Showing posts with label Dad. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Dad. Show all posts

Wednesday, August 10, 2016

First week of February 2016

Now that Maxwell has moved up to Level 7 at his swimming classes, here are the skills he's going to be working on. 

She likes to sneak and grab her dad and brother's glasses


Maxwell is so little compared to the other kids in his class (some are two heads taller!)

What a good dad - brushing Emmalyn's hair

He wanted to wear a tie to school... so of course, I helped make that happen.  :)


Maxwell in Kindermusik - he's wearing the red hat.  We have a new teacher - Ms. Carolyn. She reminds me a lot of my mom in her energy and passion.  I really, really, really like her and her teaching style.  It's fun for Maxwell to be back in Kindermusik (last semester there weren't enough kids to have the class).

Soccer skills class

Nice strong kick

Again, he's on the short end in his class.  This is going to be his life - sorry Maxwell!

Running the obstacle course

It was fun watching how his skills have grown.  I still don't like the coach and think he's too harsh on these little kids but at least Maxwell is improving.  

Her morning set up - ipad, cereal in a bag, and sippy cup with milk - - also known as "Bibad", "Cereal" and "Moak"

Peter and I went out so our favorite babysitter Bridgette came over.  The kids were happy to see her.


Maxwell is such a boy - - poop, "bottom", and farts are funny.  He sang jingle bells with "poop" replacing every single word and thought it was the best thing ever.
He has a crush on his aassistant teacher Miss. Shauna,  He told her when she gets married her last name will be Millar and he loves to help her and draws her pictures. It's pretty sweet.

Emmalyn counts to 13, She's really communicating what she wants.  For example: Jingle Bells is her favorite song and she asks for it continuously in the car.  She asks for "Frosty" on the tv, also asks for the iPad

Sunday, March 6, 2016

October Visitors - Lots of fun with Grandpa and Nana continued!

It was really nice that Dad and Marriann were here for a whole week and we were able to do a variety of things with them.  

We had a great time with everyone at a Pumpkin Patch.  The place wasn't very busy so we were able to easily do everything they had to offer (compared to the pumpkin patch we went to last year that was a mad house!)

A little hay maze for the kids

Emmalyn hanging with her favorite uncle - Joe Joe

Maxwell climbing up this big hay slide

Made it!

You land in a pit of corn

Emmalyn went down the slide with Joe

Marriann had brought these yellow bandannas for everyone in the family.  It was a fun way to easily spot our group.  Emmalyn rocked it with her cute outfit and sun glasses.

Trying to toss the bean bags into the holes

Emmalyn had a LOT of fun playing in a corn pit.






Ready for the tractor "train" ride

Maxwell actually wanted to go (which shocked me)...they went around the farm and far away from us so that made me a little nervous but of course everything was okay.  He loved it and wanted to go again. (who is that kid?!  he must be growing up!)




Group picture of all of us

We had some fun with the "photo booth"





Hayden and Peter

My good sport dad




Taking a break from the heat with some snow cones


The three buddies


That night, we celebrated dad's 60th birthday with his favorite pies - Banana cream and apple instead of cake.


Mid-stream celebration we got derailed by a discussion about what you can and can't put into a garbage disposal.  It was quite involved (we even dragged Grandma Nelson into it).

Max is loving his time with grandma and didn't want to leave his side even though it was taking a LONG TIME to get to singing happy birthday


... and yet even a little longer...  :)

Finally!  We get to sing!

Helping grandpa


Opening his presents

Max still as close as he could get to Grandpa


The rest of the crew


Enjoying her cereal in the morning


We went on a walk with nana to the park.  Max had to bring his binoculars.



Driving to pick up some pizza - - Emmalyn loved sitting next to Nana

Pizza picnic outside

Reading before bed

Our house was home base for most of the visit (at least outside of working hours) for dad/marriann/Britt's family.  The kids had a great time playing together, as always.

We all went to play tennis for our last night together






Emmalyn and Maxwell have grown so attached to Grandpa and Nana this week.