She was wonderful and enjoyed her freedom to go to dinner with everyone! The entire staff is also enamoured with her!

Me: As for me - I am having a wonderful time pretending I am young and carefree! I spent yesterday on a teambuilding hike to Triple Falls (see photo). What a tiring uphill hike - but well worth it! I am playing games and putting together puzzles and doing scavenger hunts all while getting to know both camp and the staff. Right now I am drinking a pot of coffee before going somewhere unknown with the group... we are leaving at 11 pm - and I am supposed to stay awake and lucid for who knows how long?!?! I am taking tomorrow morning off to spend time with my girls!!! And I know that this schedule will ease up once camp is up and running! I absolutely love not cooking and not having to answer the "what are we having for dinner" question (Thanks to Chef Danny for that)! I am sure I have more to share... will have to wait for next time!