This week was the last week of the the summer where the library at Violet’s school was open for the kids to check out books at her library. Throughout the summer kids write their names on tickets and there will e a drawing in the fall so kid can get prizes. Violet put her name…
This past weekend was pretty eventful. On Friday Libby got home from a business trip so we celebrated her birthday and hung out with her for a while. Saturday we went to a seafood boil at a friend’s house. The recipe sort of gets you there except the one we went to had mussels too. It…
The Friday before Father’s Day I picked up the kids from Daycare. When I got there, Hayden had a present waiting for me. Below is a picture of what he made for me at Daycare. The picture that he drew was a knight and his sidekick. The words for the story were out of his…
Violet’s last day of kindergarten was Friday. Libby and I both took it off to see the big day. Thursday night, Violet wrote a letter to Mrs. Jarrett. You can see it below. We also grabbed some pics of her leaving school. Hard to believe that baby Violet is a first grader!
Hayden has been finally going outside routinely at daycare now that the snow and rain have subsided. He gets to play with trikes, swings, slides, and other stuff. His favorite thing to play on at the playground is monkey bars. He has been practicing so much he has gotten blisters on his hands. Due to…
Today Hayden found a caterpillar at daycare. One of his teachers put it in an upside down cup for him to take home. They also got him a container to bring it home in. When it was time to go home, Libby found the cup that it was in but couldn’t find the caterpillar. This…
This morning I got up at 5:30 to go swimming after having stayed up later than I should have. I stumbled downstairs and found two things laying on the counter from Violet’s backpack. After having seen them my sleepiness turned into extreme joy and happiness. Below are the scanned docs for your enjoyment.
Violet and Hayden got to both choose where they wanted to have their birthday dinners. They both wanted to eat at Texas Roadhouse because when we are there, it seems that every time there is at least one birthday celebration. The celebration starts out with a line of employees clapping as they make their way…
We had such a great time up in Traverse City for our third time at Great Wolf Lodge. Thanks to all who came with to spend time with us and the kids as we splashed the days away. I’m still recovering from climbing all of those stairs, but it’s totally worth it. Since we took…
