It was a whirlwind. Camps, camps, and more camps. We had Museum of Nature and Science Camp (Emmett’s favorite, by far, and a close second for Tessa), Ceramics Camp (Tessa’s favorite), Mad Science and yoga camp, and Steve and Kate’s Camp (Riley’s favorite). Between all of our camps, we did everything from play chess to work on yoga asana to learn what’s in our stomachs. Little Man got to hang out with Mommy and build Legos and go to the Botanic Gardens and discover new parks. His favorite part was building Lego Bionicle robots and getting a baby stuffed chicken to play with. We were all very busy. And, to cap the summer off, we went camping and watched the eclipse! At our campsite, found and caught two baby horn tailed lizards (which we named Squishy and Speedster), saw a jackrabbit, heard wild horses in the middle of the night, and did some amazing general adventuring. Also, we saw the sun go out! At which point, we wished on the one star that came out. It was the first time we’ve ever wished upon a star smack-dab in the middle of the day, and it was a fantastic and impressive end to three months of busy-ness. But we weren’t expecting summer to last forever, and, in fact, now that it’s reaching its tail end, we’re looking forward to the best season of the year: Fall!
We started school today. Yes, school. Our one-day-a-week extracurricular school. And we got all the classes we wanted, including Lego Storytelling and Robotics and Drama and PE, so we are all very happy. (Actually, Asher didn’t get the classes he wanted because he really wanted class. He wants to be in kindergarten very badly. He asks for homework when the big kids do their work (but then loses interest quickly when faced with a pencil and some paper). And he always, always wants to be a part of whatever they are doing, often getting super upset when he’s told that he’s just not quite old enough yet. But his school days are right around the corner, even if a year seems like quite some time from now. And he’s already getting to take part in way more things, like art classes and swim classes.)
In addition to our school, we’ve got weekly swim lessons (including Asher), reading and writing tutor, guitar and voice lessons, and art and/or craftsman stuff (the art classes include Little Man, too). We’re still skateboarding, but not every week. And we’ve got some more camping trips planned already. So, although summer’s over, we’ve still got some great stuff to look forward to. Not the least of which is Pig Party Season. Beginning a scant two months from now, Birthday Season kicks off with Riley’s eighth bday. He’s already asked to go to the Broncos game with Dad and Emmett (just the Eights, as he calls it), but he’s also asked to see the Dracula ballet, so he’ll do that too. After that will soon be Emmett’s ninth bday, his own trip to the ballet for the Nutcracker (and then again next year for Romeo and Juliet, which he’s been looking forward to for at least six months already). Then T’s bday, and this time next year, Little Man’s again. The fantastic-ness never ends…
So check back in soon to see how we’re settling into a more regular routine (this summer was nuts!), and getting ready for Riley’s bday and Halloween. We’re already kicking around many, many costume ideas. All awesome. We’ll see which choices win out in the end.
Ta-ta for now!
The Pigs
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