Father’s Day

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…

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Monkey Bars

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…

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On the Hunt

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…

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Birthday Dinners

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…

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first truly spring day

Sunday was a beautiful sunny day and 72°F. Perfect for an Easter outside. It was one of the most pleasant days in a while. Everyone in our home is healthy and the house is not completely trashed lived in. The sun is shining and the birds are tweeting. In the morning, we had a pleasant breakfast, including…

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New Pictures

We finally got around to uploading new pictures to Google.  There are two sets.  The first are some pictures of the kids at Lake Michigan in the winter with some others mixed in.  The pictures can be found here.  It was also Hayden’s birthday today so that means a new album within Google.  The link…

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Bad Days

Libby picked up the kids tonight and got the scoop on how their days went. I got a text from Libby saying that both kids had a bad day and that the kids wanted to talk to me. I called to hear what happened and talked with Violet first. At school she threw a pencil…

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