He's home!

At 11:30 we were there to see the closing show, have a bar-b-que, and most importantly, pick up our boy!

He had a great time. Wanted to go again next week if he could - no go because next week is for kids older than him, and we would miss him way too much.
He's got his personality in tact! (sorry for the blurry photo - bad lighting conditions!)
He got sad as we were getting ready to leave because he wanted to play with his friends more. The woes of being an only child who lives in the boon-docks include losing opportunities to play with others when you go home.
Here he is with three of his cabin mates and one of his counselors. He really seemed to have bonded with all of them! We really liked both his counselors!
When he go home there was no way Bo was leaving his side. It was amazing how closely Bo followed him around. The fact that it was obvious that Bo missed him was a real high point for J.

So, it appears he never used soap the whole five days as the brand new bar sent with him is still in its original packaging - and his body stank! He claims he showered - twice. I guess this is probably pretty normal for 8 year old boys, but first thing I had him do when we got home was shower. And he got in there and was singing contemporary hymns he learned at camp. That was nice.

He's super tired - the camp program director told all of us parents to expect that! He's a little grumpy (goes with being tired) but he is also willing to cuddle and be read to, which is very affirming to parents who missed him terribly.

So glad to have him home!