Jan 7, 2019

More fall 2018

In addition to fall soccer and house projects, we also had other adventures.  We did fall camping which turned out to be rather cool and rainy, but we had a great time.  The boys did some fishing in the rain while Ella and I played cards in the car. We warmed up in the camper with hot chocolate!




There were many school activities too.  Tripp had his first special helper day and we went on a walking field trip.  Cort had his "Up in Lights" week where he told his class about himself.  Ty had his "Wonderfully Made" week where he also told his class about himself.  There was also Grandparents day for all 4 kids.  We have a lot of loving Grandparents that came over the 2 days! Halloween was fun and we came home with LOTS of candy! The boys took swimming lessons and Tripp had his first class.  At the end of the 6 week session the teacher wrote that Tripp is very confident in the water and Tripp thinks he can swim already!  That is our little Trippy! Very confident, but a long way to go before he can swim on his own!  It was mom's turn to run on Thanksgiving Day. Training was a little last minute but I was happy with how it went.


 
Cort jumping in


Tripp jumping in



Ella is a soccer player, Ty is Batman, Cort is Buzz Lightyear, and Tripp is a penguin

 
Tripp on special helper day



 Tripp's Grandparents Day with Nana


Mom's turn to run Thanksgiving morning. The family braved the cold to come and cheer me on.


During Corts Up in Lights week Grandma DW came and read a Christmas story to the class!

Fall 2018

Fall was filled with activities including taking a tree down.  Peter and the boys filled the hole with dirt and reseeded it!  Tripp used his backhoe loader to help! All 3 boys were shoveling the dirt from the back of dad's truck. They were selling tomatoes from the garden as well!



Soccer


We have been staying busy this fall!  Ella and Ty played rec soccer again this fall and Cort played his first season of soccer as well.  Saturday mornings were soccer-palooza!

Cort



Ella



Ty









Sep 23, 2018

School

And just like that summer is over and school has begun!






Cort's first day riding the bus in his favorite socks!



Tripp started school a week later! He is now in 3-school two mornings a week. I was so impressed how well he did the first day!  And every day since then he tells me that he had fun and he likes school!

Getting a 'first day of school' picture wasn't quite as easy... 








Peach Pie


The kids and I picked peaches so Ella and I made a peach pie! This is her first peach pie and she did a great job!


We had plenty of peaches left so after the first pie was gone, I made another one with my little helper. There was a lot of clean up when it was done! But he sure had a good time!

August


Ella still does gymnastics all over our house. Her legs are getting longer now though and there isn't quite as much room for her tricks!

Before school started, the boys had a veggie stand on a weekday lunch hour.  All of the vegetables were sold in 20 minutes!


We went to the museum one day and I caught this picture of ALL OF THEM SMILING AT THE SAME TIME!! It's a miracle!! 

Camping


Yup, another camping trip. The boys love spending time with their dad!  He reads to them before bed and takes them fishing.



Tripp's shirt says "I do my own stunts" - and yes he does!

 



This trip was cut short when our little guy fell sick.  We packed it up and headed home!