Camp Kitaki

Emmy's friend Kenzley asked her to go to the YMCA Camp Kitaki this year. It was a week-long overnight camp, and I was a little worried that Emmy wasn't ready for that. Robb and I asked her in the months coming up to sign up and each time she told us she was really really sure she wanted to go. We got her signed up for the Discovery camp that was for 7-8 year old's. The week before camp, Emmy became very clingy to me and kept telling us that she didn't want to go to camp. She is a little turkey and does this often lately. She will be all in until she isn't and then she is all out. It wasn't really working to reason with her and we finally had to tell her that we have already paid, and it was expensive, so it wasn't optional. She spent about 3 days being miserable leading up to the camp date. I was frustrated, she was sad. I decided to call the camp and see if they had any ideas for me. They asked if we were available to come tour camp. We took the day to drive to camp and met the director, saw her cabin, met her counselor and saw the activities. The awesome pool started to win her over. After we visited, she started to seem a little more excited although still nervous. We went to Target and got her a flashlight and little lantern along with a fuzzy blanket and sheets to take. When drop off day came, she was really brave and actually seemed really excited. We had written her letters so that she would get a letter from one of us each day. 

Not just one but 2 of her friends were there and in her cabin. Maddie and Kenzley.

We got her bed all made and her area looking cozy.

These were her counselors at camp Tigger and MaryKate. 
The little cabin was adorable and air conditioned. Lucky! I always had so much fun at camp, and I was hoping that she would also have a great time. I will admit that it was really hard to leave my 8-year-old there and not have any contact with her for a week.