the christie chronicles: Spending Some Time With Noah

01 September 2017

Spending Some Time With Noah

With school out of session that meant it was time to return to summer camp. This year Noah was able to attend the all day summer camp so he didn't have to return to a daycare on the days I had to go into the office. I kept his schedule pretty sporadic; aside from the Wednesdays he had to attend, I only signed him up for days that sounded interesting. This turned out to be mostly field trips, so Noah had a wonderful time visiting places such as the Museum of Science and Industry, Haunted Trails, Flipstar, Sky Zone trampoline park, Phillips Park Zoo, Kane County Cougars game, the Aquarium, local splash pads, and every Wednesday was a different water park. Lucky guy. I wanted him to have a little chill time too, so he stayed home with me one or two days a week. Sometimes we would go out for lunch or have a picnic.

One day we even went all the way down to our library (the one we are actually members of) and finally signed him up for his first library card.

Another day, after swim lessons, an ice cream treat was on the menu.

Here is trying out my hands-free headset

One week he traded in his usual camp for a special camp a few towns over. I wasn't sure he was going to like it and thought he might be sad to leave his friends, so I really tried to get him excited about how it was a "real" camp. I explained how they had their own grounds and it wasn't like his other camp that just hung out at a school and the older kids actually got to sleep over at the camp. We had had a tour back in April, so when we got there he recognized it. And to my surprise, he loved this camp. He loved the pool, and the pickle shack (snack shack), and the more structured activities, and just the whole atmosphere. I wish we could make this his full-time camp next year, but it is a little pricey and far from home. But I promised him he would get to go at least two weeks next year.

One day we played hooky from a sporting activity (well we arrived late on purpose) so we could stand by the tracks and watch a steam engine roll through town. It was so cool and so worth it to miss a few minutes of class.