Anna with her new crutches and sprained ankle

Anna had 2-4-1 Sports camp this week, one of her favorites from last summer. She had a great time on Monday and most of Tuesday. She played tennis, soccer, handball, spike ball and others – they are really in to providing a variety of sports at this camp. Unfortunately, on Tuesday afternoon Marcy got a text from the camp administrator: Anna had sprained her ankle and could not put any weight  on it. So, Marcy picked her up and took her to get crutches so she could at least get around. Anna was a trooper and went to camp Wednesday to Friday to participate where she could and watch her campmates. She still said it was a good week.

Hanging out at the gas station waiting for the spare key

I had Ridhwan class this weekend so Anna and Marcy (and Olive) were on their own. Yesterday, they hung out at home and today they decided to go to Lair o’ the Bear, a favorite hiking trail in the foothills. It was Olive’s first time out hiking.

Unfortunately, it did not go smoothly. They stopped to get gas on the way and Marcy dropped her car key in the sink while she was washing her hands in the bathroom. When she tried to start back up the car it didn’t work. She called AAA and they could not help. So, I left class at lunchtime, drove home to get the spare key and then dropped it off at the gas station. They continued on to Lair o’ the Bear, getting there a couple of hours later than expected.

Olive had a great time in the creek at Lair o’ the Bear

Olive went crazy at Lair o’ the Bear. It was first time out in nature like this and it was incredibly stimulating for her. She absolutely loved playing in the water and was running and leaping all over the place. They hiked only a short while because Olive was well and truly getting her exercise.

Jude got in some rock climbing at his camp

We did not hear from Jude all week but we could follow along with some photos. We saw him canoeing, standup paddle boarding, rock climbing, tree climbing, mountain biking and more. He seemed to get having a good time, we all can’t wait to find out all about it when we pick him up on Saturday.