Summer camp sendoff

Jordan and Aaron started summer camp together this week. Public school is actually still in session, but we gave Jordan the choice to attend a couple days of camp this week… we figured why not, and it definitely helps Aaron to have his big bro on the bus with him. Here they are showing off some of their new gear.

And here they are boarding the big yellow bus, checking in with their "bus captain" Carly. Jordan instructed Aaron to grab a seat in the back because it’s so BUMPY back there. They got a seat together, and waved merrily to us as the bus pulled away. We shared with the other bus stop parents that strange feeling of liberation and yearning you get when your kids take another step away from you.

In the middle of the day I got an entertaining email from Aaron’s camp director. “Aaron requested I email in regards to his water bottle today,” she said. “At lunch he got confused and quite upset thinking Alec’s blue water bottle was his. He is doing great now but wanted me to ask you to make him aware of which water bottle he will have in his lunch.” Poor guy. Aaron used a blue water bottle all through last year at preschool, which must have looked like Alec’s. For camp, he has a very cool new one with anglerfish on it. We did show it to him, but there is so much new, it's got to be a lot to take in. What are you supposed to rely on, when even your water bottle changes?