Chris and I have taken basically zero photos with the boys gone—no surprise, I guess. We had this one from our anniversary over the weekend, though. That’s something!
It’s been lovely to have some kid-free time, but it’s so very weird to be home going about our daily life without them. I just can’t wait for Saturday morning to hear all the details.
We dropped the boys off for their first-ever sleep away camp tonight. They handled it better than me, but I did manage to put on a brave face. They’re my people, you know? What am I going to do until Saturday morning without them filling most of my waking moments (ok, I imagine they’ll still fill most of those moments—just in a different way).
Don’t get me wrong, Chris and I have been excited for the vacation from parenting, but that part hasn’t exactly kicked in quite yet. I just hope everything goes ok for the boys tonight. The first night is always the hardest, after all.
The librarian didn’t seem thrilled when Robbe showed up with his completed summer reading program today—on June 15. Apparently they were hoping it would extend a bit further into the summer months. Haha!
Live and learn, I guess. Forty minutes of reading for each box (I think there were about 25 boxes total) just wasn’t enough. Especially when you’ve got a book series that keeps you enthralled.
Have I mentioned lately how pretty Eau Claire is?
Exciting 4-H meeting this month! Don’t worry, I’ll take an after photo so you can see how great the shirts turned out.
I know. I can’t handle the cuteness either.
All four baby robins graduated from the nest this week—the same day Chase graduated, actually! I know having a bird’s nest above your light right next to your main door isn’t ideal but I sure enjoy it. Hopefully we’ll have tenants again next year. Stay safe out there, friends!
Whoop whoop! As of 3:20pm today, it’s officially summer vacation. Ready or not, here we go!
Chris and I busted out of EC for a beautiful wedding this weekend. I just love love love weddings.
Special shout-out to my mom for taking the boys so we could really live it up. We appreciate it SO much.
The spring soccer season has officially come to an end. We started in about 30 degree weather in April and ended in 90 degrees today—you’ve got to love sporting in Wisconsin.
As much as I really dislike all the schlepping (and games EVERY weekend), I do enjoy watching the boys working hard, making new friends, and running around like crazy. Robbe is planning on playing again in the fall, but Chase has decided to hang up his cleats, so we’ll be on the lookout for a new activity for him to try out.
I call this one “Who Me?” after busting the bun on the couch in the living room. He looked pretty comfortable up there, so I’m guessing it wasn’t the first time.
This smart, funny, beautiful, talented young lady graduated from high school over the weekend and we couldn’t be more proud of her. She’ll be able to accomplish anything she puts her mind to and we’re excited to watch her next chapter unfold.
*The bottom photo is just a cute one from a graduation party. We’ll call it “Three Stages of Boyhood”.
It’s the end of the school year and that means time for another Culture Fest & Wax Museum. Robbe became an expert on South Africa and Chase transformed into Albert Einstein (you can tell by the wig, right?). We’re so proud of all the effort both boys put in and their final products were really impressive.
The other two photos are from the student art show. We had one 3D “stick man” sculpture (Chase) and one back-lit transparency art (Robbe). Both beautiful pieces of art.
This little guy loves climbing on a belly. And look how cute he is.
Some days you just need ice cream, you know? Today was one of those. It’s pretty lovely to have built-in ice cream buddies…that’s for sure.
These crazy guys did it. They jumped in the lake for the first time this year. I watched happily [and warmly] from the beach.
Chase pretty much rocked the 5th grade track and field event today. Can you believe it’s time for end of the year activities already? Sheesh.
I forgot to post this photo from over the weekend. Our first trip to Belts when we were back visiting Stevens Point. Yep. As delicious as ever.
Over the weekend, we set the bun up with some sweet outdoor time. I’m pretty sure Flopsy enjoyed the fresh air, delicious grass, and warm sunshine. Or maybe he hated it. It’s always hard to tell with him.
It’s nice to have a special day, don’t get me wrong, but I’m seriously thankful every single day for these two. I feel lucky that they call me mom and I feel even luckier that I get to be their mom.
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