Field Trip to the Pumpkin Patch

Sydney was so excited not only to be going to the pumpkin patch but to also ride on the school bus. I am not sure which she was more excited for to tell you the truth. We arrived at school at 8 AM and we met up with the other Kindergarten classes coming along with Sydney's class. There were 4 classes total. We put all the children's lunches into tubs loaded them on the bus along with the children. Sydney and I had Esias in our group with us. Esias was a humorous little boy with a lot of energy. The bus trip there was about 30 minutes or so. When we arrived at the pumpkin patch we got to go through the corn maze, climb the pyramid of hay, play in the sandbox of cracked corn, walk along the tire path, go through the hay maze, go on a hay ride and pick out a pumpkin. Once we had fun doing all the activities around the pumpkin patch, we sat down for lunch. We all ate our lunch and played a little more. Once lunch was over we headed back to school on the bus. There were many tired children. We arrived back at school about noon. We had a blast!

Sydney's Soccer

This year Sydney was interested in playing on a soccer team. Although Tracy didn't have a soccer team for her age group, they do have a class with the Tracy Park and Recreation department, Fundamentals of Soccer. We enrolled Sydney into the class and weren't sure if she'd like it or not. Well she had her 1st practice yesterday and she LOVES it!! She only goes once a week on Tuesdays. She wishes it was everyday!! The coach is great and you can tell he enjoys being with the kids, which is huge, especially for 5 year olds. Sydney looks forward to playing the pirate game with her team mates and trying to keep the ball away from them. They play all kinds of different games throughout practice, it is great fun for Sydney.

Happy 4th Birthday Dillon!

We helped Dillon celebrate his 4th Birthday by joining him at Cafe Art in Dublin. This place is really neat. It is a pottery place where the kids can pick from numerous amounts of different sculptures, plates, etc. to paint. Sydney decided she wanted to paint a fairy like Tinkerbell. Hailey like the dolphin, although was totally uninterested in painting it. Once everyone painted their sculptures, we ate snacks, sang Happy Birthday to Dillon and ate cake. Once we finished up at Cafe Art, we carried the party over to Auntie Kim, Uncle Scott, Dillon and Ethan's house for some lunch and to watch Dillon open his gifts. It was a lot of fun! Happy 4th Birthday Dillon! Thanks for sharing you day with us!

Labor Day

Yup, yet another weekend at the lake. Unfortunately this weekend was officially the last weekend on the summer at the lake. We are so bummed. We FINALLY had a year of going up to the lake like we used to when I was young. Darin isn't working on the weekends anymore trying to build us a house, so it was nice to have him back on the weekends this year. We hung out for the weekend, such a bonus to have an extra day! We had a picnic in the boat on Saturday and Sunday, as we usually do. On Monday we went out in the boat early and the "beach" was finally empty for us to park and let the girls out to play. The lake was awkwardly empty over the weekend, which is odd for a holiday weekend. I am thinking it was because the kids started school, but who knows. We had a wonderful, relaxing weekend with the kids and Uncle Jeffe' and Robyn.

Lake with the DeMichiels

We had a great time up at the lake with the DeMichiel Family. We did the usual on Saturday. We packed a picnic lunch to take with us on the boat. We headed out, found a nice cove just past the old water ski club and layed low. We all jumped in the water as it was really warm of course. Sydney dove right in while Hailey slept and so did Mia. Poor Mia looked pretty relaxed in her bulky life vest. Jake was unsure about the water at first, but once he got in, he constantly jumped off the back of the back to Jill in the water. He had a blast. Sydney swam to her heart content. Darin took the kids out in the fishing boat for a cruise, which they got a kick out of it. We pretty much hung out the rest of the weekend, it was a nice an relaxing time! Thanks for a great weekend DeMichiel Family! :)

Fun Summer Days at the Lake

We all love going to the lake. We have had some fun times at the lake so far this year. We have about a month left and summer will be gone. The girls love the water and love to go for rides in the boat. Hailey loves coming up to the lake so she can pretend she is a baby. She sits in the bouncy seat and somehow always managed to find a binky somewhere among all the toys downstairs. Sydney loves to swim, once she is in the water. She takes a little bit to get warmed up to the fact that she is jumping in the water. Once she is in the water, there is no getting her out!

Grammy & Papa's 60th Anniversary

Happy 60th Anniversary Grammy & Papa!

We celebrated Grammy & Papa's 60th wedding anniversary with family from near and far. Aunt Adele and Aunt Jan came from back east, which was great to see them again. It had been way too long since we have seen them last. I believe it was when Grammy L passed away is when we saw them last, which I was still in high school, which was a long while ago. They were the same as I had remembered them. It was great to see them giggle the way I remembered them when we all got together for family gatherings. You could tell they were Grammy's sisters. We had the celebration at our house in the guest house, which has been quite the party place this year. We decorated it with tulle and flowers from my yard. I turned out really cute. Annie, Unkie, Laura, Jason, Mom, Dad, Kim, Scott, Kristy, Ray, Darin and I, plus all the little ones, Ashlee, Sydney, Dillon, Brendan, Hailey and Ethan were all in attendance. We feasted on a Mexican style early dinner. We also had cake from the every so famous "Cake Lady," Laurel. Her cakes are to die for! We toasted to the happy couple, Elmon and Joan aka Grammy and Papa. May they pass on their beautiful tradition to all of us. Happy 60th Grammy & Papa, we love you!!