Ella had a good time hanging out with the girls
We even tried archery. Ella, Ty and me.
The girls colored with chalk after the rain and the wet concrete made the colors really vibrant!
All of the kids camping except my sickly 2 children.
Aug 2, 2019
Summer Virus of 2019
Just after the birthday party, the kids came down with a SOLID virus. Each one lasted a full 5 days, sometimes 6 and each child put his own twist on it. Unfortunately Tripp had a fever on his birthday.
The fevers split up our camping trip so that Peter took the two oldest after they had gotten better. A few days later Peter and I switched and I camped with the two kids. It all worked out in the end!
However, what do you do when you are quarantined in the house with one sick child and 2 or 3 healthy ones for a long time?
You build Legos. Lots and lots of Legos!
Fire station, Police station, train station, race track, and more.
Star wars
Snow creations, airports, mining equipment (in the fireplace)
Lake and ocean with sea planes, boats, surfers, sharks and treasure!
Mountain with police headquarters and campers
More mountain cabin and campers with 4wheelers
And when they built every Lego they owned, they moved on to creating wood creatures. These dinosaurs showed up on my desk when I got back from camping! Brontosaurus, Pteranadon, T-rex, Triceratops
Birthday Party!
The boys celebrated their birthdays with a Star Wars theme party. Everyone wore a Star Wars shirt and Ella was Princess Leia!
Summer stuff
Camping and fishing and the zoo!
The zoo with a friend! The boys were a tiger, then a flamingo!
Jul 10, 2019
Fathers Day 2019
Fathers Day 2019
We went to a baseball game and played catch on the field. And also had dippin dots!
Jul 8, 2019
Triathlon 2019
I did my first triathlon this spring! All of the details lined up so I took the time to do some training and decided it was now or never. I did some swimming in our local rec pool, but I am not a swimmer at all! I am not an elite athlete, but I did it and am very happy with my accomplishment.
Getting my transition area set up
Although I am smiling, I was an anxious, nervous disaster. And wet suits are not flattering. I might have turned around and left had it not been for Peter standing next to me, telling me I can do it.
I was so happy that I survived the swim, I stood up and shouted "I'm alive"! That is a real smile!
Off to the bike portion, where I did make up some time after a not-so-impressive swim.
Finishing the 5k at the end. SUPER happy to have finished! The run was a closed course except for the adjacent homeowners, so I did stop at a little kids lemonade stand. They were too cute and didn't have many customers!
Memorial Day 2019
Memorial Day 2019
All 4 kids were in the parade this year! And Peter walked along with them.
Tripp rode a wagon with his 3school class! He actually looked really grumpy up until this exact moment, then back to grumpy.
Cort walked with his kindergarten class in the schools historical (and really warm) blue coats and Cort's blue hair! Peter walked along with them.
Ty walked with his first grade class behind Cort's kindergarten class, but without the blue coats or stick to hold. Ty did have blue hair though and the camouflage shirt that Nana made him.
Ella marched with the band for the first time! She practiced memorizing her song and playing the flute while walking. I think all of her practice really paid off! And she even smiled!
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