Go, Go, Goers!

I'm struggling to remember what we did this week...this weekend has been so good, so relaxing. Apparently, whatever happened last week is just a distant memory! I do recall that G had some extra visitors at daycare on Monday. Some with many feet, some with wings, and some with a shared DNA. A few weeks ago, we learned that the Bug Man from the zoo was going to bring in some creepy, crawly creatures. G hates bugs. A lot. The daycare kindly gave me a heads up so we could have extra support there for G. Thank goodness for Grandma Karen and Grandpa Doug! They were able to stop by and help wrangle some bugs and kids. And...I heard from several teachers that G did much better than expected! I also remember that we managed to sneak in a dinner out with the kids. We always split the seats where it's one parent/one kid per side of booth. But this week, G insisted that he sit by Ava. It was so odd to see both kids across from us. But, it was nice to actually sit by Sco...

Our week started off with Ava and I picking up our Arts Night winnings from last week. We won the 5th grade International Foods basket in the raffle, which means we have a ton of food that we normally wouldn't buy, but will let us all try new things! G and I already enjoyed some amazing Japanese chocolate panda cookies...I need to find more of those! It also came with a really nice wok, and two gift cards to restaurants in the area. Considering that we don't feel that we're super lucky with winning things, is was an amazing way to start our week! We had G's spring conferences on Wednesday night. In my mind, he's still my little baby, so when I hear about all of his accomplishments, I'm genuinely surprised! He's doing very well in his class, and is just a super sweet boy, all around. One area that he could work on is expressing his anger and frustration a bit better. But, he's three, so it's not a shock that he can't quite put it all into wo...

What a beautiful weather week...it's a sea of greens, pinks, and deep reds. The trees are bursting with color! Spring is such a short season. One day it's winter, the next day it's 80 degrees. I'm doing my best to notice and appreciate all of the beauty that comes in this shortened time  of year. Lovely trees on a path behind Ava's school - great contrast of colors I enjoyed a walk around a nearby lake at lunch this past week We had a good week...busy, fun, lots of good times spent together. Thursday was THE day, though. G's daycare hosted a Mother's Day breakfast, so I was able to start the day off on a good note and a full belly. At the same time, Ava was getting ready for the third grade track and field day. I wasn't able to go this year, but it sounds like she had a great time, and enjoyed the stilts and pogo sticks the best. To wrap up a fun day, we headed to Ava's school in the evening for Spring Art Night! There were fair ...

The week started off with snow, but ended with some beautiful, warm sunshine...I think spring is here, but I'm not 100% convinced yet. I hope the plants are, because we have purchased all of our garden plants, and I think Scott's planning on planting them today. We've got some new items that we've never planted before, so we'll see how it goes...we picked up broccoli, lettuce, rosemary, and strawberries, in addition to our standard fare of tomatoes, peppers, onions, basil, and chives. We may add some additional things (squash, cucumbers) once we see how the space is looking in the garden box. I'm going to wait a few weeks to plan out our flower gardens...our shasta daisies and wild grasses didn't come back from last year, so we'll need some perennial replacements, along with all of our potted annual flowers. Ava and Scott also planted a red pine sapling (courtesy of Red Pine Elementary) last Sunday. Scott's mowing the lawn right now, and I remind...