See what I did there? Christmas at Kinasao was on Saturday, and I haven’t shared too terribly much! So here I am to share what I can 💜
I will say here, however, that things are SO different on the blog now that we foster, because there is SO MUCH I can’t say, and SO MANY PICTURES I can’t post. Its hard. Its like I’m hiding a huge part of our life now, which is not my usual. We’re quite open in real life, and I’m happy to talk to anyone in person about fostering! But the blog is just too public for it. So. There are very few pictures I can post, and I know you understand why.
On to the blog!
We got there late, which was hard. I had maybe twentyish minutes to set up for a 5.5 hour long marketplace, and the entire place was PACKED already. The only thing that worked about being late was the fact that our Dahlsjos were already there and ready to go, so they HELPED! HUGE! It was SO awesome. I had brainstormed the setup already, so it came together pretty fast. I’d show you a picture, but there was a baby on my lap so 🤷🏼♀️
I sat and chatted and made connections and caught up with people for hours and hours. Brady managed the littles who needed managing while many took off independently. Brady popped in from time to time and brought me soup and a bun, or coffee, or a visit. At one point, I had two sleeping babies in carseats under my table. It was very cute.
Meanwhile, the camp had let us use a nearby cabin for the day, so Brady was back and forth from there, napping kids, providing snacks and attention, and he even got to visit with Stacy for a bit in the daytime! That family is a well oiled machine, let me tell you! 💜
The market closed at 4:30 and supper was at 5:00! I was in the group who promised I could get my stuff packed up and moved out quick, and that we did, thanks to my children, and also Dahlsjos. And even our friend, Scott, hauled a big box. Supper was set up within five minutes of their goal, and we got to sit with our people and enjoy a really yummy meal of mashed potatoes, chicken cordon bleu, hot veggies, salad, and rolls, followed by some crazy indulgent peppermint bark brownies.
Supper finished and many of us made our way to the chilly chapel for a carol sing, some scripture reading, and candle lighting. Again, I’d show you pictures, but again, there was a baby on my lap.
From there was the twinkle tour. We were guided through the camp, and took time to really enjoy and soak up all the beautiful lights that were set up. The VAST majority of the camp was decorated by our dear Dahlsjos, and they positively crushed it. No photo can show the entirety of their efforts, but you’ll have to take my word for it. It was SO special, and SO much effort put in by incredibly busy people 💜
This is our site. Its hard to see details, but there is a lit tree on top of our golf cart, and the kayaks are wrapped in lights as well.
This was our Dahlsjos site.
Without question, they killed it. Their site was the most fun, and aaaaall the other work absolutely spoke for itself. What a blessing they are to the camp.
Aaaaand after ALL of this, we had to drive home 😅 It was quite late, and became a very quiet drive home. But it was really nice. Brady and I got coffee in PA, which we normally wouldn’t do that late, but staying awake was imperative for the drive, obviously.
We had SUCH a lovely day.
We had SUCH a lovely drive.
We are SO fortunate to have such a beautiful experience and opportunity to be at Kinasao.
Thank you Lord for our day, and for our people, and for our spot at camp 💜