Even rain can’t stop the fun up here at Chenny. Regardless if you are wearing sneakers with the sun shining or rain boots with grey clouds, we still seem to have the most incredible days here. There were a group of boys that were jumping in puddles and having a ball. The puddle was there and they had to jump in it. Had to! A few years back, I learned a lesson that has stayed with me to this very day. As a mom, I always tried to have my kids avoid puddles as it would soak their shoes and get their feet wet and muddy. Even here at camp, I found myself telling to kids to be careful of puddles and mud on rainy days as it may ruin their shoes, soak their socks and their feet would get cold. But that was then until a group of amazing young kids turned my thoughts from wet soggy feet to having the time of their life playing in puddles. I realized that a puddle to a kid is like moth to a flame – It is unavoidable. So I learned that telling kids to avoid those puddles are futile. I would much rather wash their shoes and socks after puddle jumping fun than keep a child from jumping in. Why? Because it’s fun, it’s freeing and it’s letting go of inhibition. So today with a group of boys, I jumped in too. My shoes were soaked and yes my feet were cold but I laughed along with them and had the time of my life jumping in puddles with your kids.
As I walked through Arts & Crafts, I saw a group of Inter girls all sitting together making friendship bracelets. They were chatting and laughing and sharing stories as they made bracelets. No netflix, no phones, no devices, nothing to hide behind or distract from this awesome moment I stumbled upon. Just a group of 8 girls chatting away, listening to one another and sharing stories as they all were making friendship bracelets together. The bracelets were the most insignificant part. It may have brought these 8 kids to the table but what kept them there was the connection to each other. This is the magic of why friendships made here last and are so meaningful. The girls were chatting about everything under the sun and then some. I was watching in awe as I am so aware of how much these moments fill your kids cup up. I truly believe moments like these are why I love this experience so much. There is an inherent need for all of us to connect to one another and we all do it here while were making bracelets.
It was party time at Chenny as Party Harty put on quite a show camp tonight. We rocked out to an awesome DJ playing the best songs and danced until we couldn’t dance anymore. It was an awesome night and your kids had such a great time in their evening activity. A perfect end to a fantastic day. Energy is high and vibes are great and the best part is we get to do this all again tomorrow.