So, our baby girl came home from Camp Winona for their Operation Purple camp for kids affected by deployment. I know that Elyse will always be affected by the last deployment that took Marcus's life, and so I think she will always benefit from this summer camp with other kids that know somewhat what she was going through. Not all kids have necessarily lost a family member, but all of them have gone through a deployment and know what it's like to be without someone that they love.
She had a GREAT time! I was so relieved because as a Mommy I was so worried that she would miss home, or be sad. She said that she was sad for a day about Uncle Marcus and she was missing us, but other than that she was ok. I know that everytime she leaves us for a week, she grows and matures as a young lady and that is so exciting/frightening for us :-)
Here are a few pics from us picking her up:
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