First day of Diva Camp

Dear Charlie Bear,

Welcome  to your first day of Diva Camp.  For Christmas, Daddy surprised Mommy with a trip to Iceland over spring break.  Mommy was so surprised and cried happy tears because she has always wanted to visit Iceland.  So they are leaving from Baltimore, Maryland tonight to fly to Iceland.  They will be there for 5 days and you and your brothers are staying with Diva and Poppa while they are gone.  Mommy and Daddy are excited but also a little sad to be leaving their boys.  You made sure to give them plenty of hugs to keep them filled up over the next 5 days.

Diva found a Captain America play suit (complete with muscles ) for you and you have been wearing it all day long.  You also have been enjoying doing puzzles like the USA one in front of you.  You are very good with puzzles and you especially like ones with cars or super heroes.

Besides puzzles, you have built with Legos, painted a rainbow for my friend in the nursing home (Miss Donna), typed stories on Poppa's typewriter (in Icelandic or a strange tongues) and had me read them to you.

You boys totally loved Poppa's  old Royal typewriter (it is 73 years old) and you had the best time typing on it and making up silly stories.  Poppa was so glad you liked using his typewriter.  He smiled all day long.

After Henry's nap, we went to visit my friend Miss Donna at the nursing home.  You gave her a box of colored pencils for drawing and coloring.  Oscar gave her an adult coloring book and Henry gave her Almond Joy candy bars.  Each of you were very kind and sweet to her and I was so proud of my sweet boys.  We also visited the grocery store to get some special treats for my good boys....you picked gummy worms!

Guess who was really tired at bedtime?  It wasn't you....it was your tired some what grumpy  Poppa Bear!

We didn't get to go to the park today because of the cold and the rain.  Sleep well....we have a big day planned for tomorrow.

At bedtime we discovered that Mommy packed your candy cane shirt but Henry's candy cane pants.  Henry wanted to wear the pants and you wanted to wear the shirt.  Henry wouldn't take off the pants and insisted he wanted your shirt.  You really didn't want to let him wear it till I promised you that if you did let your brother wear your shirt tonight ....tomorrow would be your special day because you helped out your Diva and I would owe you a big favor.  You did let Henry wear your shirt....so I guess we will have to wait till tomorrow to see what your special day will be like.  

We love you Charlie Bear.  Thank you for your kindness today to my sweet friend and to your brothers.  I love you to the moon and back again...and pray for you every single day.

Your Diva