It was Rally Day on Sunday. This is the second year we held this event to get families excited about camp. Last year went well. It was a small group, but everyone had fun and we got a lot of positive feedback. I was pleased with the result.
This year was even better. We had a ton of people come and everyone was really excited. It was fun to connect with kids and families that I'm getting to know more and more each year. Many of the families that were there weren't registered for camp yet, but were excited about it and planning to sign up. That was really great news because it means we still have a lot of registrations on the way.
My favorite part about the day was seeing campers from last year. Here is an almost verbatim conversation I had with a hilarious 8 year old:
“You’re lucky you don’t have kids! My teacher, says that she isn’t ever having kids.” –camper
“What’s wrong with kids?” –me
(‘it-couldn’t-be-more-obvious-you-idiot’ look, hands thrown up in the air) “They puke all the time!” –camper
“Is there anything good about kids?” –me
(laughs) (rolls eyes) “I’m studying mytheoloology [that’s exactly how he said it] in school. If you look into Medusa’s eyes, you will turn into salt. I had a nightmare last night because of it.” -camper
“If you look directly into Olivia’s eyes, you turn into skittles.” –me
“My counselor this summer, Justin, looked just like Will Smith.” -camper
“Justin is coming back to camp this summer and so are some of his friends. It’s going to be like a huge dance party all the time!” –me
*laughter*mumble*mumble* …distractedly walks away
It was like a tiny piece of the summer. I can't wait for camp!
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