Last Day of LAX Camp

 Emmy came home today!!!  We missed her so much and although I know that she had so much fun, I think that she was really tired and ready to come home.  We got up to College Park in time to watch her play in two games - they won both of them - in the tournament.  Emmy's team ended up winning the tournament so not only did she get a prize along with the other goalies (for being the hardest workers) she got a prize for winning!  I think she was pretty happy about it!!
It's so nice to have her home - Aoife is really happy as well to have her roommate back!

Maryland Lacrosse Camp

 Emmy left for sleep away camp at the University of Maryland today.  She gets to stay in a dorm, practice and play on the college fields and even eat in the dining hall!  She is going for three nights and it was so much fun seeing her settle in to the dorm. She looked like she wanted us to leave her there for good!  Unfortunately we had some tears at home tonight. Aoife is very upset that Emmy isn't here!  We even tried moving Declan down to the girls' room for their own "sleepover". He just ended up falling asleep and not making Aoife feel better at all!!
I'm sure Emmy will have a great time and we will be so happy to see her on Wednesday!!

Maryland Renaissance Festival

 We made our annual pilgrimage to the Maryland Renaissance Festival today!  The kids had so much fun and it's really amazing to watch them grow up before our eyes!!  We have gone so many times before and each time it's different becuase the kids are at different stages.  This year Aoife made it all the way to the top of the climbing wall and Emmy almost made it. Aidan tried the expert wall and found it was much harder than he thought!  Declan made it about 1/4 of the way up the little wall- just about the same as Aidan did when he was Declan's age.
So much fun and a good "end of summer" outing!!