For the parents: three blessed, quiet, peaceful hours without your kid.
Jen and I wrung our hands a bit before sending Lu to a day-camp. Would she let us leave her with strangers every morning for a week (without throwing a fit)? Would she even enjoy her time? In the end, would it be worth the money? We chose the Woodland Park Zoo for Lu's first day-camp experience and the answers to all of these were a resounding "yes."
It wasn't without some hard work from our side. We started prepping her weeks in advance: going over the game plan, how to meet her new teachers, "No, Mommy and Daddy aren't staying with you", "But you'll have a snack", you know, the important stuff. It's amazing what this child will do for a sqeezy apple sauce.
I had the privilege of doing drop off on the first day. I have to admit, I was nervous. As we met the camp counselors and walked into the classroom, and despite all of our prep work, I still felt like I was juggling vials of nitroglycerin. Any second this stuff is going to blow. And yet, no problems. It was like we'd been doing this for months.
And so, success! Fun times all around. Lu had a great week and absolutely didn't want to leave on Friday.
Final Impressions
Lucy: Yeah, that was cool. "What we doing after my nap?"
Us: Holy Cow! How can we sign her up for these every week?
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