Well, here we are after the INSANITY that was the start of the school year. It was a bumpy patch here, but we all survived and adjusted. We tried to maintain our easy going family mentality with some fun things like.....mustaches!
And our very own Pinstrosity (aka Pinterest fail). My kids love painting. Finger painting? Oh yea. Koolaid scented finger painting? For sure! But, did the Pinterest post mention how badly their hands would get stained, NO! I had visions of the kindergarten teacher raising an eyebrow as Noah started the year with blood red hands!
Fortunately some time in the pool cleared it up (eventually), crisis averted!
We finally decided that Isaac was due for a trim. Auntie Kim is our traditional first haircut specialist. Noah got his first haircut from her when he was just about to turn 1. Sam got his at 9 months. Isaac is 5 months. Wow, first haircut at 5 months. That's just silly. But he did well!
Then, cue dramatic timpani music.... NOAH'S FIRST DAY OF KINDERGARTEN! I was at work (which was probably a good thing). My parents came and Mike was here. So Daddy and Grandpa walked him for his first afternoon with Mrs. Stephan.
This is the picture I received at work. It made me almost bawl. How did my first one get so big? He looks so confident and happy. I love it!
This picture I did not see while at work, which is probably a good thing because I definitely would have lost it. In this shot he looks so small and vulnerable. This is the moment that both Mike and Noah independently told me they almost lost it. But, as Noah put it, "we pulled it together."
The PM time slot has been a bit of an adjustment and we had some pretty cranky evenings this week. But I think he's settled in now and looks forward to going each day!
I captured this moment with the 3 minions one day just before bed. Despite having some tough evenings with Noah being tired and Daddy being gone as he's switched to 2nd shift, they still have smiles for the camera and for each other.
Isaac is just moving all over the place. He's a roller baby as Sam puts it. He rolled so much the other day, his bib became a cape!
My parents took Sam and Ellie up to the lake on Friday, which was good as a bad storm moved in. Ellie HATES storms and would have been hunkered down in the bathtub.
Mike, Noah, Isaac, and I headed up on Saturday morning. We really noticed how big Isaac is getting when we tried squeezing him into the life jacket. It claims it's suitable up to 30 lbs, but we're doubtful on that.
On the island we celebrated Brad, Kate, and CJs birthdays. We found a bow and arrow set for CJ that has arrows that whistle loudly when fired.
Isaac got passed around and discovered where his larger stock originates...
Noah and I got some tubing time in.
Noah got really brave when he was riding with Maggie and even stood up!
My cousin Apryl, came in from Arizona. The kids were excited to see her!
We tried out some cereal with Ike.
First bite and.....
Not so sure on this mom.
As expected, most of it ended up on his face and bib.
Playing with mommy's phone, Isaac gets his first selfie!
Apryl brought some AmEx swag. I love it, "shop small" right?
We continued the week of firsts with Isaac's first real dip in the lake!
There was some kid launching by Deewee and Brad.
And Sam spent the better part of the afternoon in his "batman mobile" as he calls it.
Isaac took a nap with Bamma and then woke up SUPER happy to hang with his cousins.
Apryl and Maggie did some skiing this weekend. I love this shot of Apryl as it has the house in the background. And, she looks freaking fierce!
Sumo baby here, "oh, I was supposed to play ON the playmat? Oopsie!"
As my parents get ready to put the house on the market, I have mixed feelings about saying goodbye to Decatur Street. It's a beautiful house, but it mostly represents all the great time I've had up there with my boys and our extended family. I know, however, that there are many more adventures to be had on Diamond Lake, no matter where we stay!
On our trip back home today, we stopped by Papa's house for a quick dip. The batmobile came in handy as none of the adults really wanted to get in. And Papa took an ingenious extra step and set up a rope system for Sam so we could easily reel him in. Fun!
So, there was our week of firsts as we say goodbye to summer and hello to new adventures!
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