Adventures: Summer Break with Henry

Sunday, June 29th

Henry was with Jim and Linda last week and they went to their lake house for the weekend. We picked him up at Lake Gaston so we could also get Katie's Laser which I have volunteered to restore.

Monday

We took the Laser out to the sail club, had a picnic lunch and a good time swimming with Henry. We also stopped at the Bridge on the way home for ice cream and Henry got to feed the carp.....a real thrill for him!

Mint ice cream with huge dark chocolate chips.

Tuesday

The surprise today was to ride the Amtrack Northeast Regional from Lynchburg to Charlottesville. So we got up real early to hit the rails! Grandma dropped Henry and I off at the station and then drove on to Charlottesville to pick us up.

Henry watching the train back up the siding to pick up passengers.

We had a fun time on the train and Henry told his dad it was the best thing we did all week! We hit our normal round of stops at Whole Foods and Trader Joe's in addition to getting Gretchen a new bike helmet at Performance. We then made it home for lunch. I felt like I was in the Army, "getting a full day in before lunch!" In the afternoon, Grandma and Henry went to the spray park.

Riding the rails!

Wednesday

This morning Grandma, Henry and I went for a ride on Blackwater Creek. It was a hot day but we had a good ride. I wondered why Henry was weaving around a lot since he did not do that earlier this year. Then I noticed his tires were almost flat. When I pumped them up, they were both under ten pounds and their range is 45-65 psi!

After lunch, Grandma took Henry to the spray park and on the way home they just had to try out the fare of the new ice cream truck at Boonsboro Shopping Center!

Thursday

Grandma took Henry to Amazement Square where he got to work the locks on the James River Canal exhibit....a favorite activity on each visit. One of the first things he told me was he got in trouble at the museum. They are undergoing a major rennovation and when he went down one of the chutes, he found himself in a construction zone. Guess they didn't block off all of the chutes they needed to!

First photograph made with solar print paper!

We played Go Fish all week, a game Henry loves. But we also taught him how to play Old Maid. He finally came around to liking the game, but I must say the first time he ended up with the Old Maid card, he had quite the melt down! Late afternoon, Kelley and Maggie arrived for the Fourth of July weekend!

Friday

VISA Game Day at the lake was the activity of the day. We met Katie, David and Audrey at the Club and a great time was had by all; swimming, sailing, playing the games, listening to the live music and eating! Henry obviously loved it because he wanted to go back to the lake on Saturday to "play with his friends!"