Got APD?

So I recently told you how hard Abby Cain works, didn't I? In case you missed it, she works hard. But one of the reasons she gets so much done is that she has three right hands: the one attached to her arm, and the ones attached to the arms of Emily and Ryan, her Assistant Program Directors for the summer. They're her right-hand-man and -woman. That's just my very awkward way of saying, "Meet Ryan and Emily! They're our super-cool, hard-working APDs!" 

One might think that being an APD would come with some perks. Perhaps so. They remain unknown to me. But it also seems to come (as so many high-powered jobs do) with a little getting your hands dirty. In these photos, Emily and Ryan are preparing to "clean" the Dutch ovens by burning the food remnants out of them. Over a campfire. On a 95 degree day. And they don't even stop to smile for the camera. Yow, they're tough. But, hey, that's what it takes to be APDs. Apparently it also takes cool hair, because Emily has cherry-red dread-ish locks (100% adorable) and Ryan shaved his into a mohawk. Maybe the cool hair keeps them from feeling the stress of camp season. Well, whatever it is (the perks? the cool hair?) they sure are keeping it together. I've never heard anything other than a positive and upbeat word from either of them, and they are really keeping the summer staff motivated throughout their training. Keep it up, APDs! And keep on making Abby's job a little easier.