School supplies for our first grader are ready to go!
Toys R Us!
Despite me not feeling well AT ALL, I took the kids to Toys R Us after daycare to spend their birthday gift certificates. They were so excited and chattered all the way from daycare to Toys R Us. Once we were there, it was an hour of wandering through the store to select the “perfect” toy. Laura went back and forth between the Lalaloopsy Ferris Wheel and the Lalaloopsy Car. She finally settled on the Ferris Wheel because *three* mini-loopsys can ride at a time! John decided on the car racing launcher from Cars 2. Upon arrival at home, they played with the new toys all evening. I would call it a successful trip!
Puzzles
While watching Laura put together a puzzle, I was struck by how much like my Mom she is in some ways. She can pick up a puzzle piece and put it exactly where it needs to go with just a glance at the piece. Also like my Mom, Laura is ridiculously fast at putting puzzles together. I wonder if someday soon she’ll be doing 500-piece puzzles in less than an hour just like my Mom. I told Laura that she was very much like Grandma Marianne when it came to puzzles and Laura replied, “That must be where I got it from Mommy!” Exactly my thought too.
Fun With Bubble Bath
Sometimes, all you need is bubble bath…
Thanks Rachel for taking the picture!
Olympics!
A lot of our nights for the next couple of weeks will be spent in front of the television in our family room, enjoying the Olympics coverage. So far, Laura’s favorite is gymnastics and John’s favorite is swimming. Andy and I pretty much just enjoy it all! I just wish I had more time to watch everything.
Pool!
We went out to the Dothage’s house tonight to help them put in the new pool liner. The first one had a slight tear and was very difficult for Keith and Andrea to do alone. They called in the troops with the promise of food and beer/wine (we would have gone for nothing!) and we answered the call! We got the liner in and a bit of water in the bottom. Both Keith and Andrea said that the process went much better and easier with six sets of hands instead of just two. The kids had a great time playing and we had fun hanging out. We’ll be having a pool party in a couple of weeks to enjoy the new pool!
Let the Floor Project Begin
Andy began a small flooring project today. We are removing the carpet outside the kids’ room/bathroom/office and outside our laundry room and putting in plank wood flooring. It’s actually a vinyl product, but looks like wood. It’s inexpensive ($2.89/square foot) and easy to install. Today, Andy removed the carpet outside the kids’ room/bathroom/office. The carpet there was very damaged from Oscar when he was sick with failing kidneys. The carpet still smelled even after a lot of carpet treatment. Upon removing the carpet, Andy cleaned the floor really well and treated it again. It already smells much, much better. When Andy returns from Indiana, he’ll begin laying the flooring. We are looking forward to the finished product!
