Tuesday, September 15, 2015

Five Alarm Fire


On the field trip to the fire station last week, Noah got the chance to work the fire hose!

Five Alarm Fire


On the field trip to the fire station last week, Noah got the chance to work the fire hose!

Monday, September 14, 2015

Used Car

It may be just about time to trade this car in for something else.  The garage sale is just around the corner.  As for the ear protection....we simply do not know.

Used Car

It may be just about time to trade this car in for something else.  The garage sale is just around the corner.  As for the ear protection....we simply do not know.

Thursday, September 3, 2015

Breakfast Tacos

They are not just for breakfast anymore.  We have resorted to making a dozen or so at a time.  They don't last long.  We may have to ramp up to make a gross at a time in the near future.

Breakfast Tacos

They are not just for breakfast anymore.  We have resorted to making a dozen or so at a time.  They don't last long.  We may have to ramp up to make a gross at a time in the near future.

Wednesday, September 2, 2015

Thinkery

Noah's favorite part of the Saturday afternoon trip.  He could build a track on the wall with all the movable pieces and test it by running a ball through his creation.

Thinkery

Noah's favorite part of the Saturday afternoon trip.  He could build a track on the wall with all the movable pieces and test it by running a ball through his creation.

Tuesday, September 1, 2015

Jumpoline Redux

It was Ryder's birthday on Saturday.  He turned six years old and the party was at Jumpoline.  This is the same place that we celebrated Noah's fifth birthday two months ago.  Noah and Ryder are in the same Kindergarten class this fall with Ms. Kirkpatrick at Hyde Park.  

Most of the time, it's hard to tell whether the kids are going to eat or not at lunch and dinner.  This meal was no exception.  They were having pizza and cupcakes so the odds were in our favor (editors note: apparently birthday cakes were phased-out years ago near as we can tell). 

The pizza was passed around, Happy Birthday was sung, cupcakes were devoured and the kids headed straight back to the trampolines and inflatables.  Noah and Joshua both passed on cupcakes for reasons unknown and headed straight for more fun (editors note: we think they wanted a traditional birthday cake).  Jacob, meanwhile, was hard at work dissecting and consuming his cupcake.      


About ten minutes later, there was no sign of any kids, plates, cups, crumbs, etc.  The kids had all headed out to play.  Jacob had other ideas though.  He decided to have another piece of pizza and savor his meal.  We admire his independence, eating prowess, and the fact that he is secure enough in himself that he doesn't have to follow the heard!  Everyone had a good chuckle.  Go Jacob!



Jumpoline Redux

It was Ryder's birthday on Saturday.  He turned six years old and the party was at Jumpoline.  This is the same place that we celebrated Noah's fifth birthday two months ago.  Noah and Ryder are in the same Kindergarten class this fall with Ms. Kirkpatrick at Hyde Park.  

Most of the time, it's hard to tell whether the kids are going to eat or not at lunch and dinner.  This meal was no exception.  They were having pizza and cupcakes so the odds were in our favor (editors note: apparently birthday cakes were phased-out years ago near as we can tell). 

The pizza was passed around, Happy Birthday was sung, cupcakes were devoured and the kids headed straight back to the trampolines and inflatables.  Noah and Joshua both passed on cupcakes for reasons unknown and headed straight for more fun (editors note: we think they wanted a traditional birthday cake).  Jacob, meanwhile, was hard at work dissecting and consuming his cupcake.      


About ten minutes later, there was no sign of any kids, plates, cups, crumbs, etc.  The kids had all headed out to play.  Jacob had other ideas though.  He decided to have another piece of pizza and savor his meal.  We admire his independence, eating prowess, and the fact that he is secure enough in himself that he doesn't have to follow the heard!  Everyone had a good chuckle.  Go Jacob!



Sunday, August 30, 2015

5:17 AM

Yes.....5:17 AM.  That was when the pitter patter of young feet were heard on the hardwood floor on Saturday morning.  In isolation this is manageable; however, for at least the last week to ten days, this has been the norm.  Sunday morning did bring some relief....he didn't decide to get up until 5:26. 

Apparently, everything is cyclical.