Camp Banquet

The girls finished up another awesome summer of camp at the Lake Club. Brianna started for a week but then missed home too much so she decided to stay home with Mommy one more summer instead. It was actually very funny... I said to her "mommy is just doing boring things at home, Bree" and she goes "I want to be boring with you, Mommy." So cute!


Maia on the other hand loved it this year... she really picked up her swimming and had a lot of fun at the beach and doing all of the activities.
She made some sweet friends and it seems like she became a lot more comfortable in her own body these last few weeks... We went on a field trip to the Dinosaur Museum and did so many crafts.

Keira has been a camp pro for a few years now. Her group this year only had one boy in it! What a lucky guy! We went to Lake Compounce on a field trip and made so many different types of friendship bracelets we lost track!

Each year at the end of camp they hold a banquet for the children... the kids go early and enjoy a formal event with dinner and dessert. Then family comes to watch the award ceremony. The counselors think up each award based on the child's personality, strengths and temperament.


This year, just like every year ... Keira received an award for extreme kindness and her talents in arts & crafts :)

And Maia *ALSO* received the Arts & Crafts award! It must be all of our waldorf crafting activities at home rubbing off on them :)~

At the end of the evening, the children bring the boat they made at camp down to the lake - add a candle - make a special wish and send it off into the night.

It's such a special way to symbolize the end of their summer journey in a positive way.

Off went so many fresh, beautiful, pure wishes... into the night...

It leaves me with a lot of hope and faith in our future generation.