Champ Camp

Will and I went to Champ Camp at our church last Wednesday through Friday. Champ Camp is kinda like VBS but different. The theme was "Indescribable". We both had a great time. I worked with the 4 yr olds on Wednesday evening and then with the 5 yr olds (Will's class) the last two evenings.

Wednesday evening at Champ Camp the 4 yr old class and the 5 yr old class went into our worship center toward the end of the night. The 4 yr old teachers and I got our kids over there and then the 5 yr old class came over behind us. All of the children were standing together listening to Mr. Mike. All of them except Will. I asked one of his teachers, Leigh, where he was. She said he's right there, pointing to the middle of the group. I said, where? She said, right there in front of Hanna. Well, he wasn't there so I wondered off to his room. Once I got in there I didn't see him but it's a big room and I thought he might be there anyways. So I said, Will? He replied, what? And then stood up from behind a little movable shelf type play station. I asked him if he knew his class was gone and he said no. I then asked him if he had heard them leave and he said in his typical way, no...I guess I got distracted playing with those cars and trucks.

So, I took him into the worship center to rejoin his class and the look on his teachers faces was priceless. They just laughed and Leigh said, "I counted". Well I told her she can't count. I made sure to give Leigh and Stacey a hard time the rest of the evening.

On Thursday I came up with an idea to make a t-shirt announcing Leigh and Stacey had lost my child. I went to a friend who has a business that prints t-shirts and all sorts of things. I knew he could make me something on short notice so I went over to his place to get started. We sat down and in about 20 minutes I was walking out of there with my newly made shirt.

That evening I walked into the church so proud of my new shirt that read, "Stacey and Leigh LOST my child" with "It was Indescribable" in parentheses below. To make sure no one missed it, I had it printed on the front and back. The t-shirt was a huge hit. I had people offering to buy one if I would have more made up. Stacey and Leigh were good sports and laughed with the rest of us.

I wore the shirt to church on Sunday as well. Again it was a hit. Two friends suggested a t-shirt that read, "Where's Will?". They offered to buy one as they laughed hysterically.

At least it was my child.

The t-shirt was made by Michael Whitson of Sports Graphics at 3000 Old Greenwood Rd in Fort Smith. If you need a custom shirt done quickly, he's the one to go to. I'll get a picture of me wearing it uploaded soon.