Today Logan started another week of camp at a brand new location, YMCA, and the subject being Chess.  Since this was a new camp and I was not certain if I had all the paperwork filled out, it was a bit nervous for all of us in the morning.  Logan, Connor and I arrived at the location and it turned out that we were indeed all set after we signed in.  We picked up a schedule and a camp T-shirt for Logan to wear.  We then headed inside the courtyard where lots of kids were hanging out.  We found the pole for the age 5-8 Chess group, and Logan put down his backpack and just stood by it.  A boy walked near and asked if Logan had been to Galileo, and he even said Logan’s name.  He apparently was at a different team but knows Logan.  The boy was chatty and told me that he likes YMCA camps even more than Galileo.  I was happy to hear that piece of information, and I reassured Logan, then Connor and I left.  The kids were to be transported to an elementary school by a school bus for their daily activities.

     At the end of the day when I came for pick up, I found Logan along with the chess group in a smaller courtyard.  He was sitting among a few kids who were playing with cards.  He came straight to me and I could not wait to find out about his day.  He claimed that he had a good day, and he was happy to share that he beat two kids in two games of chess he played.  I did not want to bombard Logan with too many questions, therefore I only received a limited information.  Later at dinner, Stuart got out a little bit more; the bus ride had some music, and there were like 5 leaders for the group.  The kids learned some tips for playing chess, and Logan now knows the points assigned to each of the pieces.

   This was Logan sleeping while I was driving him home.