Well, this was a big week as Finn wrapped up his first year of pre-school as a Guppy! He really enjoyed school this year. He like going to the “muscle room” to play, the art work, being around the other kids. Yikes, 8 months are gone in a flash. His last day was on a Wednesday, and fortunately, I was able to take the day off work. I took Finn to school, picked him up, and we headed downtown big city to have lunch with Daddy at our place Si Senor. We also walked around the city a bit and walked Daddy back to his work building. We explored around inside a bit too, there is a really nice atrium that connects the buildings, and Finn had an ice cream treat. 
Earlier in the week Debbie was off for a couple of days, so my sister was kind enough to watch Griffin on Monday. She picked him up from pre-school, along with the other kiddos and they had a fun afternoon playing in bear-suits and being silly. My mom came down later that night and we had dinner and then headed to Graeter’s for dessert, of course! Then on Tuesday mom stayed home and played with Finn for the day. Super thankful our families are always helping us when we need it!
Tuesday was also Finn’s last soccer lesson for this session. He really loved running around and learning a bit about soccer. They also work on motor skills, listening, and various athletic skills too. Some of these photos are fuzzy, but they show him having fun nonetheless. And at the last lesson Kevin went out and played a game of “sharks and minnows” at the end of the class. It was a beautiful night so we celebrated with dinner on the patio at Liberty Tavern, where Finn likes to get his picture taken next to the Statue of Liberty. 
We’ve been playing outside a fair bit lately since the weather has been so nice. Finn was hitting balls off the tee and after a bit we decided to pitch to him. He has a really solid swing (and an accurate throw for his age too!) and made contact several times with the ball. I took a video and he missed the ball the first video I shot, so I figured I would take another. And here is what happened:
Kevin was fine, Finn was pretty concerned and stood there like a statue for a minute until we told him it was OK and that Daddy was fine. For the next several night during prayers Finn would pray “thank you for Daddy not getting hurt and next time maybe he covers his face or gets out of the way”. We’ve considered submitting to America’s Funniest Home Videos…… 🙂
I have a ton of photos like this on my phone. Griffin just loves laying next to Lils (pronounced “yils”). Lily, not always so much, but she puts up with it. She often turns her head and faces the wall underneath the white bed in Finn’s room. But on this night they were making faces at each other. 
The zoo was a fun spot this week as well as making some artwork at home. check out Finn’s x-ray of his arm and his community helpers artwork. I love that Debbie writes down what Finn thinks each of the helpers do – pretty cute. 
On Saturday, I was actually able to get out of work after only a half day! So Finn and I met up with the Bethune’s for some afternoon fun at COSI, followed by my first trip to Fox in the Snow Cafe. Although we arrived pretty close to closing, it was delish!
And on Sunday, we had family in town as Brett, Missy, Sebastian and Alexis visited us on a very cool spring day. We adventured downtown to the Clippers Baseball Game. It was a family fun day – so at the end of the game the kids and families get to run the bases. The last time Finn did it he was about 4 or 5 months old and Kevin ran with him, swooping him down to touch each base. Alexis and Sebastian ran with him, and Kevin followed behind filming a video. Brett sent me the video below – which includes Kevin filming the video :). It was a fun afternoon followed by a cookout at our house afterwards. 
Finn loves being a helper, so he and Kevin each bring up a rolling bin after the trash man has taken away our waste!
Powell’s Touch a Truck was this week too, so it was a perfect fit for learning all about policeman, firemen, doctors, and such. 
And a fun trip to the zoo where Finn saw a playful kangaroo up close and personal!
I was able to break away from work to go to Finn’s Mommy and Me day at pre-school. He was so excited to have me there with him. He took me around to all of the toys he likes to play with and we shared a quick little muffin together. It was a short time, but it was so nice to go!
Our beans started out like this early in the week and by Sunday we were ready to plant! 
Mother’s Day was a beautiful day. We spent the morning taking all of our plants outside and planting many of them in the garden. Finn loves to dig the holes and play in the dirt. We planted pumpkins, mini pumpkins, cucumbers, zucchini, beans, and watermelon. 
Later that morning we headed to Mansfield for an early afternoon visit and brunch with my Mom for Mother’s day. The Bethune’s were there too and we had a fun-filled afternoon of adventure throughout Grandma and Grandpa’s gardens, a trip to the Gorman Nature Center, and the finale at Dairy Queen – of course!
