This summer Adriana and Andrew attended Stepping Stones camp, which is a camp specifically for grieving kids. I was very nervous about the kids going since this was their very first camp away from me and I wasn't sure how they would handle it.......alright, lets be honest, I wasn't sure how I was going to handle it!
But the kids did AMAZING! It helped that I knew adults who were going to the camp and had a little inside knowledge of how they were doing :)
Since I was so teary eyed when I dropped them off, I only have pictures from when I picked them up.
Here is Andrew with everyone that was in his group. The little boy next to him we had actually met before hand so that Andrew would know someone already when he got to camp.
Here is Adriana with one of her camp counselors.
Adriana and her new friend that she met at camp.
Andrew and his friend that we had met before camp.
All the kids at camp.
Before we left the kids had to bring me to their cabins and let me see where they slept at.
This was a great experience for the kids. It was a safe place where they could openly talk about their grief and meet other kids who have also lost someone special to them. I know it took a lot of courage from both of the kids to go and I'm so proud of them! I'm so grateful that there is special camps like this for kid who are dealing with such a tragedy in their life!
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