Kathryn: Circle T Ranch Camp July 2017

Reunited after a week!

The gang is back together and I couldn't be happier!

We were excited to meet Big Country...he was huge and sweet!

Everyone on their horse for the "show"

Kathryn and Emily...I think they hung out most of the week

Kathryn went to her first overnight camp...Circle T Ranch...for 6 nights, 7 days, and didn't know a single person going.  Circle T Ranch is in a small town in KY about an hour and a half away from home.  I am so proud of her...she was so excited and brave!  We dropped her off on a Sunday afternoon.  It was hard to leave her, but she immediately met a little friend named Emily so that made it a little easier.  She and Emily were bunk mates.  We got their beds made up, said a long goodbye, gave lots of hugs, and then we left her.  I checked Facebook several times a day to see if pics were uploaded of her.  There was no way to check on her otherwise.  Her first day there she was assigned a horse for the week...she got Big Country (he was the biggest horse there).  She learned how to saddle her horse, how to ride, and lots of other things.  During the week she swam, did nature hikes, visited a cave, and did tons of other fun things.  Each day she had home cooked meals.  She met lots of new friends, and I think overall she had lots of fun.  However, she did get homesick...which broke my heart!  Luckily, I didn't receive her homesick letter until the day we were going to pick her up.  I was so excited to see her...I missed her terribly.  On the day we picked her up, they did a little show for the parents.  It was really cool to see how much she had learned during the week.  On the way home I asked her all about camp.  She said she liked it but wasn't sure if she would want to go back.  She said she cried in her pillow every night because she missed us (stick a dagger in my heart...I almost cried!).  She said it was so hot and their cabin did not have air.  She said they did lots of fun things and she especially loved pool time.  She said 6 nights was a long time to be gone from home.  I do not think she will want to go back to this particular camp.  But hopefully she made some fun, lasting memories!