We woke up early Saturday morning and decided to get busy marking things off our Summer Bucket List. First up – strawberry picking! It was a rather interesting experience with TONS of people and the farm moved people through kind of like herding cattle. But, we picked an two full buckets of strawberries in a short amount of time. They also had baby cows there that you could pet, though they were mostly just sleeping.
After strawberry picking we picked up Charlotte and headed back to our house. We changed our clothes, left Reid napping with Charlotte, and took Griffin to the Memorial Tournament in Dublin. It was a sunny, beautiful afternoon. A great day for watching golf. Griffin got a couple of autographs and got to see Tiger Woods pretty close (he’s the golfer in the pic below atop Griffin’s head).
Sunday was the last flag football game of the season, which this year they got to play at Jerome High School football field in Dublin. Reid loved exploring the bleachers and tackling Daddy on the sidelines.
Late Sunday afternoon Kevin and I headed out on a date night. First stop, Wheelie Fun Bicycle shop in Powell where we got Griffin a new bike. He’s been needing a bigger bike for awhile and it was fun to pick one out and bring it home as a surprise! We enjoyed time at Nocterra and Koble in Powell and we also walked around Powell and checked out the new building and development that is going on.
Monday morning Griffin started Soccer Camp, through Locker Soccer in Powell that was held at Library Park right around the corner from our house. He had so much fun! After the first day they moved him up to the older kids group which provided him with a more challenging set of skills to learn. He came home each day telling us what he learned and how well he did. It was awesome, thanks Grandma and Grandpa Beilstein for sending Finn to soccer camp!
Mid-week this week Nocterra had the Columbus Zoo visit their beer garden. It was SO crowded but so cool to see some fun animals and so many families with young kids hanging out.
Over the weekend we went to the Duncan’s summer party in our neighborhood. Griffin was so excited to go fishing and ride the paddle boat out on the water. And Reid kept wanting to play their “baby” grand piano, lol. Later that night we read him his books on our porch and he asked if he could spend the night on the porch. We agreed he could (honestly I thought it wouldn’t last!) but he slept out there the entire night!
On Sunday we headed to Mansfield to celebrate Dad’s birthday along with Father’s Day. The kids enjoyed catching bubbles and playing outside. Do you see Griffin in the picture standing next to the hosta – that is the one named after him “Mighty Finn”! It’s a beauty! And then there is the ginormous hosta that he is standing essentially under in the driveway. Dad had been collecting plants from around the garden and his beds in preparation for heading to the Hosta Convention.
Next camp for the summer: Safety Town! They had several sessions, but the one we chose was put on by the Delaware County Sheriff’s Office and held just up the road at Liberty Middle School. Griffin learned so many things throughout the week. I was able to drop him off on my way to work and Haya picked him up. It was so cool to see what they were going to learn about each day. The list included – Day 1: Pedestrian, Bus, Bicycle Safety. Day 2: Electrical, Drug, Stranger Safety. Day 3: Fire Safety. Day 4: Gun, Outdoor, 9-1-1 Safety and Day 5: Friendly Sheriff, Water, Seat Belt Safety followed by Graduation where he was given a medal and they sang a few “safety” songs that they learned throughout the week.
I took the boys to the zoo and we explored a short bit, then ate our packed dinner and cooled off with ice cream before we left.
My latest snack invention: banana sushi sticks made of banana coins with a smidge of peanut butter, a raisin, and a pretzel stick. I’m trying to find new snack ideas that are more nutritous and more filling so they don’t want to eat e-v-e-r-y hour!
There is a newer cookie bakery in Powell called Mrs. Turbo’s Cookies so we stopped there for a sweet treat one evening. It’s a cute 50’s themed bakery that has an eat-in counter.
We also checked out the new Dublin Library this week amid the pouring down rain. Griffin got his own library card and we checked out several books and signed up for the reading challenge this summer. Griffin, Reid, and Kevin also got their hair cut at Powell Hair Design, which is more like an old school barbershop in Powell. Griffin can barely fit in the car these days!
Here are a few odds and ends from the week including some artwork from Haya and Griffin, Lily and Brutes sharing the tiny closet space, and the progress on the dock pit at Millcreek at our new Facility.
