Spencer made it back from his Appalachian Trail adventure. They did fine - no injuries, plenty of food and water, etc. They did get soaked as this week has been super rainy and humid. And all the boys admitted that it was harder than they expected to haul gear up and down mountains.
They also got to make a bunch of memories and met many interesting people! I kinda love the idea of this exclusive hiker-society out there that few people know about and fewer experience. These folks are all in this experience together and make fast friends. They shared food and shelter. One guy from California was with his friend, who was going much faster than this man wanted/could, so he connected with Spencer's crew and when I picked them up, he was there too. Not sure what his plan is since his friend connected with someone else and ditched him, but he was super friendly and I'm sure will work it out. Spencer made some "through" hiker's day by gifting him leftover cans of corn beef hash. LOL
Countdown is 10 days before he leaves for Charleston and 12 days before I leave him there.
The other boys are all great and already enjoying summer!
Quinn is actually pretty busy this month! He's working, wrestling practice, and tackling some SAT prep to get ready for senior year.
Zane spent this week at Outdoor Adventure Camp where he's gotten to hike, climb trees, kayak, stand-up paddleboard, and today I think he's rock climbing. Tomorrow is a rope course which he's ridiculously excited about! He's bruised and sunburnt. He has bug bites and scraped knees. It's kind of a perfect 11 year old summer week! Next week he goes to Wet & Wild camp with MORE of the same - plus lake swimming!
Beckett is at a STEM camp this week where he's gotten to build a robot and fly drones. From we hear, his robot is the biggest and the fastest and the strongest. No idea if that's factual, but you gotta love his confidence!
Bob leaves with Quinn on Sunday to drive a 12 passenger rental van to Ohio for a wrestling camp. Beckett leaves Monday for his sleepaway Woodlands week, which leaves me home with Spencer and Zane next week. That's another unique combo for the summer. Interested to see how that dynamic works out...
If anyone is curious what *I* am doing... it's mostly trying to keep up with laundry required for the revolving door of activities and people around here. This weekend I get the added excitement of iron-on nametags AND get to tackle building a closet organizer in the newly painted basement bedroom. I'm living my best life. LOL
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