Monday, November 4, 2013
Wednesday, October 16, 2013
Pumpkin Patch Field Trip
I went with Bug on their preschool field trip to Belvedere Farm. As always, the kids had a blast. We stayed after with his best friend to enjoy everything the farm had to offer. It was a really fun day!
Monday, August 12, 2013
Happy 7th Birthday Roo Bear
We celebrated Roo's 7th birthday this weekend. For his birthday on Friday we spent the day together as a family. We sang happy birthday to Roo first thing in the morning and let him open a few of his presents, and he was super excited that Bug gave him two Ultra Magnus Transformers that he has been wanting very badly!
We went to Wegman's for breakfast and let them each pick out what they wanted to eat. Then we went to the movies and saw Planes, which we all really enjoyed. After that we went over to Grandma and Grandpa's house and enjoyed cupcakes and more presents; a super awesome r/c speed boat he can drive on the lake. We stayed at their house for a bit and then went home and had dinner at the neighbors house. It was another dock building weekend so dinner was a good break for Daddy.
When we got home after dinner, Roo took a few phone calls from family members and enjoyed their happy birthday wishes. He opened his gift from Grammie and PopPop and was excited to see it was a Kreo Optimus Prime with trailer.
Roo woke up early on Saturday to begin construction of the trailer and we spent most of the day having fun inside. Once the men were done building the dock, the kids went swimming and Roo got to paddle in his new kayak we gave him for his birthday for the first time. He loved it! We had dinner at home and the excitement for his birthday party continued to build.
Roo got up early again on Sunday and continued building his Optimus Prime. He and Bug eagerly awaited for his birthday party to start and all his friends to show up. Once they did, it didn't take long before they were all enjoying the lake. It was raining in the morning but we really lucked out with a clear afternoon!
After the lake, the kids enjoyed pizza and cake and playing a bit. Then Roo opened his gifts and was so excited about everything his friends and family gave him. And he read every card out loud, he certainly wasn't reading last year!
He really had an awesome weekend and said it was his best birthday ever. We still can't believe he's 7 already! What happened to our little Roo Baby?! He's still our cute Roo Bear who we love with all our heart! Happy Birthday Roo Bear!!
We went to Wegman's for breakfast and let them each pick out what they wanted to eat. Then we went to the movies and saw Planes, which we all really enjoyed. After that we went over to Grandma and Grandpa's house and enjoyed cupcakes and more presents; a super awesome r/c speed boat he can drive on the lake. We stayed at their house for a bit and then went home and had dinner at the neighbors house. It was another dock building weekend so dinner was a good break for Daddy.
When we got home after dinner, Roo took a few phone calls from family members and enjoyed their happy birthday wishes. He opened his gift from Grammie and PopPop and was excited to see it was a Kreo Optimus Prime with trailer.
Roo woke up early on Saturday to begin construction of the trailer and we spent most of the day having fun inside. Once the men were done building the dock, the kids went swimming and Roo got to paddle in his new kayak we gave him for his birthday for the first time. He loved it! We had dinner at home and the excitement for his birthday party continued to build.
Roo got up early again on Sunday and continued building his Optimus Prime. He and Bug eagerly awaited for his birthday party to start and all his friends to show up. Once they did, it didn't take long before they were all enjoying the lake. It was raining in the morning but we really lucked out with a clear afternoon!
After the lake, the kids enjoyed pizza and cake and playing a bit. Then Roo opened his gifts and was so excited about everything his friends and family gave him. And he read every card out loud, he certainly wasn't reading last year!
He really had an awesome weekend and said it was his best birthday ever. We still can't believe he's 7 already! What happened to our little Roo Baby?! He's still our cute Roo Bear who we love with all our heart! Happy Birthday Roo Bear!!
Sunday, August 11, 2013
Little Orange Kayak
For Roo's birthday we got him an orange kayak. Daddy wasn't so sure about the idea at first but I insisted and Roo loves it. And so do all his friends. He loves it so much that he agreed that we should get one for Bug, we just need to figure out what color! Happy kayaking!
Friday, July 12, 2013
The Beach Incident
When we were at the beach last week we spent about half the day Thursday afternoon on the beach. The kids had fun darting through the waves and playing super hero games in the sand. At one point the kids approached the big hole of sand that was right next to the area we were sitting at. The big hole had shovels circled around it. There were no other kids around.
Roo, Bug and their two friends decided to dig the hole even bigger and use a couple shovels that were circiled around the hole that were theirs and a couple others that belonged to someone else.
As they were digging a few older kids approached and said that the hole was theirs. Roo offered to share the hole with them. They declined and insited that they were there first. Roo said that they were digging a boobie trap and they could help them dig. They declined again and insisted that the younger kids get out of their hole and dig in the smaller hole that was adjacent to the one they were digging in. Once again Roo said they could all dig together, or that the other kids could go dig in the adjacent hole.
You could tell the older kids were ready to pick a fight but Roo stood his ground and I think was perplexed at why someone wouldn't want to just share the really cool big hole with them. We didn't intervene, though I was ready to go mamma bear on the older kids, we tried to let the kids work it out.
