Thursday, November 7, 2013
Wednesday, November 6, 2013
Fall Fun!
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| Kite flying at the local park. SO FUN, especially when the neighbors joined us! |
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| Hanging out at the apple orchard/pumpkin patch. |
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| Goats at the orchard! |
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| Daddy is so fun to pick apples with! |
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| Playing in the fall leaves with a princess dress on! |
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| Grabbing some cheese from the creamery before heading to the "Fall Festival" at our CSA. |
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| So proud of the "chalkboard pumpkin" that one of mom's co-worker made. |
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| Diving into the leaf piles! The piles didn't last long! |
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| Look at the "G" mom & dad!!! How did that happen?!? |
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| Minne Mouse for halloween. |
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| So proud of the pumpkin she painted at preschool! |
Thursday, October 24, 2013
Monday, September 16, 2013
Into the Swing of Things!
Well, well, we are three weeks into the school year and things are flying by!
Lauryn started preschool the week of Aug 27th and absolutely LOVES it. In fact, we are working on not having a meltdown when mom picks her up to go home. She cries and has a fit because she does not want to leave. That makes us happy and sad all at the same time! Her teacher says she is an excellent listener and does exactly what she is told to do. Maybe we need to pay the teacher to come home with us!
We are still getting used to the daily 9-4 schedule with her at preschool and her being quite tired and crabby when coming home. One friend said to note that it will last until MEA....really?!?!? Agh!
Other than getting into the swing of things this fall, we continue to take advantage of activities and fun whenver we can. We are excited to hit up the orchards and go pumpkin picking when it finally decides to cool off for good. Lauryn is excited for Halloween, already!?!? And she LOVES cheering for those Vikings, even if they are 0-2. We managed to get more candy at the Carver parade last weekend than we get when trick-or-treating. It was a fun time with friends and neighbors! We also spent quite a long day at the science museum a few weekends ago, after mom ran another half marathon. That was quite tiring for mom, but Lauryn loved it!
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Lauryn started preschool the week of Aug 27th and absolutely LOVES it. In fact, we are working on not having a meltdown when mom picks her up to go home. She cries and has a fit because she does not want to leave. That makes us happy and sad all at the same time! Her teacher says she is an excellent listener and does exactly what she is told to do. Maybe we need to pay the teacher to come home with us!
We are still getting used to the daily 9-4 schedule with her at preschool and her being quite tired and crabby when coming home. One friend said to note that it will last until MEA....really?!?!? Agh!
Other than getting into the swing of things this fall, we continue to take advantage of activities and fun whenver we can. We are excited to hit up the orchards and go pumpkin picking when it finally decides to cool off for good. Lauryn is excited for Halloween, already!?!? And she LOVES cheering for those Vikings, even if they are 0-2. We managed to get more candy at the Carver parade last weekend than we get when trick-or-treating. It was a fun time with friends and neighbors! We also spent quite a long day at the science museum a few weekends ago, after mom ran another half marathon. That was quite tiring for mom, but Lauryn loved it!
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| Fun at the fair with friends! |
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| Loving the animal barns at the fair. |
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| Practicing "writing" her name with push-pins. |
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| The 'no fear' Lauryn wanting to jump, jump, jump during swimming lessons! |
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| Being silly with daddy! |
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| Driving the tugboat at the Science Museum |
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| She loves microscopes! |
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| Still loving the air blower and ball. |
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| "Mommy, Jesus died on the cross - look!" |
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| Steamboat days Fireworks. |
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| The Parade!! |
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| Favorite pastime - riding the princess bike with Dora in the basket. |
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| First day of preschool! |
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| First day of preschool by her locker! |
Monday, July 29, 2013
It's Almost August....
...and we haven't updated the blog since May!! Whew, time sure does fly by.
