Coming Home

Date of occurrence:
June 16, 2018.

Kc is coming home from Boy Scout Summer camp this morning and we are eagerly awaiting his return. They get back on time and we have to wait a few minutes for the trailer, which carries the scouts gear, to arrive.

Kc looks so grown up, but he is also very tired. He had fun though and finished several merit badges while at camp, as well as what they call the 'Rawhide' program.

He is wearing four shirts.

He says he didn't want to change if he got wet.

All he would have to do is take of the wet shirt and have a dry one underneath.

We laugh, because it doesn't really work that way.

Kc just grins.

When we get home I open his footlocker to get his gear out. A very pungent smell greets me. Dirty, wet clothes smell up the place and quickly find their way to the washer.

After inspecting what he brought back, we assess the damage: he lost both towels, the lock to his footlocker fell between the floor boards in his tent and couldn't be recovered, and he left his rain jacket behind.

The latter is a substantial loss, but all in all we are surprised he returned with almost everything he took with him.

All that is left to do now is ensuring our little man gets cleaned up. He only took one shower this entire week and he desperately needs one.

As soon as Kc is finished, he, Emmaly and Leo disappear in the front bedroom and play games. He had a good time this week, but is also happy to be back.

And we are happy to have him back!