My kids are amazing!

I was so excited when I was told I'd be working with a girl named Jessica! She is from Chico and we connected instantly, she is also known as Ms. Snickers at camp. Our kids are a mix of the Power packs (2-4 graders) and the Hill toppers (4-5 grade) they like to call themselves the Power Toppers. basically I got all of the kids that the other counselors didn't want or couldn't handle anymore. Thanks guys. But I love them all the same, they all have their own challenges. I have kids that are almost perfect, kid that cry if someone looks at them the wrong way, kids that throw a fit when they don't get their way, the kids who wont listen no matter how many times you tell them to. But all in all they just want attention, and I am trying my hardest to give them all the special attention that they deserve. I have a group of about 8 most days which is a nice number, not overwhelming. I had days this week when my kids would be fantastic, perfect kids. And others where they were the children of the corn!

On thursdays the kids get to go on a field trip, and this week we went to the Natural History Museum in Chicago. My kids LOVED it, there was so much to see and do, and they were pretty well behaved. Much better than they were the day before! I wish that we could have had more time in the museum though, there were so many more exhibits that the kids wanted to see. One thing that I am having to get used to is the humidity here! We lined the kids up outside, loaded them in the bus and then sat there. It was uncomfortably hot on the bus, there was no air circulation. It's amazing that a kid didn't pass out. We hit traffic pretty hard on the way back so it never got better, I was so sticky and sweaty by the end of that bus ride! It was gross!

I am trying to get used to my new long hours but these kids wear me out! I get in the van at 7:30 and am with the kids most days until 5:30! That makes for one exhausted Kelsey! Every night this week I have gotten off work, fallen asleep for about a half an hour, got up and made dinner, and then went to bed again! I am so tired at the end of the day! It has also taken me four trips to the visitors center to get my pass to get on and off base! so four hours of sitting there for them to tell me that I can't get the pass because I don't have some paper, or they didn't have my name on "the list" it's a little frustrating. But Friday they finally just let me have it even though i didn't have my Social security card. FINALLY I can work out! Woooo!

Today I am off to Chicago with Ms. Snickers, we are going to go to the sears tower, and do some shopping and meet some girls for dinner at the Cheesecake Factory. And tomorrow we are going to six flags! One of the other girls and I are considering going skydiving next weekend too! Ohhhhh that would be a blast! I can't wait!