Home sweet home...

As you can probably guess, I am back at home again :) Being away from Ryan and the boys for 7 days was one of the hardest things I have ever done. Once I let go of the fact that I am not the ONLY person on this earth that loves my boys and can give them great care....I had a great time and learned a lot. Hopefully the staff at WISCO SuperCamp 2007 learned a little something from me as well ;) From what I gather, the boys had an amazing time while I was gone. They played with their Daddy and were very well cared for :) Ryan did a great job and learned some things about being on his toes with the boys as well. They all went "back home" to Grandma and Grandpa's and had fun playing in the sandbox, swinging on the swings, and riding all sorts of fun things like bikes, three wheelers, etc. They also went to A. Linda's and Uncle Phil's and Caleb got to ride a real horse (as opposed to quarter horse at Meijer's that we named "Jack"). They just got "Cassie" the horse and also two new goats to help "mow" the grass inside their wooded acreage. ;) Ryan said Caleb LOVED his horsey ride and had so much fun...laughing and smiling. A. Linda got pictures, but their Internet is down so we'll have to wait a little bit for those :) Benjamin mastered the stairs while at Grandma and Grandpa's being sneaky and rushing for them everytime he noticed that the door to the stairway was open! He also, apparently, can swing on the "big boy" swing now as he is trying his darned-est to be like his big brother! (That one shocked me a little bit but was so great b/c Ryan got be the first one to see both of those events!! :) R also had some close calls as he was learning that the boys need watched EVERY second...Caleb learned how to open the screen on the window to the backyard (two stories up) so he could talk to our landlord's little guy "C" as they were over for a little bit using the backyard to play. (Whew!! Thank goodness Ryan came to check on him!!)....Close calls like that have def. happened to me and I just think to myself, "thank You Lord for protecting our boys when something disasterous could have happened on MY watch! I am so grateful that the Lord is ALWAYS watching over us as He is everpresent and all-knowing...something I cannot be!!). Caleb also "helped" B down some stairs, but all was okay.....other than that everything went wonderfully! I came home on Sunday to the boys playing in the studio room. Benjamin basically ran in circles and giggled and laughed when he realized that I was home! It was so cute!! Caleb said, "HI MOMMY!!!" and then preceeded to tell me all about the tractor he was "farming" with...never skipping a beat. It sure felt great to be home! After all the missing I did of the boys...I was actually a little sad to leave my team. We had all grown so close and I wish I could see the three new facilitators who are doing their first camp ever in action....they did such a great job! They will be gone when I get there, but there will be myself and three others. Friday night before I came home I dreamt of the boys all night long. I think about 6 or so days is my limit :) I asked R if he and the boys could come and visit me halfway next time as camp will be 10 days + one day realignment....too long! :) I am so thankful for the support system I have in terms of the best and most supportive hubby in the whole wide world...and the bestest in-laws ever! THank you to everyone who has helped me "refresh" as a wife, mommy, educator, facilitator, etc..I couldn't do any of this without YOU!!! And thank You Lord for my beautiful family and the opportunity to cross back over to the SuperCamp world even if it is just for this little bit :) What a blessing!!

Little B on the "big boy" swing all by himself!!

Here's C in Granpa's semi. "HONK HONK!!".... He's pulling the horn. :)

Have a great day everyone!! ~R