aunt erin

Tuesday morning came and mom, dad, Jeremy, Liam and I all piled in a rented mini-van and drove down to Eureka Springs, AR to see Erin! She had a 24 hour break from kamp so we were able to spend a little bit of time with her. It was GREAT to get to see her...we really miss her a lot. She was surprised how much Liam has grown in just the few weeks she has been gone. Mom, Erin and I walked around downtown Eureka Springs looking at some of their shops...I didn't realize this little town was such a "touristy" place! It is a really cute town right in the middle of the Ozarks. It was awesome to go back to the Ozarks...mom and I figured out that it has been seven years since we have been down there, and before that every summer we would be down there at Ponca Bible Camp. It is such a beautiful part of the country.



Erin is loving her experience at KAA (kids across america). She is there for two terms, each term being three weeks. Each week she has a different set of girls. By then end she will have counseled six cabins of girls (each cabin has about 11 girls). She LOVES her co-counselor, which makes all the difference in the world. She says that she feels like she has known her her whole life, and they work really well together. That has been a huge blessing for her. Her first week of girls, she really enjoyed. She said that was a good group of girls to start the term out with. I think that the week she is on now is a little more challenging, but it sounds like she is dealing with it all really well. Her third group of girls comes tomorrow. Erin is spending basically all of her time outside, so she is as tan as I can ever remember her...it is quite ridiculous when you put the two of us side by side :). She spends her days coaching basketball, life-guarding and being a boat driver. Those are her main responsibilities. She was very relieved to come to a hotel with air conditioning and where she could take a hot shower!

Just wanted to update everyone on her experiences. I know she is really enjoying it, and had nothing but good things to say about her time there. It takes an amazing person to be able to relate to the kids that she is working with...I am so impressed.