This past month has flown by! We started of with 12 items on our summer bucket list. We have only one to go, and a plan to do that next week.
Summer 2015 Bucket List
- Go to the train museum
Go to a zoo (8/9)See classic cars (8/2)Go swimming in Lake Wazeecha (7/26)Go to the Chain o' Lakes (7/25)Hit some balls at the golf course (7/22)Watch lightning (7/13, 7/18)Go out for dinner and eat outside (picnic at Nepco, 7/17)Sprinkler slide (7/11)Go to a Rafters game as a family (7/4)Bike all the way around Wazeecha (7/3)See a rainbow (6/26)
Since the last post, Felix has turned 6! We had two parties for him - one with friends and one with family - all on the same weekend. Some class friends, some neighborhood friends, some faraway friends. It was nice to see everyone! And have some peace after the chaos. He got so many Lego sets for his birthday... many of which are now currently scattered on the basement floor.
Two weekends later, we went to a family reunion, where the kids had fun, and I got this great picture. It looks like they get along sometimes, right? The weekend after that, it was classic cars and tantrums. Uff-da. And then last weekend, we were invited to a couple of get-togethers and went to Oshkosh. Nick and the kids went to the zoo, which Mom, Dad & I went to the Paine Art Center to look at the Downton Abbey costumes on display. Busy, busy!
We've seen lots of friends lately, too! We had a playdate with friends who have kids the same age as ours, and saw them again at the community picnic (among many, many others). We made new friends at a housewarming party. We got to meet the 2-week-old baby of friends visiting from Colorado. We have neighbor kids coming over all the time. And we hope to see more soon!
Iris has let me play with her hair lately. Most of these creations were at her own request, which is a huge difference from "Don't touch my hair!" of a few months ago. She is in full-on 2-/3-year-old mode, though. The speed with which she can throw a tantrum if you say "no" or "wait" to her is impressive. Oh, and the screaming/shrieking. (Yeah, you miss those days, don't you.) Plus, my wonderful little sleeper has turned into a night-waker. At least once a night, she'll wake me up so I can tuck her back into bed. I'm hoping this is one phase that ends soon!
We hope you're having a great summer as well!
Felix: 6 yrs & Iris: 2.5 yrs
