We’re enjoying summer around here and keeping busy with fun trips and activities. This week Griffin, Reid, and Jenn headed to the zoo on World Giraffe Day (celebrating the longest necked animal on the longest day of the year). Finn fed the giraffe’s and they had a few hours of fun exploring the zoo. Giraffe’s are Jenn’s favorite animal (she even has a lovey on her dashboard!) and she wore a cute giraffe shirt for their adventure :).
Each year the Powell Festival seems to be up against summer storms! This year is no different and we didn’t think we were going to venture out. Even though the skies were looking iffy we decided to go for it and had a blast! It had rained so much during the week the kids activities area where they have numerous inflatables and fun things for kids was an absolute mess! Deep tire ruts in the grass from where the entertainment trucks drove in to get their activities setup. We didn’t even venture off the path back there but rather Finn had a go at the trampoline for a few minutes which he seemed to enjoy just as much. It turned out to be a beautiful night and we were glad to have gone.
Baseball games continue on Saturday morning. It’s nice to get up and have some time at our house in the morning and then head out to the ball field for some fun.
I put this picture in, even though it is blurry, as it perfectly captures Reid’s expression when he is getting tired and wants his paci. He takes his finger and puts it up to his lip and just babbles a bit, all while making his sad eyes and scrunching his forehead.
And here is a picture of Rowan from when he was 10 months old. He and Reid definitely share many similarities!
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September 13, 2015 & Preschool!
What a week we’ve had! It’s going to be a bit of picture overload this week.
On Monday we enjoyed a lazy start to our holiday by reading books and lounging around for a bit in the morning. Finn loves to come in our room in the mornings and watch a “show” (aka Sesame Street or Dino Train). Later that day Our friends at New City Church were having a Labor Day picnic entitled NEW CITY SMOKE. Kevin ventured over late in the morning to check in with James as he was smoking all kinds of meats in a smoker that the church built. There was So. Much. Meat. Kevin ended up staying all afternoon and evening assisting James with the smoking shenanigans. There was chicken, sausage, brisket, and pork shoulder and people brought a million sides and desserts! They have a really fun setup for events and later that evening they showed the Ohio State versus Virginia Tech football game on the projector in their back yard. Finn and I joined Kevin early in the evening for a fun time of play and dinner. There was face painting, bouncy houses, and various balls that Finn had fun picking up and running with!
On Wednesday Finn began his new adventures at preschool! He had a great first day. Kevin and I walked in to the building and showed him where to put his lunch bag in the bin outside of his classroom. Then we waited outside his room while they wrote his name on a sticker. Next thing we knew his teacher opened the door, he walked right in, and didn’t even look back! We honestly didn’t even give him a hug or say an official goodbye! His teacher, Amie, waved and winked at us and said “bye bye!” – and that was it! He did great. Pardon my brag moment, but I must say, it warmed my heart when I picked him up and as I told another teacher at the door who I was there to pick up she replied with “oh, he is so smart! I read a book with him today and he is a smart boy!”. She then asked me if he is 3 and I said no, he’s almost 2 1/2 she seemed kind of surprised. We’re certainly blessed with this little man.
I know it’s crazy, but I took a photo of his lunch and let me tell you, every last bit of what was in his yumbox was eaten other than one slice of apple and he hadn’t eaten part of his melon and cucumber in his other container. He ate two pepperoni and cheese sandwiches, 4 crackers, bunny graham crackers, 2 dried, apricots, chocolate covered raisins, and 2 apple slices. However, as soon as we got in the car and saw that we opened his lunch box (to see what he’d eaten) he proceeded to ask for his melon/cucumber and ate the rest of it in the car! Once we started driving he asked where we were going and when I told him we were going home he replied that he didn’t want to go home. I asked where he would rather go and he said “the ice teem place”. Sure enough, we made a stop at Graeters on our way home and he ate that too!
And then Finn saw his shadow so he pointed to it in the parking lot 🙂
Greta and Rowan started school on Wednesday too! Finn and Greta will be in the same class together 🙂
When we picked Finn up we peeked through the window in the door and saw him sitting next to Greta listening to Miss Amie read a book! He was so excited when he saw us he ran up to the door to leave. Saturday was a fun play day for me and Finn and a busy workday for dad and Grandpa! Here is part 2 of picture overload. Finn was having so much fun hitting the baseball and “running the bases” that I just kept snapping pics. He crouches down into a squatty position and runs as fast as he can all while making this silly face scrunching his nose. It was a fun afternoon of driving his car, blowing bubbles, and playing baseball.
No worries, this is Finn sliding into the base (not falling, he actually gently lands on the ground!). This kid cracks us up. We haven’t taught him to do that – I think it’s just from going to the Clippers games!
And a couple of the outdoors on this lovely day.
And here is a before and after of Kevin’s busy workday! He and his dad put up the new single garage door on Saturday, and Kevin put up the double door on Sunday with some help from Chris and our neighbor Brian. It looks super nice and we are glad to have nice new doors 🙂Sunday after church Jaime treated me to a lovely girls day that began with a tasty lunch at The Rusty Bucket followed by a manicure, pedicure, and a massage! It was a lovely day of pampering and catching up. She also gave me the lovely gift from her and my college friends Kim and Amy. It is a remembrance necklace that they had made for me from the flower arrangement my parents gave us for Nathan’s memorial service. It has a white bead that represents Nathan’s life in Heaven and one red bead on each side, which represent me and Kevin. It is a special gift and I’m so thankful for such good friends.
And this one is super cute. Finn has been picking out his outfits lately and Saturday afternoon we were in his room and he said he couldn’t reach his shirt. I asked him which one he wanted and he said the “doggy” one, which actually is an OU Bobcat shirt that has pawprints down the arm. Super cute!
August 30, 2015
Finn is seeming more and more adventurous when we are out and about or in larger group situations. This week he wanted to walk down the stairs by himself while we were watching the Clippers play at Huntington Park. He’s really cute about it as he regularly turns around to see how far away he is and he will usually say a thing or two. But he ends up going a bit further each time. This game he had a pretzel as his “special treat” and he devoured that thing!
We stopped after swim lessons to watch some loaders, dump trucks, and bull dozers up close and personal. Finn thought it was great and loved just watching the construction workers operate the machinery. One of them even waved to Griffin, which he thought was so neat.
Finn also helped me pick a bunch of things this week from the garden. We had a nice variety of Kaleidoscope carrots (long and colorful) and Short & Sweet carrots (the stubby orange ones) along with a handful of onions and tomatoes. They are so pretty and colorful but I’ve yet to make anything with them. I’m thinking I’ll make a beef stew 🙂 We have been regularly eating the cucumbers we’ve harvested each week.