Abigail is loving Culver.....that is when she isn't crying about coming home. Poor girl is very very very homesick. In the past 2 weeks we've received 8 letters begging us to come and bring her home. Here is a little sample of her letters.
Mom,
Call Culver. Tell them I want to go home. I want to be home before Evan's Birthday. Please. It is terrible here.
Love you, Abby
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Dear Dad,
Riding horses is fun and the food is good. But I want to go home NOW. I cry every night and we have to march to meals. I want to go home today please!
Love Abby
I'm not going to lie, it breaks our hearts every time we get another letter telling us how much she cries and wants to come home. She even writes "SEND ME HOME" on the back of the envelopes. If it wasn't for our 'spies' on campus (Uncle Greg and Aunt Mandy) and all there positive info, we might be on a plane right now. But we know she isn't even close to as miserable as she sounds in her letters. She does get sad during down time and of course that is when she decides to write us. The rest of the time she is laughing and smiling and making new friends. She is playing soccer, swimming, going to track meets, riding horses, building rockets, learning indian dances, going ice skating and watching movies.
We finally got to talk to her this weekend and even though there were tears, I think she is going to turn a corner this week and start having a more positive attitude. We told her we loved her and missed her too, but we weren't going to come and get her so she should go out and have the time of her life. I've been told she'll be crying and begging to stay by the end of the 6 weeks. We'll see??
Because this was the first permit weekend, Abby was able to spend Saturday afternoon with her Grandpa. He took her to Papa's, the famous spinach pizza place, and out to get treats for her cabin. And on Sunday she got to spend the day exploring the campus with her Aunt Sarah. She is so lucky to have family so close. This weekend she gets to spend time with Grandma and Aunt Melissa. And two weekends ago she got a secret visit from Uncle Dan and Aunt Marissa.
Here are a couple pictures of her at camp. We are very lucky that photographers follow them around all day, so we are constantly in the loop about what is going on. Derek checks the site and blog a couple times a day to see if anything has been updated. Here is a link to her Butterfly Wing 2 Blog. As you scroll down you'll be able to see all the fun stuff she does all day. And see for yourself what a miserable time she is having.
She starts new classes today and I can't wait to hear what she got and how she likes or dislikes it.
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