Going Through Life One Blog Post at a Time
Since Dad is in town this week to help watch John, he decided to refinish our table top. It *really* needed it, and Andy and I just haven’t had time to do it. Plus, it gives Dad something to do and John has been hanging out with him a bit as he works on the table top. It’s looking great so far and we should be able to put it back on the table either tomorrow or Saturday.
It was a big night as Andy removed the training wheels from Laura’s bike!
It was stressful and she was scared, but she really did much better than Andy and I thought she would do. The important thing is for her to learn to *not* be distracted and pay attention to what is in front of her. By the end of the short ride, she was doing pretty well. She wasn’t going completely straight, but she was much closer. She also knows that Daddy isn’t going to let her go (well, yet anyway). We’ll save that juicy little tidbit of information for later.
Daddy reads to John and Laura reads to Grandma Marilyn.
About a year ago after MANY sleepless nights sandwiched between Andy and a child(ren), I started the “no kids in our bed” rule. They can come upstairs to us during the night, but they sleep on the floor. This has worked wonders with Laura and she *only* appears at our bedside if she is hurting or sick. John, on the other hand, thinks sleeping on the floor is fun as evidenced by this morning…
The weather was beautiful today and my original menu plan choice was unacceptable to The Grill Master. So, after some early morning juggling and a trip to Hy-Vee, he was happy again. The Grill Master made some great chicken leg quarters and grilled vegetables. The only thing missing from the photo is the Samuel Adams Octoberfest that he was enjoying…
The kids and I went to Alia Lowery’s 4th Birthday Party today. To say that Laura and John were excited would be an understatement. On the way to Alia’s house, Laura asked me, “Will they have party hats?”
She was especially excited to find that the party hats were Hello Kitty! Her favorite parts of the party included decorating goodie bags and the ice cream. (Like me, she is not a big cake fan. Give her frosting and ice cream and she is good to go!) John’s favorite part of the party was the unicorn pinata. Our kids had a pinata for their birthdays a couple of years ago and he very much remembers that candy drops out of those once popped open!
If I had to venture a guess, I would say that one of Alia’s favorite parts of her birthday party was opening her presents! I took Laura and John with me when shopping for Alia’s presents and Laura insisted upon a Mini Lalaloopsy Doll and a Lalaloopsy Gel Sticker Set. She even told John, “You are a boy and you don’t understand. Lalaloopsy is the best!” Of course, while Alia was opening her presents from Laura and John, they both had to stand right next to her to watch her open both the presents.
It was a great birthday party for the big girl! We were happy to go and the kids had a great time! Love you Alia!
It was a busy night in the Kassel household. Laura came home from school with her first ever math homework. We decided to tackle a bit of it before eating dinner. She completed three of the six pages. We’ll help her wrap up the rest of it on Sunday.
After dinner, it was time for family movie night! We haven’t had one in a while mostly because my beloved Hot Air Popper went to Happy Appliance Heaven. Please don’t feel sorry for the Hot Air Popper. It had a good, long life… My Uncle Al and Aunt Ruth gave it to me for high school graduation. I’m thinking after 20 years, it deserved a break. Since, according to Andy, you *cannot* watch a movie without popcorn, we had to wait until I finally got around to getting a new one. It came in this week so we declared Friday family movie night! We made a surprising choice – Raiders of the Lost Ark – and the kids loved it! They both stayed up through the whole movie. I think we’ll be watching the others soon.
