Monthly Archives: June 2015

June 14, 2015

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Ice cream can brighten any day, right? At least for a little bit. Finn really loved his funny faced sundae with sprinkles and I really loved watching his face light up when he got it.  We’ve made a fair number of trips to Graeter’s so far this summer, I must admit.

In other fun adventures Finn began his swim lessons this week! He had so much fun splashing around in the water. It is a tropical environment with warm waters – that’s for sure! He wasn’t super excited about water in his ears though 🙂  For his age group a parent must accompany the child to help them learn to swim and practice the various exercises. It brought back a lot of childhood memories for Kevin, who used to spend a great deal of time at the pool as a life guard. An extra bonus is all of Finn’s cousins are taking swim lessons at the same time and he is in the same class as Greta! The kiddos do fun exercises to get them comfortable in the water, including kicking, grabbing floating animals to learn to stretch their arms forward and then placing them in a basket, laying on their backs and using a mirror to look upwards in order to get them used to having water on their necks and head, etc. And at the end of each class there is a fun activity, which today was riding around in a canoe!DSC_0117DSC_0073 IMG_20150613_103324404 IMG_20150613_103542383 IMG_20150613_103700659 IMG_20150613_103728094 DSC_0075 DSC_0078 DSC_0083 DSC_0085 DSC_0088 DSC_0090 DSC_0095 DSC_0096 DSC_0099 DSC_0101 DSC_0102 DSC_0104 DSC_0108 DSC_0109 DSC_0111

After swim lessons we went to pick strawberries at Hann Farms just south of Columbus. Despite the season being almost over we were able to pick a good number of strawberries in our short visit. It was a super hot afternoon!DSC_0141 DSC_0119 DSC_0120 DSC_0121 DSC_0122 DSC_0123 DSC_0127 DSC_0130 DSC_0134 DSC_0135 DSC_0136 DSC_0140Another of my favorites peeking in on Griffin sleeping. Literally, every night when we put him to bed he wants two animals on each side (doggy and fishy are always opposite, monster and elephant too) and to be covered up with his blue blanket. I often find him hugging his animals when I check on him.IMG_20150611_233826741And on this night he wanted to read Lily a story, give her one of his fishes, and share his doggy and blanket. He really has the sweetest, caring temperament. He regularly wants to share his toys and food with his friends and family 🙂 IMG_20150613_191751515_HDRIMG_20150613_191806561IMG_20150613_191824881IMG_20150613_191953723IMG_20150613_192055635IMG_20150613_192234536

 

And he went on a fun adventure to a castle park in Upper Arlington earlier this week where he worked up a big sweat pushing logs on the grass!photophoto(1)photo(2)photo(3)

June 7, 2015

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20150606_205837-1Griffin and I tagged along with Daddy to the Crew Game this night and amongst other items like a hot dog and popcorn, Finn had his first taste of cotton candy.  I wish we could have captured his cute little face when he took his first bite. He lit up like a flashlight and was pretty excited. He said it was so “yummy”.  I used to love cotton candy when I was little. The apple doesn’t fall far from the tree – isn’t that how it goes?

Other adventures this week were a couple of hours on Sunday at the Memorial Golf Tournament at Muirfield. It was a really warm afternoon and Finn went with us. We spent most of our time near the green on 14. We had a nice little spot and watched several golfers come through. Finn is so observant and really loves to clap. Even without prompting after the golfer would make his shot and others would begin clapping, he just perked right up and started clapping too. So cute. IMG_20150607_133533313 IMG_20150607_133556038After the tournament we headed to Mansfield to celebrate dad’s birthday with a cookout with the rest of the family. We tooled around the yard a bit and across the bridge to check out grandpa’s plants. And of course, we had an ice cream cake from DQ – it’s almost a yearly tradition on dad’s birthday! Finn, Graham, and Rowan enjoyed “helping” open gifts and sampling the frosting. DSC_0048 DSC_0051 DSC_0055 DSC_0056 DSC_0058 DSC_0059 DSC_0067 DSC_0070 DSC_0071Kevin and I used to spend a lot of time downtown when he lived there and we were dating. I took Finn down to meet Kevin one night for dinner on the patio at the Elevator. We got super lucky and made it to our car just prior to a ginormous rain storm.  I mean there was flooding on 315 on our way home! We all had fun though, and Finn wanted to get down and smell the flowers near our table for a short bit. IMG_20150605_205319497And here are a couple of highlights of Finn playing with Lily. He talks her into coming everywhere we go in the house, or in the yard.  Though she doesn’t always listen without adult coercion 🙂 This night I snapped a few phone pics of him laying down in the hallway talking to her. Before long he wanted to get his blankie and cover her up for her nap. He’s a really good caretaker!IMG_20150606_181149090 IMG_20150606_181415138 IMG_20150606_181419349