The Boys Are Back in Town

After four weeks at Camp Sea Gull, the boys are home! Sun tanned, tired, and a little anxious they greeted us with open arms when we pulled up.  Grant must have parked himself under a pine tree because he came running out of nowhere and leaped into his mom's arms.  TJ did the same.  We actually made it out of camp in an hour! It was so awesome to have the boys back.  Mom asked all of the important questions; favorite meal, best memory, what ranks did they get, how were your poops (TJ), and how was the dance?! 

They actually waited a whole hour before asking for technology! The boy's first phone call was to Samantha. God bless Sam.  She had all of the excitement and camp enthusiasm of the former counselor she was. What I appreciated most was the unprompted, "I love you" that went both ways. For the briefest of moments we were all together - even if on the phone. Lucie, on the other paw, was more happy to see Lisa come back home than the boys. Lucie bee-lined right past them but eventually got her belly rubbed.   

To their credit, both the boys and their counselors had everything packed and ready to go.  Everything fit well into the van for the ride home.  Once we got home, Lisa had me back the van up to the garage where every bag was opened and dumped onto the floor. The back of the van vomited dirty clothes, stinky shoes, musty towels, and - stuff.  Lisa packed as much as she could and lugged it down to the Laundromat for them to clean, fold, and return in less than a day...  Smartest. Move. Ever! It didn't take long for the boys to fall into their routine.  TJ started playing Fortnite and Grant watched Youtube. Grant convinced us to a game of Uno Attack! and after TJ dominated two games in a row it was time for bed.  They were exhausted.  They crashed hard at 9pm, happily sleeping in the same room together, one on the top bunk the other snoozing on the bottom; mom didn't even get chance to cuddle.