Gymnastics

We enrolled the kids in a preschool gymnastics class at Integrity Gymnastics. They love it! Xavier gets to expend some pent up energy and learn how to listen and follow directions. His favorite thing to do is knock the pom poms off a cone while swinging on the bar. Brooklyn seems to have some major flexiblity. I honestly have no idea where that came from! She seems to rise to every challenge and try even if she's scared. For all of you who know Brooklyn, that's a major accomplishment! Her favorite thing to do is the bars. Sorry about the dark pictures, my camera was in a funk!

Family Time

Andy had to work second shift last week. The kids really enjoyed having him home during the day. It was like a week of weekends! One of the days we went to the zoo and enjoyed spending some unrushed time together.

Where are the chickens?

Some friends of ours decided to try their hands at raising chickens. We went to their house a couple of months ago to meet the baby chicks. The kids loved petting the fuzzy yellow babies and feeding them chicken feed. Fast forward to October 6th...We were invited to their house for a harvest party and chicken tasting after the chickens were "processed." We had such a great time! Xavier was able to sit on a huge tractor which made his evening. Afterward, Mr. Martig took them for a spin(slowly and gently, of course!) on the 4-wheeler. But, the kids wanted to know what happened to all the chickens? Um, ah, what do you say to a five and almost three year old? Thankfully, they took the news pretty well and there were still a few chickens left to visit. Thanks for the fun, Martigs!

Kindergarten Field Trip

Brooklyn's class.

Ella, Xavier, Lucy, Brooklyn, and Lauren

Brooklyn's first kindergarten field trip was a couple of Fridays ago. I'm still recovering! After meeting at the front gate of the Columbus Zoo, we were free to wander the zoo for almost FIVE hours. Our normal trips to the zoo usually last only a couple of hours at most. By the time it was time to leave, everyone was fighting over a spot in the stroller and we had lots of grumpy faces. I skipped the trip to the fire station the following week. We'll see how Leed's pumpkin farm goes...