FC: Wednesday

Our first attempt at archery didn't go so well, the kids each only shot off a couple of arrows before giving up in frustration. The good news is that later in the week David took Archer back and tried again with much better results. Yaay boys!

Archer spotted a toad in the grass (good eyes kid!) but the kids wouldn't touch it so I picked it (trying to instill some bravery or love of wildlife or something) and we studied it for a minute before letting it go again. Because you can't go to camp and see a toad and NOT pick it up, right?

This was also Parents' Night Out while the kids stayed at camp with the counselors. As we drove away I worried about Archer and Shelly. As we ate dinner I (irrationally) thought about the (imagined, horrible) things that could happen. I wondered if the camp would be able to reach us when these (imagined, irrational awful) things happened because our cell phone reception was so bad. I thought they probably wouldn't call us because they'd still be in the middle of the crisis when we returned home, still looking for our missing children or.... Can you tell we don't leave our kids with babysitters very often? The kids have only been left with a non-family babysitter ONCE. And this was the second time, not even at our own house with people that we know well. I did enjoy our date, eating dinner without having to tell the kids to sit down or quit kicking each other under the table or cut up their food was really nice. Spending time with my wonderful husband was a great treat. And when we got back to the lodge and met Courtney in the main room and she said the kids were sleeping peacefully it was such a relief. All was well!