The parents of the other kids came by and removed the older kids. Shortly after, the older kids came by and asked for all of their shovels back. That's one way to stop the younger kids digging in the big hole. That left our four kids with 2 big shovels and several small ones, which led to some disagreements that they eventually sorted out.
I was disappointed that the parents of the older kids didn't suggest that their kids just join in the fun. At one point an even older sibling was about to come over and try to regulate, but the parents held him back. In the end, most of that family and their shovels left shortly after taking their shovels back. There was a mean little girl who remained with her portion of the family and starting digging a tiny little hole with her shovel, all alone.
I'm really proud of how our kids, especially Roo handled this situation. I'm glad he didn't back down or try to fight either (it's not in his spirit to do that!). But the situation was still perplexing to me as an adult as I would have directed the kids to share the hole and shovels with the other kids; it's nature's sand and sharing is generally a good thing for people of any age.
Roo, Bug and their two friends decided to dig the hole even bigger and use a couple shovels that were circiled around the hole that were theirs and a couple others that belonged to someone else.
As they were digging a few older kids approached and said that the hole was theirs. Roo offered to share the hole with them. They declined and insited that they were there first. Roo said that they were digging a boobie trap and they could help them dig. They declined again and insisted that the younger kids get out of their hole and dig in the smaller hole that was adjacent to the one they were digging in. Once again Roo said they could all dig together, or that the other kids could go dig in the adjacent hole.
You could tell the older kids were ready to pick a fight but Roo stood his ground and I think was perplexed at why someone wouldn't want to just share the really cool big hole with them. We didn't intervene, though I was ready to go mamma bear on the older kids, we tried to let the kids work it out.
The parents of the other kids came by and removed the older kids. Shortly after, the older kids came by and asked for all of their shovels back. That's one way to stop the younger kids digging in the big hole. That left our four kids with 2 big shovels and several small ones, which led to some disagreements that they eventually sorted out.
I was disappointed that the parents of the older kids didn't suggest that their kids just join in the fun. At one point an even older sibling was about to come over and try to regulate, but the parents held him back. In the end, most of that family and their shovels left shortly after taking their shovels back. There was a mean little girl who remained with her portion of the family and starting digging a tiny little hole with her shovel, all alone.
I'm really proud of how our kids, especially Roo handled this situation. I'm glad he didn't back down or try to fight either (it's not in his spirit to do that!). But the situation was still perplexing to me as an adult as I would have directed the kids to share the hole and shovels with the other kids; it's nature's sand and sharing is generally a good thing for people of any age.
Thursday, July 11, 2013
Keeping Up With The Blog
For some reason it seems more difficult to keep up with the blog these days. I'm not quite sure why, but it is. Looks like I haven't written anything since May, but looking back on my cell phone pics today, all sorts of fun has been happening since then. Maybe I'll have enough time to go back and update, maybe not, but I can at least write about some of it now, while I'm taking the time to update the blog!
It was fun looking through all the pictures on my phone. I had several from the Fun Run at Roo's school. They had a fundraiser that culmunated with the kids running a mile. Family members gave Roo pledges for his laps and he ran all 26, a few more since he finished before the end time and was having fun running. He was pretty serious and it was really fun to watch him. He'll probably enjoy running as he gets older and can join the running club at his school.
Both boys really enjoyed baseball. Bug was super competitive and very energetic at all of the games. Roo was quiet about it but picked it up very quickly and was one of the better players on his team.
In late May, Grammie and Papa came to town for a long weekend. Everyone enjoyed the visit and the kids loved seeing their family.
Roo graduated Kindergarten and had a wonderful school year. His teacher was very happy with his progress and we couldn't be more proud. Hard to believe he's going into first grade!
We've had a few fun get togethers with some of our friends. We've been over to some of their houses and they've come over to ours and the kids all have a wonderful time playing while the parents all enjoy each others company. It's really nice that we live in an area where we work and socialize with the parents of our kids friends and that we all live nearby. I'm grateful that we decided to stay in this area and have been making such great friends.
Bug has started swim lessons again and is making good progress. We really love his swim instructor, she's the same instructor that taught Roo to swim. She's great with him and you can see him getting over his fear of the water and getting more excited about learning to swim. We're not sure if he'll ever want to swim competitively like Roo does, but just learning to swim and being more comfortable around the water is great!
Roo is swimming on a summer swim team and is learning a ton. He is having so much fun swimming and at the meets and it's great to watch his progress. He's a fish!
We went on vacation to Ocean City last week and had a good week. The boys loved playing with their friends and we enjoyed some relaxation time. Bug got sick on Wednesday and the best option for him to be seen was at the ER. It was quick and easy and they gave him the appropriate meds. Roo caught the same illness when we got home and we used our furlough days to stay home with him. I think next year we'll do a long weekend in OC and hopefully resume our normal Maine vacation, or possibly visit a different National Park out West, we'll see!
