Isaac's Little League

A day at the beach

We are far from the ocean here in Wisconsin but there is this park with a great beach that can almost fool you. We visited last year too. We thought we would make it a regular ordeal. It is half of an hour away, great wind, sand, and even a few little waves. But, a year later we finally made it back and it was heavenly.

Park Week

 

 

 

 

We had a goal to ride our bikes to a new park everyday for a week. I am trying to think of ways to keep us busy with activity. Isaac is use to the fast pace of first grade and I can tell he gets frustrated when there is not enough stimulus at home. We are keeping busy and I am having a hard time blogging.

T-ball

Isaac had his first T-ball practice today. He is playing on the 7-9 year old team (Lisa worked him in though he is technically too young). We learned a few things. Must bring baseball cap, water, folding chairs, and sports shorts to play. Dad needs to spend more time (any time) with fundamentals. Isaac is going to be an incredible ball player.

Our Triathlete

This weekend Mike finished his first triathlon this year. He seems to have walking pneumonia but that did not stop him. After the race he said several times he was more sick than he realized and fell of his bike twice while transitioning from swim to bike. It is always exciting to watch him compete and I thought he looked great.



The triathlon was a couple hours away so we had to wake to kids up early to get there on time. Sometimes I think I
get the better workout chasing my sleep deprived kids around trying to keep them out of the way of traffic. We made a day of it and travelled another hour to a larger city to partake of all that it had to offer i.e good food, build-a-bear, and Chuck E Cheese.

Fish On!

Isaac went fishing with his school class.

Here is his first ever fish- in case you couldn't tell by the facial expression.

Now one of his birthday requests is a fishing pole.

Ladder

Grandpa,

Dad was able to find some time and got the ladder made. We are enjoying

the tree house and so are the neighbors. Come visit again and build some more. Thanks.

I Looked Out the Window And What Did I See?

A TURKEY

These are really bad photos. I am taking the photos through my screened windows. This wild big bird has been living in our backyard off and on for a few weeks. I love it!

How Many Men Does It take to....

How many men does it take to move a playground?

10 men

and 3 different trips.

Our neighbors a few houses down are moving and we are inheriting their old playground. We are very excited. I started repainting it Friday and I am looking for a few new accessories for her (are not most objects referred to as females?).

Learning to Ride

The middle of last summer we bought a tag along bike. You attach it to the back of your bike and it becomes a tandem bike and works excellent for going on long bike rides with kids. We have been riding many nights as a family when Mike is home. This Memorial day Mike had to work so we finally pulled out Isaac's little bike. Lucas wanted a turn to ride too.

I took him to an empty parking lot because we live on a steep hill and the bike was going to fast for me to hold onto.

Within about 15 seconds I could Lucas had no problem balancing so I took the gamble and let go. Lucas just kept going full speed like a champ. He has never ridden a bike with training wheels and his only experience pedaling is on his tricycle. I was shocked that he just knew how to do it.

The problem I soon discovered was Lucas had no clue how to stop the bike. We are still working on stopping and getting on the bike.

The other problem I remembered the next day. The parking lot is only empty on holidays and after working hours so we are very limited to our biking time.

Lucas' preschool graduation

Lucas graduated from preschool on Thursday. The kids in his class performed songs and were presented with a little stuffed bear for being a star student. Friday morning Lucas woke up ready for 4k. It is going to be a long 3 months for him till he starts school again. If I had a dollar for every time he has asked me if it is time to go to 4K since Thursday.

Ariel and Lucas gettting their groove to nursery songs at the end of the graduation.

Geraniums

A few days ago we went shopping for more flowers for the yard. Ariel was like a kid in a candy store amongst all the flowers. I was happy to remember I had the camera to get her in action. She decided geraniums were her favorite.

say what

Me and the kids went out to eat today for a very early dinner. We were munching on chips and salsa and Lucas said in a serious tone "This is God's house. "
I say "This is not God's house. This is a restaraunt."
Lucas: "This is God's restaurant."
I shrug my shoulders
Isaac :"The temple is God's house and the church is Jesus' house, right mom?"
a few moments later
Isaac: "Everything is made from nature, right?"
I just came for some dinner and light conversation.
on a side note or PS
Ariel just fell asleep in my lap. I don't think she has EVER done this. wow.

Fire Pit

From about May to September we have almost a nightly ritual of lighting the fire pit in the backyard. This Saturday we invited several families over for brats, s'mores and a little kite flying. If we were true dairylanders we would have served beer and fried cheese curds too. The new tree house grandpa built was a big hit with all the kids.

We changed things up a lot tonight and cooked some good hot dogs instead of brats.