End of summer

Wow! Did the summer seem to go by really fast to everyone else too. We were really busy this summer, but it went by way too fast. Some of the things we did this summer:
We went to Great Wolf Lodge (a hotel with its own indoor waterpark). Elizabeth had cheer camp there, so we decided to have some fun with her. Elizabeth was there Monday - Thursday. We went up on Wednesday and spent the night. Got up early Thursday to catch E and the Academy cheer squad for the final day. We hung at the hotel for another night having fun in the water. Still not sure who had more fun...the girls or Mom and Dad.
We had our air-conditioner go out (I mean completely die) 2 weeks ago. Good thing it waited until we were in the middle of the 100+ degree weather - wouldn't have been fun otherwise. Took us about 4 days to get a new one. The girls enjoyed staying at hotels around Temple...Mom & Dad not so much. We have a functioning A/C now, so all is good.
Erin and Emily did summer track with the Temple Flyers Track club. They both had a lot of fun and got to compete in meets. Erin competed in the 100M dash and the long jump. She did really well and her times kept getting better. Her longest jump was 7'4". She didn't place in the top 4 at the regional meet, so she didn't get to compete at the state meet.
Emily ran the 100M dash, 4X400 relay, and the 80M hurdles. Em qualified for state in the 4X400M relay and hurdles. There were kids from all over the state (Lubbock, Laredo, El Paso, Amarillo, San Antonio, and Dallas that came to Waco for state). Em's relay team finished 13th in state out of 22 teams. Em finished 13th in state in the hurdles out of 27 kids. She was unhappy with her performance because she didn't run a clean race (she hit 2 hurdles, almost fell after the 2nd, and still beat 2 girls in her heat). We were very proud of her.
Em had cheer camp back in July. She was so excited and got to talk to E and Mom about everything they were learning. Em made All-American. I'm not sure what that means, but she was invited to go to Houston at Thanksgiving with other All-Americans and be in the parade.
E had a great time at cheer camp. She loves the dancing portion of their routines. She obviously gets that from Dad....urrrrrr, maybe Mom. E spent time hanging at the mall, going to the movies with her buddy (Cayton), and being a teenager. She is really excited about school starting because the first Friday night of school, they have a football game. Their first pep rally is Friday afternoon. E is ready to roll....