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August 5, 2018

We’ve had another week of summer fun around here including the season’s last baseball game for Finn. Grandma and Grandpa Beilstein came down and watched him play. It was actually one of the best games of the season with several great hits and plays by the kids. There was so much improvement between the first game and last. 

After the game we went home and had a bit of rest before heading to the annual Dublin Irish Festival. It was a H-O-T one this year. So hot. We met up with a few of our neighbors and basically hung out in the kids play zone for a few hours enjoying conversation along with some food and drinks. We ran in to several people from NPC there too so it was nice to see familiar faces. Griffin went from inflatable to inflatable and worked in many sports activities too. He was really great at the football throw and gave a shot at kicking, which is pretty hard! On Sunday we headed downtown Big City to see the Clippers play. Again, another super hot day, but thankfully our seats were in the shade and there were very few people around us so we had plenty of room to spread out. Reid did really well and spent time cruising down our aisleway. It was Family Fun day where the kids and parents can run the bases at the end of the game. Griffin and Reid (with Kevin’s help) rounded all four :).  Some of these are kind of fuzzy (not sure I’ll ever be a great photographer) but they serve as good reminders of what our typical days are like at home. The loft is really a great playspace with the carpeted floors and all of the kids toys in one place. The boys like to play with each other and Lily and Brutus often get in on the fun together too – both with each other and with the kids. Brutus tries so hard to get everyone to play with him often bringing things he know he shouldn’t have! Griffin had a dentist appointment this week where he got two fillings (a milestone I’d rather not have had at this age!). He did so great! They have a tv overhead so he happily watched a show while Dr. Nick worked quickly – we were done in 25 minutes. This practice is certainly efficient (and not inexpensive since we don’t have dental insurance for the boys or me. The used both laughing gas and novocaine – the mask helped to act as a shield where Finn couldn’t really see what was happening so I don’t even think he knew that he was being given a shot here! Afterwards we went to Bob Evans and had a tasty breakfast before I went in to work. Griffin was SO SAD that he couldn’t go with me to work that he cried for probably 10 minutes, just begging to go with me and “work” in my office with me. Poor guy, I was so tempted to take him with me – but I offered a movie at home and he took me up on that instead. He continues to do really well at swim lessons. It’s fun to see his confidence grow each week – just look at his launch off the side.  George, Fred, and I took a trip this week up to Corso’s in Castalia, OH to see their shipping process in action. We are seriously considering changing our shipping process from a pull by order pick to a “batch pull” pick system where we pick 3-4 trucks at a time. We’ve been looking in to this process since last fall as it is one that would require a new shipping and supermarket-concept facility. Corso’s is very different from Millcreek as they service box stores (Lowe’s and Home Depot) and grow a very limited number of sizes, they have order minimums of shelf quantities, etc., but to see the process in action and view their setup was very helpful. It gave us many ideas and much to talk about!

July 15, 2018

It’s been another week full of fun and adventure as we prepare to go on vacation in a couple of days! This week it was VBS: Mission Unstoppable at church. This was Finn’s second year going and he had a great time! I was able to take him in the mornings and witness some of the fun they have each day. He really loves all of the songs and activities that they do all week.  Griffin has been doing really well at his swim lessons each week. He’s getting more and more comfortable in the water. This week when he exited the pool area he was carrying a card that said “I graduated today!” He is moving on to Level 4, Sea Horses! He was so excited. We’ve also been having dance parties in the evenings at home. Here you can check out some moves of Finn and Reid. It’s a bit long, but I love to see their personalities come out as they dance. 

It’s been a warm one this week, which means cool treats and inside time too. Kevin and I have been fortunate to have Jenn stay late one evening each week for a “date night”. So she has a fun night at home with the kids also, which this week was a movie and popcorn night with Finn after Reid went to bed.

On Friday Mom came down and treated the girls to our annual pre-vacation pedicure! We went to Elli Nail Spa in Powell and then enjoyed a tasty dinner at Local Roots followed by dessert at Graeter’s.  Yummers.  Full belly, full heart! And check out this awesome smile. Who knew spaghetti o’s and meat balls could make someone so happy, lol!

This Sunday at Finn’s baseball game Kevin pitched when Finn was up to bat. It’s not the best video (you’ll hear Reid fussing and I missed the arc of the hit!) but you get the idea. Just one for the memory books for later.

July 1, 2018

For a little more than a month now Finn has been going to Aqua Tots Swim School for two lessons each week, one on Monday and the other on Tuesday. His first few lessons he was pretty timid in the water and not very confident. This week you can really tell how much progress he has made! Can you find him in the photo below? Yep, that’s him, completely submerged under the water. That’s a big deal for this kiddo who initially didn’t want to get anything more than his chin wet! He is doing GREAT! And yep, another trip to Graeter’s for me and this one. I mean, come on, when they release a summer “bonus” flavor that is peppermint ice cream with chocolate chips – how could we not go see if we liked it? Oh. my. word.  This one. Nearly everyday there is something about this kid that cracks me up. This particular day it was time to hop in the shower so I asked him to head up to get undressed. He usually puts his dirty clothes in our dirty clothes basket in our closet. When I went upstairs to get him started in the shower I saw this! This silly boy got a purse and some shoes of mine (in the closet where the hamper is) and was modeling for me, lol. Certainly these photos will be shown for years to come.  And then there is this one. He. loves. to. sleep. And he is really good at it too! And it makes him happy. Well, not always happy, but he’s usually happy to go take a nap! Jenn and Griffin had a fun rainy-day morning of making pancakes this week (including some with chocolate chips!). Yummers.  This year the  “spring celebration – yay we made it through another spring season” party was a Columbus Clippers game downtown at Huntington Park. As it turns out, it wasn’t a very popular (aka well-attended) event for our staff. I guess some don’t like baseball or to drive that far :(. Well, those of us that went had a great time! We even had our name on the monitor.  Uncle Andy and Aunt Amy invited us to go swimming this weekend. Unfortunately, Reid had been to the doctor on Friday and was diagnosed with enterovirus. So we didn’t feel it appropriate for him to go! Kevin stayed home with Reid and Finn and I headed to church to work in the nursery and then for an afternoon of pool fun. We haven’t been to the Dublin Pools before – they are a treat! You can tell Finn is gaining confidence in the water. Even from the beginning of our day to the end – he was far more adventurous in the pool. Thanks to Uncle Andy for snapping some pics.  Griffin is so happy to play with Reid and be a big brother. He’s enjoying helping him learn to walk too. 

July 1st marks my 20 year work anniversary at Millcreek. This year, prior to my annual review, I reviewed my entire employee file. As you can imagine it’s pretty thick after 20 years! There were lots of things in there that were fun to review, including my original application for employment (a paper application, gasp!) from 1998 as well as my resume. Check out my hourly wage for my high school and college jobs!

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