Thursday, September 8, 2022

Theo is Used to Being Very Busy


And when his arm had to be in sling for 4 weeks, and once the pain passed, he had to find quieter ways to keep busy.

He looked up how to make bubble juice and large bubbles!


And he did lots of art projects!


 

July Things

Eli was Dad's little side kick during the entire truck project this summer.
Here he is trying out welding for the first time.

Eli also did a table at the market, selling eggs, when our fridge stash got too big!
He did a great job being friendly, selling, and doing math in his head.

Apparently it was a hot day and Charcoal needed to go by the fan for a while.

Hannah got new spectacles! Bright pink!

Eli's cat, Lulu, brought home a live baby duckling in her mouth. Of course, Celene saved the duck, and we spent the morning trying to find a wild duck family to give it to. No luck, and now we have a nearly grown wild duck, and 2 duck friends from a farmer, to keep company.

When dad says mini golf cost too much money, make your own course!

Celene wanted to know the cost of vehicles. One of the vehicles she asked about was the Ford Mustang. So we stopped at the car lot to have a look. We were both shocked by the prices. Naturally.

 

Bringing Hank Home


This was the day Hank came to live with us.
Celene brought him out of trailer and introduced him to his new home.

You can see how absolutely delighted she is!



making friends

 

Shalom Wildlife Zoo


This is the day Grandma and Gma Laurie took the kids to the Shalom Wildlife Zoo!
What a treat! 
Too bad I don't have any more pictures.
The kids said it was a truly magical place to be.




 

Meeting Hank


This is the day Celene went to meet Hank for the first time!
And isn't he beautiful?!





 

Baseball Game with Uncle Josh


Uncle Josh treated the kids and us to a baseball game in Milwaukee last June.
It was a thank you for all the work Shawn and the kids did helping with his new garden shed and yard.
We all had a good time, and now the kids know what going to a baseball game is like. ;)


He got great tickets, very close to the field.


It was a lovely sunny day

We all piled into the big glove for a family picture

The kids enjoy making Uncle Josh nervous with their antics (he has no kids yet.)
You can see him in the bottom right corner nervously rubbing his head. ;)

We cooked out for lunch in the parking lot





Inside there is an area where the kids can play. This is a ball pen where it measures how fast the kids can throw.


We walked around the stadium and found a place way high up and checked it out, just for fun!
Makes you feel kind of funny way up there.

And we took this photo and sent it to Grandma, just for fun. 
She said she got a little dizzy just looking at the photo haha!

Of course we had to stop for burgers and frozen custard at Kopp's on the way home

 

Wow It's Been a While!!!

 

....since I last posted!

I'm gonna start back up again, beginning where I left off last June.

So some of my words will likely be in the past tense.


This is when Theo broke his collar bone and shoulder in late June.
He flew off a high bar in his parkour class and missed the mat.
He was in so much pain but he sure handled it like a champ!





Jack faithfully kept Theo company whenever he was resting

He was delighted with all the thoughtful gifts!