Summer Days Drifting Away

September rolled in and we continued making the most of summer vacation.

 Beach gymnastics with Allison

Barrington Playground

A lot of schools around here start up the last week of August, so on the Friday before Labor Day, we took advantage of the fact that Water Wizz would be less crowded.  We had a blast!

Tom and Reagan went down those ridiculously high water slides.  There is no way you would get me up there!

Do you see Tom waving in the above picture?  Reagan is right next to him.

You can tell that it was slightly overcast that day; that also helped us avoid crowds!

Collin wasn't so sure he would like water slides, but he ended up loving them.

See that giant black tube water slide?  The next picture is of Reagan shooting out of the tube SUPER fast!

Kate loved everything about Water Wizz.  She had a great time!

And just like that, summer vacation was over.

Playground Hopping

Playground hopping has become a tradition around here.  It really is fun to jump in the car knowing that our goal for the day is simply to visit a few playgrounds and have a good time!  We went on Thursday, and it was a perfect playground hopping day because it was partly cloudy with a slight breeze.  Karlie joined us, and we all had a great time.

We started at South School.

Chace Street School was our second stop.  This was not originally planned, but the kids requested it after South because they like the Chace zip line.  In the next picture, you can see Collin on the zip line.

Our third stop was the playground behind the Kickemuit Middle School in Warren.  I always forget about this playground, but it is really cool.  

We were starting to get hot, and Kate was looking sleepy, so a break was in order.  I drove to Newport Creamery in Barrington where we all ate lunch and ice cream, and restored our energy!

Our final playground was Barrington, another gem that we enjoy visiting.

Listening to the four of them trying to slide down together was funny.  Lots of "ouch"es.

After this, we were all wiped out.  The Del's truck pulled in to the parking lot and I took that as a sign that it was time to get a Del's and go home!

We left the house at 9:00 in the morning and did not return until after 2:00, so I think that was quite the day of playground fun!

Around Here

What a week!

Collin took a robotics class at The Wheeler School in Providence.  The class was Monday - Friday from 9 to 3.  He really enjoyed the class and said he learned a lot.

Kate came with me to drive Collin to and from robotics each day.  On Tuesday, she noticed the Brown University mascot in their athletics complex. She insisted that we visit him for a bit.

Reagan attended field hockey camp from 9-11 each day this week.  Since Reagan and Collin both had activities beginning at 9:00 (one in Somerset and one in Providence), we needed a little help with the logistics.  Grandma Susan was a huge help getting Reagan (and Karlie) to field hockey each day.

 Reagan and Karlie 

I took a bunch of pictures of Reagan, and in most of them she had her eyes closed.

Reagan enjoyed this camp so much that she is asking for her own field hockey stick and hoping to play at Teamworks in the fall.

With Collin and Reagan busy at camps, Kate and I had some time alone.  One morning we went to the playground.  She repeatedly told me that she missed Collin and Reagan!

Karlie, Reagan, Kate and I swam in Grandpa's pool after field hockey one day.  It has been hot all week and the pool was nice!

Today, Reagan went to Howland Beach with Allison.  They saw Karlie there!

I don't have any gymnastics pictures from this week, but I have to mention that Reagan's coach and the owner of the gym both told me that Reagan is "like a totally new gymnast" since moving up to Bronze.  She has more confidence, is trying even harder, and is hitting skills she was unable to do before.  Woo hoo!  I am so proud of her hard work!  I am also THRILLED with Bronze; she has a lot more one on one attention.

Reagan also slept over Karlie's house one night and went to Miranda's house to swim one afternoon.

 After robotics one day, Collin, Kate and I went to Eskimo King.

Eskimo King has great trees!

To celebrate a GREAT week of robotics, we ended the week with a trip to Friendly's!

Phew!  That was a busy week!  I am tired from all of the driving; Kate is certainly tired of the driving too, but she was SO GOOD!  Even though it was an exhausting week, I would not change a thing.  I am VERY grateful for the wonderful opportunities my children have been able to enjoy, and I know they have fun and learn so much from these camps.  They have met new friends, tried new activities, and learned new skills.  So, maybe we are all a bit tired, but we are all very happy!