We're Not Through Yet

SO...once again, our day did not end with summer day camp.  I rushed home grabbed up lunch and the other half of the family and got to the library in time for a relaxing afternoon (Leave it to me to have a little chaos to get a leisurely afternoon!).  You see with only one vehicle we have to learn how to be creative.  It's like a roller coaster ride sometimes...and it makes life so much fun!

Michael is taking an online certification class this week and is pretty much tied to his computer, except a few breaks including a one hour lunch.  There was a library event at 3pm and then we needed to meet with Sean's mentors at 4pm.  Since Michael wanted to be at this meeting and his class lasted until 4pm (meeting being 30 minutes away and library only 5 minutes), the only option was to take his lunch break  to drive to the library where he could continue his class...we could enjoy the library and the program...and still get to the parent meeting for Sean!


Woo hoo...plan in action...it went smoothly and we got to enjoy two uninterrupted hours at the library looking at books!



It really was great...we had heard about a treasure hunt at the library earlier in the summer, but have not had a chance to do it...so the older boys and I (along with Michael's brain being picked as needed) we were off on the treasure hunt.  It was so much fun reading the clues and finding the answers.  Here are a few of the pictures when we solved the clues...

Zaira spent her time playing with puzzles.  She really concentrated hard on the task at hand!  The only other thing she enjoyed was the puppets of Ernie and Bert, as well as a monkey.

And Edward an Brendan met two boys who like Transformers and LEGOS as much as they do...they read books on this subject most of the afternoon.  Can you believe this HUGE monkey they used as a bean bag chair?  I sat on it myself and it was quite comfortable!  We might need to reconsider our ban on stuffed animals in our house!  If only it was washable!

Then we had the amazing physics show put on by two professors from the university.  They did such a great job of explaining sound waves!  They included many of the children in the audience.  Our crew was not afraid to join the show.

We did get to the parent meeting and had a good wrap up session with the mentors.  We are so thankful for all they do for Sean.  They really helped us look at Sean's future with college and life.  I hope we are able to work with them again in the fall.

And we got home in time to make dinner, put boys to bed and Michael painted the first coat of paint on the walls he textured this morning!  YAY!!!!