Van Gogh had his self-portrait, and here's Madi's. After 6 days at camp, I'm surprised that she's as clean as she was. Given the fact that she took the picture in the shade, without the flash, I suppose its a surprise that we can see her at all.
The kids had a glorious time (almost as good as DJ had, since they were gone, and I was away at work as well!). They could choose their activities, so of course Madi pushed as much horse riding in as possible. On the way home we got to hear about Trigger (the horse she WANTED to ride) and how much she enjoyed the trails, etc. She also made friends with everyone but two girls in her cabin--am I the only one, but the whole Parent Trap scene with the chocolate sauce, honey, etc. thing came to mind. I guess we'll have to wait a couple of years, but....
Tre's activity of choice was archery. He won the "arrow" at the camp awards ceremony for the best archer--and his counselor told us that he was the best archer in two years (of course, they may say that on a weekly basis, but I'll believe it). He had to draw a target of what scared him the most, and he chose a T-Rex egg. Guess he'll have to keep his eyes open to not get jumped by that. Note the two arrow holes right next to it.
There's no pictures of Reagan, but that's because her pictures were pretty dark. Let's just say that photography was not a taught class. However, she was a favorite of all the camp counselors--there's only one little Reagan in the world! DJ wants me to tell everyone that camp counselors told him that the entire Risk family was the most well behaved, best blah-blah-blah. They also got rocks; the rock award was for the best campers--and our three were the only 3 to get them. (I know this sounds like those Christmas letters where parents describe how their kids invented cold fusion in their spare time after curing cancer and playing with the Boston Philharmonic.)They also told us that they'd like Reagan to be a junior camp counselor when she's 15. Can you imagine Reagan leading a group of impressionable youngsters in camp songs? Speaking of camp songs, Tre' came back singing a bunch of disgusting songs. I guess that's to be expected. DJ said they were the same songs he sang when he went to camp.
Are the kids going to camp next year? You bet!
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