Avery had been begging to go to camp this summer. She loves the show Bunk'd and really wanted to go to a sleep-away camp. Those were a little out of our budget, but I did find her one called Camp Indy. It's a Christian-based camp. I was only able to sign her up for one week, but she was so excited.
First day of camp
She got to do lots of fun outdoor things, including swimming. She had a blast!
On Thursday she got to have a campout and spend the night. They got to build a fire and eat s'mores and tell stories. Unfortunately, the weather forecasted rain, so the campers had to sleep inside. It didn't end up raining...so disappointing.
The disappointment didn't end there. On Friday the parents were invited to watch the kids climb a rock wall and go on a zip line. I was beyond excited to watch Avery tackle this. One kid made it, two kids cried halfway up, and Avery got this far....then it thundered. I was so sad! I knew how much she wanted to do it. They ended up not going back to the wall, but we are invited to try it again Labor Day weekend. Hopefully I'll have a great story from that!
While Avery was at camp, Colt and I found our local library (which is awesome!) and a super cool park in Carmel.
We waited all summer for Hotel Transylvania 3, and it did not disappoint.
One Saturday we went to our most favorite Indy place, Tuttle Orchards. It's not even 10 minutes from the campground, and we will be spending lots of time there come fall. This day was Peach Day. We bought some yummy South Carolina peaches. I had never had peaches from SC, and I have to say, they might be better than Georgia or Chilton County peaches. Unfortunately, it was a rainy day, so we were only able to play for a bit. It was lots of fun, though!
Another Saturday we went to Colts Training Camp! So cool! It was kids' day, so they had a field full of fun things to do. They got to do a (not quite) 40 yard dash, an obstacle course, throwing practice, and bounce houses. We also got to meet some of the cheerleaders. We did watch the Colts practice for a minute on our way out.
I just couldn't help myself.
I am so excited about this. I found a gym a mile and a half from our camper. And it's Jaycie Phelps's gym. Avery started gymnastics a couple weeks ago, and she is having so much fun! I really hope we can keep her in it wherever we go.
The next day was the first day of school! I had planned to start a week later, but I got bored. We are doing well so far. We go to the library on Wednesdays, and have already had two field trips!
First day of school ice cream.
Our first field trip was to the Indianapolis Children's Museum. The first Thursday of every month is a discount day. They added a huge new area outside called the Sports Experience.
We played tennis...
football...
hockey...
baseball...
drag racing...and apparently I didn't take pictures of basketball, soccer, and golf. We were exhausted!!
Yesterday we took another field trip to the Hundred Acre Park in Indy. This one actually went with what we are studying. I'm doing a unit on insects, so we came here to hunt bugs. We found several different kinds while exploring and playing. This "sculpture" is in the parking lot. The sign says no climbing...surely they can't expect a kid not to climb! We spent a while here because someone might have locked the keys in the van. Oops.
Can you see the butterfly?
This thing is pretty cool. It's a skeleton!
We had a fun morning exploring outside.
I didn't realize how busy we've been since we got to the KOA! Looking forward to a visit from Meme, two races for the kids, a pre-season Colts game, and most important, FALL!!
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