Showing posts with label summer. Show all posts
Showing posts with label summer. Show all posts

Thursday, February 27, 2025

End of August

Wrapping up the end of summer. Isaac had a reading bingo he was filling out all summer and one of the squares was to read a book then watch its movie. I had heard that this movie was out and remembered the cute little kid book so I borrowed Harold and the Purple Crayon from a friend, read through it then we all went to see the movie. Of course it was an easy picture book but Isaac is a pretty big reader and most of his books are super long so thought it'd be fun to do this. 


Morning HUMID run with Oakley, his face says it all. 


Isaac started school on a Monday, but not until 1:00 so we hit the beach that morning for one last family beach trip of the summer. 


First day of 7th grade. 


Thomas got to meet his teacher and see his classroom.


Other happenings. Lots of rain and flooding. 


 

Trip to valley fair! 

 
 



Thomas started on a Wednesday. First day of 2nd grade at a new school!


Another run with Oakley, trying to wear him out. 


The girls didn't start until the following week, after Labor Day so we had a fun girls day on Thursday. Went to Candy Land and then had brunch out. 

Picking up Thomas from school, got there way early to sit in the parent pick up line and it was HOT in the van. 


Picking up Isaac that same day and watched as a huge storm rolled in. They actually held the kids late due to the storm warning but it didn't actually start raining until the warning was over and we were heading home. 


Tuesday, February 25, 2025

August!

 

Emma taking selfies with my phone.


Trips to the library 



Outdoor swimming wrapping up :-( 

 


There's this art place at the West End in St. Louis Park, the kids like to hop in there when we eat at a nearby restaurant. 


A super fun perk of volunteering to coach Camp GOTR is getting tickets to a twins game. 






August 11th

This was a fun little outing just the three (four if you count Oakley) of us. 


 

 

 



Kyle got a fishing kayak for Father's Day. 





ValleyFair with a new friend from Camp GOTR. 


Summer fishing

 


Actual last day of outdoor swimming. This was at the long course pool (50m)


Basement ping-pong



New toy!! We sold the cargo bike and got this one instead. Fun to haul kids on the back and I used it all through August and September to bike to the yoga studio. 

 


And it's almost time for school to start!! Isaac did school orientation. 



Bike ride to Sebastian joe's ice cream. 


 

 

And birthday weekend! Kyle and I were given free tickets to see Ellen, we were a little late because I was partaking in a weekend long barre teacher training. 

 

The next night we went out for my birthday dinner at Benihana

Not Kyle fishing, but a gorgeous view from a morning run: 



Isaac's football started up


I'll stop here... next up is our State Fair visit. 

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