The adventures of a 3 year old are just that: ADVENTURES! Wow, Lauryn sure does have an independent personality and is very directive in wanting things her way! She is always such a gem, but she definately has a "I know what I want and I'm going to get it" personality. We all scratch our heads and wonder where that came from :-)
This summer, we've been keeping ourselves extremely busy! We can't even begin to summarize the summer, so we will just talk about a few things we have done, if we can remember. Campfires, time at the beach, bike rides on her princess bike and in the pull-behind, time at the splash pad, numerous play dates with neighbors and friends, Vacation Bible School (mom was teaching preschoolers from 9am-2:30pm...what was she thinking?!?!?), watching the weather with daddy, trips to the library for storytime, reading with dogs, reading with princesses, seeing the magician and more, running her first "race", a week at a cabin north of Grand Rapids, a visit to Waterpark of America, camping near St. Cloud, trips to the arborteum, and trips to see family or have family come to our house.
Yes, indeed it has been a busy, but FUN summer. Lauryn has enjoyed every minute of it and has not had too many meltdown with lack of sleep and/or no naps. She has managed to stay away from daycare all summer, so we will see how the transition back to daycare and then to preschool goes. She will have a lot of adjusting to do while learning to "follow the rules" that are not her own!
We hope everyone has been enjoying the sunshine and recent cooler weather - it has been a blessing but has limited our time at the pool/beach!
The adventures of a 3 year old are just that: ADVENTURES! Wow, Lauryn sure does have an independent personality and is very directive in wanting things her way! She is always such a gem, but she definately has a "I know what I want and I'm going to get it" personality. We all scratch our heads and wonder where that came from :-)
This summer, we've been keeping ourselves extremely busy! We can't even begin to summarize the summer, so we will just talk about a few things we have done, if we can remember. Campfires, time at the beach, bike rides on her princess bike and in the pull-behind, time at the splash pad, numerous play dates with neighbors and friends, Vacation Bible School (mom was teaching preschoolers from 9am-2:30pm...what was she thinking?!?!?), watching the weather with daddy, trips to the library for storytime, reading with dogs, reading with princesses, seeing the magician and more, running her first "race", a week at a cabin north of Grand Rapids, a visit to Waterpark of America, camping near St. Cloud, trips to the arborteum, and trips to see family or have family come to our house.
Yes, indeed it has been a busy, but FUN summer. Lauryn has enjoyed every minute of it and has not had too many meltdown with lack of sleep and/or no naps. She has managed to stay away from daycare all summer, so we will see how the transition back to daycare and then to preschool goes. She will have a lot of adjusting to do while learning to "follow the rules" that are not her own!
We hope everyone has been enjoying the sunshine and recent cooler weather - it has been a blessing but has limited our time at the pool/beach!
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| Making "sand angels" |
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| Play time with the neighbor girls |
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| Campfire with Emmett & Clara |
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| Relaxing at the Splash Pad |
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| Vacation Bible School Program |
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| Listening for the thunderstorms with daddy |
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| Learning how to perfect the roasted marshmallow |
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| Called up to help out the magician. She made bunnies appear! |
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| Why can't I go play in the flooded field? |
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| Practicing her running AFTER the race (the race was "too scary" & didn't go well!) |
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| Looking for fish on Dora Lake |
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| The "BIG BEAR" |
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| Hugging her water toy as she catches up on sleep |
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| Marshmallows are a favorite! |
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| Grandma Pat brought sparklers for the 4th of July! |
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| Riding the 4-wheeler with Uncle Buster |
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| Hugging all the cartoon statues at Waterpark of America |
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| Learning to fish with her Dora fishing pole |
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| Taking a snack and water break from so much swimming! |
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| Campfire at "Grandma Trudy's" camper with Marshall & Weston |
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| Fun at the park with former neighbor girls |
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| Postmaster Lauryn delivering mail at the library |
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| Catching fish at the library |
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| "Tails for Reading" - reading to the dogs at the library |
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| A ride in Great Uncle Layton's tractor |
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| Fun visit with Great-Grandma Sylvia |
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