I am finally on summer break and am making time to blog. A lot has happened the past couple of months. Nothing big, just a lot of little and fun things.
April started off with Charlie playing flat football with some of his friends through the YMCA. This is the first sport he has actually wanted to play. He enjoyed it, mostly!
Next was Easter. The boys were so excited to see what they would get in their baskets. They got jump ropes, which they loved. My parents came over for brunch that day. We enjoyed the usual festivities, such as the egg hunts inside and out.
At the end of April, Jack went to Kindergarten Round Up. He was really excited to be in Mr. Greve's class, which is the same teacher Charlie had last year. Doug took him to round up and Jack refused to let him take any photos of him. Doug got one picture and it wasn't a good one, because Jack wouldn't stand still.
Next up were Cub Scout meetings and ceremonies. At the beginning of May, Charlie was awarded many belt loops for completing certain tasks and learning certain things. He got belt loops for things such as learning to play chess, hiking, computer games, reading, writing, etc. He loved earning these and was already planning out what he could earn next. One of the ceremonies was to move him from a tiger to a wolf. Next year he will start out as a wolf. He attended a Cabela's day camp in May with Doug. We were all going to go, but Jack ended up getting strep throat. The camp was the entire day and Charlie learned how to shoot a bb gun and shoot a bow and arrow. He also learned about hiking and how to use a compass. He loved going to the camp with his dad and his friends.
Jack got to attend his first sleep over in May at his friend Ethan's house. Jack had never previously let us leave him at a birthday party alone. He has always asked us to stay. We were worried that he would not end up staying at Ethan's party alone. To our surprise, he did! They went bowling, had pizza and went to the fire station. Jack had a blast.
Then it was Mother's Day. The boys prepared roughly a million pictures to give me to for the big day. They drew and colored for days in preparation. They also gave me some new Teva flip flops and let me sleep in reallllyyy late that day. The boys also gave me a dollar bill. They thought that would make me happy.
On May 22, Charlie finally learned how to ride his bike without training wheels. We had never tried to teach him before and he had never really wanted to learn. Finally, he wanted his training wheels taken off. We took him to the middle school track near us and away he went. Doug only had to take him one loop around the track holding on and then he let go. Charlie didn't stop or fall! We were very surprised that it was so easy. He's been riding every day since, and loves it.
On May 23, the boys were outside playing with a new (real) golf set they had recently been given. Doug had just finished telling them to be careful and not stand near one another. Ten seconds later, the neighbor boy whacked Jack in the head with a driver. Blood was running down his face and he was crying, of course. We took him to urgent care and they put in three staples. He had a small scalp laceration just a few inches above where his hair line starts. It wasn't horrible but wasn't fun. The boys all learned a few lessons, as did we---no more playing with golf clubs!
On Memorial Day, we ran the Boys Town Memorial Day Race. This is the second time we have done it with the boys. Charlie really seems to enjoy running, but Jack could go either way, so far. I ran with Charlie and he ran the entire mile, dodging people and running his heart out. I think we finished in 10:14, which was good. I think I was holding him back a little bit! Jack ran with Doug and they walked some and ran some. Charlie had his face painted like a snake, while we were there.
Charlie finishes up school tomorrow. He will officially be on to 2nd grade, while Jack will be starting kindergarten. I can't believe how fast they grow up. Charlie had his field day today at school. It was fun to see him run around and compete in different events. There were about 20 different stations set up outside and in the gym. The kids could run around as they wanted to the different games. They could also purchase popsicles for a quarter. They loved this and Charlie enjoyed winning a few events.
Now we are on to summer! I am sure it will fly by, but we will enjoy it while it lasts. This coming weekend we are going on our third annual trip to Great Wolf Lodge in Kansas City. The boys think this is the greatest place on Earth! We also have a second trip planned to Estes Park, Colorado. We went there last year, and the boys loved it....as did I!
