Brutally cold (~45 degrees) and terminally boring (5 events in 4 hours), that’s the best assessment I can offer of our first ever track meet. At least it was at Oak Hills, so the drive wasn’t bad. Ava and Lily both ran in 2 events and did the long jump. Well, Ava did the long jump but Lilly was tired of waiting so we bailed and hit Skyline.
 Waiting is the hardest part |
 Get set! |
 Go! |
 Taking off! |
 Stick the landing! |
Summer is ending unfortunately, so wanted to quickly recap the 2011 festival circuit.
We hit several festivals this year, most of them while Julie was working so she didn’t get to partake in all of the good times. Ava really loved them, and sno cones and cotton candy were helpful while her jaws were wired shut for a couple weeks last month. Kids booths were weak at Little Flower, rides were expensive at Visi and everything was free at the Electricians Picnic at Stricker’s Grove!
 Cassie, Driving the Helo |
 Ava, Riding Merry-go-Round at Visi |
 Lots of "Merry go Arounds" |
 Riding the Turtle Coaster at Stricker's Grove |
Family vacation #3, and we made a repeat visit to Put In Bay and stayed about 4 doors down from where we were last year! Mom & Dad have been bugging us to go on an extended Harp family vacation for a couple years now, and thankfully we talked Mom out of Gatlinburg 
We had a lot of fun, with lots of golf cart rides, ice cream and swimming! Mom & Dad took the kids one night so that we could do some bar hopping with Elaine & Kelli which was good. Cassie took the following weekend to recover, they all got to bed late and she was unable to function as a non-annoying person after only sleeping for 10 or so hours.
The Harp Family (click for more pics)
Early in the spring, before monsoon season struck, we signed Ava up for soccer with the WOAC. She waffled between excited and nervous but in the end we think she enjoyed it. The cost was annoying, $90 for essentially 3-4 practices and maybe 4 games because of all the rain.
Our most popular piece of advice from the coach was (said during a game) “Ava, stop playing with your hair. You can do that after the game!”
 Yep, she's really into the game! |
 Ready for action! |
We dye eggs every year, something to do for a couple hours on a rainy weekend this year.
 Pink Egg |
 The Whole Crew |
 Another Pink Egg |
 Two Eggs |
 Waiting on the Eggs |
 Checking on the Eggs |
