Last Sunday we hosted Ava's birthday party for her friends. Over the years, I've learned that it causes me too much stress to host a bunch of kids at our house, so when I suggested bowling to Ava, she jumped on it! We had a recommendation for a great place, somewhat close to home...and it was fun!
There were 10 kids there...they ate so much pizza and cake, and had a blast bowling together. G had never been bowling before and he came pretty close to getting the high score for the lane he was on!
Ava is also taking summer band, which means I'm working at home a few days a week so I can drive her there/pick her up for her band lessons. She's home with me during those days, and last Tuesday, the weather was fabulous, so she asked if we could take a walk when I was done working. We ended up at the neighborhood park, and it made me so happy to see her playing on the equipment. The kid in her isn't quite all gone yet!
Ava also gets nervous about bad weather that comes in, so when we had a storm role in last Thursday morning, Ava was quite happy that I was with her, so she could huddle in the office under TWO blankets as I was working. Luckily only rain followed this cloud, but it was moving so fast!
G's been doing pretty well...drop off at daycare has been a challenge for years. He gets a bit sensitive with people eating, and never wants people to watch him while he's eating, plus, he does not like seeing the food in peoples' mouths when they chew (can't say that I blame him.)
As a result, drop off is really rough, and it starts my day off on a bad note. I finally decided that while it was nice not to have to make the time to feed him breakfast here, our collective happiness level was more important. So, for the last week or so, he's been eating breakfast here in the morning, and 98% of the drop offs have been painless! It's well worth the 5 min that it takes me to make him breakfast. Overall, it means that he's having much better days at daycare. And that's good for everyone!
Friday night was family fun night in the neighborhood. Our neighbors who live 2 house down from us (on the backside) hosted a party for the families in the neighborhood. They grilled, we brought sides to share, and then we watched a few movies outside. It was so nice to finally chat with some of the neighbors that we had seen around, but hadn't officially met. Scott even joined in the fun, and met a few new guys in the 'hood. Ava pretty much knew all of the kids there, and G was happy to play with some new toys. It was a great way to kick off the weekend!
Yesterday, G and I went to a wedding reception for my good friend Chris. It was so nice to see some of my old co-workers and catch up with friends!
Since it was a busy weekend, we're enjoying laying low today, and just getting stuff done around the house. Yay for productive days!
There were 10 kids there...they ate so much pizza and cake, and had a blast bowling together. G had never been bowling before and he came pretty close to getting the high score for the lane he was on!
Ava is also taking summer band, which means I'm working at home a few days a week so I can drive her there/pick her up for her band lessons. She's home with me during those days, and last Tuesday, the weather was fabulous, so she asked if we could take a walk when I was done working. We ended up at the neighborhood park, and it made me so happy to see her playing on the equipment. The kid in her isn't quite all gone yet!
Ava also gets nervous about bad weather that comes in, so when we had a storm role in last Thursday morning, Ava was quite happy that I was with her, so she could huddle in the office under TWO blankets as I was working. Luckily only rain followed this cloud, but it was moving so fast!
G's been doing pretty well...drop off at daycare has been a challenge for years. He gets a bit sensitive with people eating, and never wants people to watch him while he's eating, plus, he does not like seeing the food in peoples' mouths when they chew (can't say that I blame him.)
As a result, drop off is really rough, and it starts my day off on a bad note. I finally decided that while it was nice not to have to make the time to feed him breakfast here, our collective happiness level was more important. So, for the last week or so, he's been eating breakfast here in the morning, and 98% of the drop offs have been painless! It's well worth the 5 min that it takes me to make him breakfast. Overall, it means that he's having much better days at daycare. And that's good for everyone!
Friday night was family fun night in the neighborhood. Our neighbors who live 2 house down from us (on the backside) hosted a party for the families in the neighborhood. They grilled, we brought sides to share, and then we watched a few movies outside. It was so nice to finally chat with some of the neighbors that we had seen around, but hadn't officially met. Scott even joined in the fun, and met a few new guys in the 'hood. Ava pretty much knew all of the kids there, and G was happy to play with some new toys. It was a great way to kick off the weekend!
Yesterday, G and I went to a wedding reception for my good friend Chris. It was so nice to see some of my old co-workers and catch up with friends!
Since it was a busy weekend, we're enjoying laying low today, and just getting stuff done around the house. Yay for productive days!
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