We took the boat out last night for a nice ride to see the fall colors. It was a beautiful evening. The kids had a lot of fun. They were a little confused that they didn’t get to swim but we convinced them next year when it was LOTS warmer water we would be back for swimming!
Thursday, October 6, 2011
Micali’s Artwork
So we got the 1st NOTE….”just to let you know” kind of note. Micali had her first rough day at school today. She ripped her friend’s napkin and so the teacher traded Micali’s nice napkin and gave Micali the ripped one. She of course wasn’t happy about that so she cried and refused to eat her snack. Sat and cried some more instead of doing her phonics worksheet and wouldn’t apologize. By lunch she was happy again and told her friend she was sorry. Tonight after dinner we had to do her homework she didn’t do in class. She was embarrassed and had a hard time telling me about it when I asked her about the note from the teacher.
On another note from school Micali has been busy making lots of cute stuff:
Cute Pictures for Aunt KayKay and Aunt Kendra
Because you are both having withdrawals from my cute kiddos I thought I would post pictures of you to enjoy. Abigail’s hair is getting long, Eli is getting tall and of course they are both still pretty stinking cute!
Bad Dog Marley!
I love having a dog and watching the kids interact with him. He is really gentle with them and tries to be careful around them. When we go Marley he was suppose to be able to be in a nice fenced in yard and be able to run free. Well with all the plan changing this summer that didn’t work and he has been tied up. He actually had a freedom for a few weeks here at Grandma and Grandpa’s house but then he learned to climb and jump over their chain-link fence. The kids loved it when he was off his chain and he could just look in the back door at them. He has ruined the back yard and dug holes around the trees. I think Grandpa will be glad to see him go to his own home!
Sunday, October 2, 2011
Abigail is WALKING!!!
She started walking over Labor day weekend and is non-stop now. It is so fun to see her chasing after Eli and Micali.
My Big Kindergartner
Micali getting on the bus her first day of school.
A couple other pictures from mornings she was getting ready to leave.
It has been fun seeing Micali’s work and hearing all the stories from her day.
It is great to see her little handwriting all over all sorts of papers.
Thursday, September 8, 2011
Dow Gardens
This is a really fun kid-friendly place here in Midland (our current place of residence). We will soon be moving to Bay City- only about 25 minutes away- where Luke is working and Micali is going to school.
We are in Michigan!
The best news to share is that Luke got a job. We arrived in Michigan on Sunday July 31st. That Wednesday, August 3rd was his first interview. The following day he got called back for a 2nd interview and was offered the job. We were SO excited and feel so blessed. He is at Bangor Township Schools and is the Asst. Principal at John Glenn High School. We thought we would have more of a summer vacation once we got here. Having a job is a much better alternative though. His brothers and dad were hoping that he wouldn’t have anything to do we we got here so that he could help them on some projects.
Moving Week
Our make-shift dining table---it worked and Micali was more pleased with that then putting her plate just on the floor.
Eli napping in our room. He finally fell asleep with help from the ipad. Poor sick baby.
Campout in the living room after all the beds were loaded in the truck. Micali was trying to fake being asleep.
Eli with his last treasures he kept out for the roadtrip.
All our possessions packed tightly in a 16ft trailer. Luke has AWESOME packing skills.
Micali all ready for her LONG drive in the truck with Daddy. She was so excited to be in the big truck. We thought she might get bored without movies to watch but she did a great job entertaining herself and keeping Daddy company.
I didn’t get a picture of the PACKED van but we were pretty full too. I had Eli, Abigail and Marley to keep me company!
A picture out the back door before leaving. We sure are missing those moutains but enjoying all the trees here in MI.
---Notes from the trip---
We left Thursday morning July 28th. We actually didn’t leave until about 12:30 due to the “last few things” being A LOT more than we expected once we got it all into the same space. Our great friends the Chadwicks even came by and offered to clean for us to get us out quicker.
That night we drove until just past Denver. About 7 hours of driving in. The kids traveled well.
The next day we went from Denver to Lincoln, NE. Not sure how many hours but we took it easier this day and stopped early to enjoy some time in the pool. We also got some Benadryl for Eli and Abigail—to help them sleep. They had terrible runny noses so it helped dry them out a little and they slept SOUNDLY. It was such a relief to a very TIRED mom and dad.
From Lincoln, NE to St. Joe, MI was a LONG day. We intended to stop around Chicago but got stopped in traffic then could find an open hotel for MILES and MILES. A good friend of Luke’s from high school was so kind to open his home to us late in the night so we didn’t have to keep driving late into the night with very grumpy little ones.
Sunday morning we got a late start and only had 3 hours left to get to Jared’s house where we unloaded the stuff into their garage.
We got settled Sunday evening and the kids were so excited to be at Grandma and Grandpa’s house. They had been asking since we left Monticello where our new home was.
They are loving it here and really adjusting well.
Micali’s Birthday Cake
One of the last thing we did before leaving Monticello was finally have Micali’s birthday cake. She was so sweet and patient to wait until Daddy got back since we had to unexpectedly take him to the airport to fly out to an interview.
She was so excited to come home from church and have this pretty pink cake waiting for her. She LOVED it!
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