Jenelle just got back from camp Id Ra Ha Je (stands for - I'd rather have Jesus). This year I signed her up for the horseback ride. Jenelle was very nervous because she is afraid of heights and a horse is rather tall. The day before camp she was asking me a million questions about horses. What does it feel like? How high up will I be? Will I fall off? I spent the day reassuring her and she seemed very excited about it.
We dropped her off on Wednesday. She did the three day camp. She could have done the six day camp, but she didn't want to. The first day they did a hay ride. The next day they had game time, chapel time and swimming. The third day was the horse ride. She had a great time! She was nervous at first, but the counselor just walked her around the ring. She ended up steering the horse herself! She even played "red light, green light" with her horse. When I picked her up from camp the first thing she said was, "I want to ride a horse!" I'm excited for her, but now do I need to the horse thing on a regular basis?
Jenelle had a great time at camp. She even took two showers there. She chastised me for not packing shampoo. The day before leaving I asked her if she was going to shower at camp. She said, "No. I don't need to." So I didn't pack any shampoo. Jenelle washed her hair twice, but didn't comb it a single time. It was a snarly mess by the time she got home.
Curt and I enjoyed our time together. We went out to dinner a couple of times and went tubing down the Platte River. It was quiet, but nice. Next year Jenelle will go to the longer camp and Curt and I will get out of town. It's our only opportunity to have a few nights away without Jenelle.
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