Staff retreat

Well, never really got around to doing a summer post.  I might not ever.  But I really wanted to do a post about the wonderful staff that we have the great blessing to be around.  This past summer, the 50 girls and boys that make up our summer staff were unbelievable.  Ty and I were encouraged, as well as challenged by them.  We definitely count ourselves blessed to have the opportunity to know them!  And for sure, we are blessed that Drayton has so many wonderful examples of what Christians are and do.  He absolutely loves them.  Towards the end of the summer, he would get to where he could recognize them and say their names (to me, rarely to them). 
He got to see them for the Cheuk retreat, but the staff aren't quite as free during that, so I was really excited to get to see them and catch up with them and for Drayton to get to spend some time with them again.  They are all just so sweet to love on him and pay him attention.  And he ate it up!

he loved just getting to run and run in the wide open

Drayton really enjoyed playing with Ryan or "rhino" according to Drayton.

John worked really hard to get Drayton to say his name this summer.  He even endured being called John John in an attempt to help him say it.  Staff weekend, Drayton would say John John whenever he saw him but never to his face of course!

I'm guessing this is maybe how the wagon was broken

Very rarely will Drayton just rest his head on someone's shoulder, but he really enjoyed being held by Stefanie.  He will get to be around her much more this next summer!

Such a great group! 

Most of those pictures were compliments of Kelsi Cowan.  Unfortunately at camp, I don't take too many pictures.