A Whole Summer in One Week???

Yep, we managed to do it!
This summer Emer had a lot going on and, even though her summer was 3 weeks longer than the previous 2 summers, we still found ourselves out of time way too soon.
And even though school has been back in session for a month already, I am going to revisit summer with a Week Long Summer blog! So here we go:

** Emer spent the first week of summer at Percussion Camp. She loved it and still talks about her week! Thanks to this, she also wants to learn drums along with piano...we've decided to wait a year before we consider adding that to her plate!

** All summer we traveled a LOT. This doesn't really fit into our week, but it does help explain why we crammed a whole summer into one week. We were all out west for a week on a HUGE family holiday visiting Sedona, Grand Canyon, Page, AZ, Zion National Park in Utah, and Vegas. Sooooo much fun! Then Emer headed to the beach with Gigee and Poppy. I was there for a few days and we all had lots of fun! We of course spent time at the lake this summer as well.

**And then came the Week Long Summer!
SATURDAY: Emer spent the day with Poppy b/c I had to work. He took her to the Children's Museum where they had a lot of fun riding the carousal and exploring the usual spots of the museum :)
SUNDAY: This was a normal day with Dharma for Kids and hanging out as a family.
MONDAY: To be honest none of us could remember what we did on this Monday but I'm sure it was awesome! (I think we did some shopping, cleaning, and playing.)
TUESDAY: Emer wanted to see the play "The Emperor's New Clothes" at the museum so we went back to the Children's Museum, got our tix, and saw the play. We also explored some of the exhibits she had missed with Poppy like the dinos, China, and the trains. We ended up coming home and playing in the yard with the hose until dinner. Definitely summer fun!
WEDNESDAY: This summer I have been giving my friend Betty's son swim lessons. I wanted him to have the opportunity to swim with Emer to give him some confidence and show him how much fun actual swimming could be. So we met up with them at the Monon Community Center after work. Dylan and Emer had a great lesson swimming laps, jumping in, and practicing their strokes. After the lesson we spent the ENTIRE rest of the day there! Yes, I worked from 10-11 then didn't leave the park until 4:45 that evening. Oh but what a fun day it was!!!
(Side note, Emer asked to do swim club after realizing how much better her swimming has gotten...we'll see...!)
THURSDAY: Let the fun continue! Emer and I met Gigee and Hayden at Connor Prairie today! We had a great time exploring the towns, learning new history about families who settled there long ago, and petting the animals. The kids were sad, though, b/c we didn't have time to see everything and Hayden really wanted to see the boats.However, they did have a blast learning to walk on stilts and Poppy has promised to make them each a set!
FRIDAY: Today was Family Day; We all three went to the zoo! We spent the bulk of the day there seeing as many animals as we could. The highlights of the day included feeding the birds (they are so beautiful!); watching the orangutans (some are really personable!); and of course seeing the giraffes :)
SATURDAY: This must have been rest day b/c it doesn't seem to have been a super special day, haha!
SUNDAY: Emer and I went with Poppy to the first Colts Practice of the season!!! This is a tradition now - the three of us drive or fly up to Anderson. If we drive we make sure and have lunch at the drive-in root beer place, which we did this year. Then we spend the afternoon watching our favs like Pat, Andrew, and TY. I splurged and bought Emer and I new visors this year. And we got lucky - it was Kids Club Day! So Emer got to play around on the obstacle course and slide. As usual, it was so awesome to see the Colts back in action!

**The very next day Emer started school at Fishback Creek Public Academy. What a Week!! Crazy, Fun, and Adventurous!