Other than that, Daddy has a torn miniscus and needs to have surgery, which will wait until I have surgery in the next couple of weeks. I'm not thrilled about the surgery but it seems to be the only way to solve the issues I'm having, just not what I planned on at 35. We are grateful it is nothing worse and that we already had kids! After all of that, Daddy will still need to have his hernia repaired, perhaps they can do both at the same time for him! Hopefully by the holidays we'll have a couple of days to take off with the kids, but until then we'll be at work!
And finally, we are building a dock! This will be so fun when it's complete. And it's a fantastic furolough project for Daddy and the boys and whatever friends want to come over and help us build it! Can't wait to see the end result, and hopefully it doesn't sink :)
It was fun looking through all the pictures on my phone. I had several from the Fun Run at Roo's school. They had a fundraiser that culmunated with the kids running a mile. Family members gave Roo pledges for his laps and he ran all 26, a few more since he finished before the end time and was having fun running. He was pretty serious and it was really fun to watch him. He'll probably enjoy running as he gets older and can join the running club at his school.
Both boys really enjoyed baseball. Bug was super competitive and very energetic at all of the games. Roo was quiet about it but picked it up very quickly and was one of the better players on his team.
In late May, Grammie and Papa came to town for a long weekend. Everyone enjoyed the visit and the kids loved seeing their family.
Roo graduated Kindergarten and had a wonderful school year. His teacher was very happy with his progress and we couldn't be more proud. Hard to believe he's going into first grade!
We've had a few fun get togethers with some of our friends. We've been over to some of their houses and they've come over to ours and the kids all have a wonderful time playing while the parents all enjoy each others company. It's really nice that we live in an area where we work and socialize with the parents of our kids friends and that we all live nearby. I'm grateful that we decided to stay in this area and have been making such great friends.
Bug has started swim lessons again and is making good progress. We really love his swim instructor, she's the same instructor that taught Roo to swim. She's great with him and you can see him getting over his fear of the water and getting more excited about learning to swim. We're not sure if he'll ever want to swim competitively like Roo does, but just learning to swim and being more comfortable around the water is great!
Roo is swimming on a summer swim team and is learning a ton. He is having so much fun swimming and at the meets and it's great to watch his progress. He's a fish!
We went on vacation to Ocean City last week and had a good week. The boys loved playing with their friends and we enjoyed some relaxation time. Bug got sick on Wednesday and the best option for him to be seen was at the ER. It was quick and easy and they gave him the appropriate meds. Roo caught the same illness when we got home and we used our furlough days to stay home with him. I think next year we'll do a long weekend in OC and hopefully resume our normal Maine vacation, or possibly visit a different National Park out West, we'll see!
Other than that, Daddy has a torn miniscus and needs to have surgery, which will wait until I have surgery in the next couple of weeks. I'm not thrilled about the surgery but it seems to be the only way to solve the issues I'm having, just not what I planned on at 35. We are grateful it is nothing worse and that we already had kids! After all of that, Daddy will still need to have his hernia repaired, perhaps they can do both at the same time for him! Hopefully by the holidays we'll have a couple of days to take off with the kids, but until then we'll be at work!
And finally, we are building a dock! This will be so fun when it's complete. And it's a fantastic furolough project for Daddy and the boys and whatever friends want to come over and help us build it! Can't wait to see the end result, and hopefully it doesn't sink :)
Friday, June 14, 2013
Kindergarten Graduation
Roo has officially finished kindergarten! We are so proud of him. He did so well this school year, he learned to read, his handwriting improved (for most of the year, the last month, that's a different story) and he loved learning math and using the computer. He is such a great kiddo and really enjoyed everything about school, except homework of course! Can't believe he'll be in 1st grade!
Monday, May 6, 2013
Great Train Race and Caboose Run
Yesterday the boys ran in the Great Train Race and Caboose Run. Roo participated in the 1 mile train race and did great. His time was 9:27 and finished 72 out of 175 or so kids, not too shabby for his first race. We were only able to get once practice run in since I wasn't feeling well at the end of the week, so our goal for next year is to teach him how to pace himself.
Bug ran in the caboose run which is a quarter of a mile. Daddy ran with him and held his hand for the hill portion to slow him down since he was running so fast. He was very proud to tell everyone that he ran faster than his daddy!
Both boys had a great time and it was a wonderful family morning!
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Bug ran in the caboose run which is a quarter of a mile. Daddy ran with him and held his hand for the hill portion to slow him down since he was running so fast. He was very proud to tell everyone that he ran faster than his daddy!
Both boys had a great time and it was a wonderful family morning!
Whoa....A Busy New Year!
I haven't posted a single post this year!! I think that means I earn a B-. We've been busy and I will hopefully be able to travel back in time to post pictures and stories of everything we've done so far this year.
We moved!
Roo's still swimming!
Both boys ran in a race!
Both boys are playing baseball!
Bug's finally taking swim lessons and loving them!
We moved!
I think that's good for now. Time to finish up a post from last year!
Happy 2013!
We moved!
Roo's still swimming!
Both boys ran in a race!
Both boys are playing baseball!
Bug's finally taking swim lessons and loving them!
We moved!
I think that's good for now. Time to finish up a post from last year!
Happy 2013!
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