Monday, September 30, 2019
Thursday, September 26, 2019
School meet-up at the orchard
We met up with a bunch of other families from the kids' school at Aamodt's Apple Farm.
Omri was in the middle of the action with the ages 4-6 crowd:
Veronica was very kind to accompany Omri on the Honeycrisp Express:
All the socializing didn't lend itself to me taking a lot of photos... that is all I got! Read more...
Wednesday, September 25, 2019
Tuesday, September 24, 2019
Friday, September 20, 2019
Thursday, September 19, 2019
Lasso champions
This is a photo of a photo we had taken at the State Fair, so the quality isn't the best. Still a cute shot though!
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Sunday, September 15, 2019
Omri's fifth birthday party
This year for Omri's birthday, we threw a party for him and his friends.
There was a very loose pirate theme and this was our flagship snack:
The kids started with some bouncing:
It is difficult to get quality photos while hosting an event like this, so I missed out on capturing the treasure hunt. Here's a look at the map they used:
The treasures they found each contained a letter, which the older kids helped unscramble to find a piƱata:
Omri got some good hits in:
Veronica helped too:
Then we attempted to slow things down by putting together some model buildings given to us by the American Institute of Architects:
They each built a barn:
Next, Omri conducted a potentially skewed poll to get his friends on board with opening gifts:
And then we had cake and ice cream! Fyi, because you can't tell from the photo, this year's cake topper was a Lego podracer.
It was a perfect day for sitting outside:
I think Omri had a good time with his buddies!
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Friday, September 13, 2019
Dog sitting
No, we didn't get a dog. We only watched the neighbor's dog, Rigby, for a few days. It was fun and well-timed, following Mal's passing.
We took him for walks.
And he kept me company at work.
But we're not getting a dog. Read more...
Wednesday, September 11, 2019
Omri turns 5
Lots of excitement yesterday on Omri's 5th birthday! He opened a gift from Grandma and Grandpa F after school. It was an arctic explorer Lego set:
Good thing we have a resident Lego expert to help with the building!
They jumped right into it:
Omri picked what we did for dinner: grabbing McDonald's and eating it at Bucher Park:
We brought the scooters along to ride on the track around the playground:
Then it was back home for a cupcake (which Omri skipped because he wasn't hungry). I did get my annual candle photo:
The guy got another Lego set from Mom and Dad! This one is a fire station:
Veronica spent her own money to buy Omri a really nice gift...
... a new kind of Treasure X!
This was a whole different process to excavate than we're used to:
Very exciting. Very fun. I'm glad my buddy had a good day.
And the celebrating is not over yet. We have a kids' party coming up on Saturday. Read more...
Tuesday, September 10, 2019
Happy 5th birthday, Omri!
Here are some recent outtakes of my favorite little buddy to commemorate his birthday. What a cool kid! He has a way of brightening up any room he enters. We're so lucky to have him in this family!
The celebrations start tonight.
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Monday, September 9, 2019
Saturday, September 7, 2019
End of G&G week
The kids had a nice stretch of time with Grandma and Grandma F. during their last week of summer break (and R and I had nice stretch of time without the kids).
Friday, September 6, 2019
Wednesday, September 4, 2019
Wisconsin Dells 2019
We went to Wisconsin Dells and, believe it or not, I forgot to bring my camera with me. I guess that was okay because of all the water involved. I only took a few shots with my iPhone.
Here's a big chunk of our group outside of the candy shop:
We saw a lot of water slide action and this is the closest I got to capturing it:
Ready for the ropes course:
The Queen of the Monkey Bars excelled at this stuff:
Go-karts! Photo by R:
Just a creepy shot of some dolls:
The TV in the hotel room was a big attraction:
Cheers to a nice little get-away with cousins:
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