TEE-BALL




Troy was finally old enough to play tee-ball this summer. An adult has to go with him though and they actually have a lot of kids involved. It appears they go in rotation, so a group does field practicing, while another does batting and another runs the bases.
Emma and I caught a little bit of the action last week. Catch Troy in action with his ground balls!

As for the fall, Troy will finally be old enough for Soccer. Matt has already signed him up and has been very eager. Troy and Emma will both head back to Gymnastics and hopefully more swim lessons. Troy has also been asking when it is going to snow again so he can go back to skiing. I told him that it better not snow any time soon, I want to enjoy my summer!
Enjoy your Fourth of July Holiday if you are in the States!

Happy Father's Day!!

We have had a nice Father's Day. The kids decorated their own cards for Matt. Troy even drew him a special picture. Matt received some grilling tools and a new hat for his big noggin.
We then went for brunch in the Mall of America. Restaurant "Crave" was really organized for the event today and the kids ate for free. We couldn't ask for me.
We went and saw Toy Store 3 last night. The movie was great and the kids loved it! I knew Buzz and Woody were going to be at the mall today, so we headed over that way to get in line after brunch. The kids were very well behaved and waited patiently. Buzz and Woody flew all the way from Disney World to see us! They were so excited. We got home and they both crashed.

Matt's dad, Bob, and our nephew, Wyatt, have dropped in to stay overnight on their way back to Wisconsin. It's a good day for Matt to spend with his dad.

Swimming Lessons

Troy and Emma started their swimming lessons this morning. They were so excited!! They both did a great job. Troy had no troubles putting his face in the water and kept wanting to swim on his own. We lucked out with a private lesson and their teacher, Miss Emma, did a great job with them. Troy even wanted to get back in for "more fun!"

Our New Fireplace

When we moved into the house, you can see by the pictures, the walls were basically white. The trim was a neutral wood color and there was carpeting in the family room you see here.
The only covering over the windows were cheap plastic blinds.
Now, you can see the walls have been painted. The trim has all been changed and painted white. There are white wooden blinds, brown drapes and silver rods. And, wooden floors have replaced all of the carpet.

The final item seemed to be the fireplace. The one we had was not functional. In fact, we found out early on that it was leaking gas. At the time, we decided to just turn off the gas and have been living with the fireplace covered up by our media stand.

The new fireplace is now in place and fully functional. Through the process, we also found out the old fire place was not up to code. That is now taken care of. Looking back how the room used to be, you can see how much it has transformed in the three years we have lived here. Matt has done a great job pulling all of this together.

Troy's Kindergarten Ice Cream Social

We received an invitation to the Sioux Trail Kindergarten Ice Cream Social on June 1st. This was a way for the new kids to meet some of their new friends, the parents to ask questions, and finally to meet Mrs. Kunkel, Troy's new Kindergarten Teacher.
I was amazed at the diversity of his new class. Some of the kids, however, were only going to be in the half-day programs. Others that we met are going to be in Troy's full-day class.
Troy had fun playing blocks with his new friend, Reilley (I think that is how she spelled it). Chantelle, from his preschool class now, will be in his class as well.
The school currently has 16 kids in his class out of a maximum of 25.
Anyway, he asks everyday when he is going to his new school. He just can not wait to go to Kindergarten.