Epic

A few weeks ago, Jackson had the five-day weekend of his life.  

It was his very first sleep-away camp!

He and his buddy Cooper had been looking forward to church camp for months.  We got them checked in, wrist bands on, name tags around their necks, luggage tagged, etc.  By noon that Friday they were leaving on the bus, bound for Riverbend Retreat Center in Glenrose.

We weren't able to directly speak to him, but Jared sent him daily emails and I mailed him a letter before he left.  We did, however, get daily photos.  This was Day Two with his crazy group.  Notice his attire.

Chanelling Cam Newton

They went to worship every morning and evening.  By the looks of it, it was a first class production.  J said the band was awesome!  It really was like being at a concert.  So cool.

These boys were SO busy the entire time, I'm shocked they got a group shot.
They did archery and paintball...

the flying trapeze into the lake...

and this really cool enormous slide!

That did not leave any time for cleaning up their cabin.  Oh well.

They went to the lake every day.  See J in that same swim suit on the top left?  If there's a basketball game in sight, he's on it.

He said the line was really long for this apparatus.  It also may have been a bit too high up for his liking!

They had tons of inflatables, too.  Check out that monster slide in the background.

Each night there was more entertainment before the message.

Then more flips into the pool and rides down the four new big slides.  So fun!

One of J's favorites, though, was playing Gaga ball.  Camp had so many activities that it would take forever for me to document it.  Suffice it to say, they were never bored!

He came home on Tuesday a little sunburned, pretty tired, and more than a little stinky.  I hope he also returned with a stronger relationship with Christ.  It was so good to hug this kid again!