August 27 & 28
Saturday morning we went to Mahomet to see the band I am They. It was a great concert! Especially seeing the kids dance and sing along :).
Sunday after church we took the kids to Fuji, the Japanese Hibachi Grill. Atley was not impressed with the fire. Ethan and Nora loved it!
Atley's facial/body expressions through lunch. She was much happier when she had food and the guy at the grill was gone!
Somehow Ethan is in 2nd grade! Don't get me wrong, he is definitely ready to be a second grader and definitely smart enough to be a second grader, but he should still be my baby boy! He was so ready to start school this year. I was a little nervous about getting up and ready on time (since all summer we struggled to be anywhere by 9am!) But, we got up Thursday morning and were back into the school schedule swing. He is at a new school this year and didn't seem nervous at all about it!
We went on Wednesday night for orientation, to meet his teacher, see his classroom and drop off school supplies.
Nora started dance last week and she could NOT wait! She asked me for days if today was the day she had dance :). The junior college in our town offered a Pre-ballet, tap and tumbling class for her age group and I thought that it would be perfect for her to try it all out! Needless to say, she had a great time and can't wait to go back next week!
I'm biased, but come on!! So cute :)!
Tiny bun
Learning to "shuffle".
Tapping
Ballet
Atley wanted to join in. But this is as close as I would let her get.
Last weekend (Aug 13,14) we went to Salem to spend some time with family. We celebrated Katie's 5th birthday and had a family reunion (of sorts) with my cousins!
Ethan LOVED this ninja line. He tried it over and over!
PiƱata for Katie's party!
Nice swing from Ethan
Happy Birthday Katie Sue!
Nora enjoyed trying out one of Katie's gifts
For the 3rd summer in a row, my cousin Phillip (and his parents) have organized a family get together. Complete with an inflatable water slide. We had to cancel the ponies since it was raining, but that didn't stop the kids from having a blast on the water slide!
Ethan- action shot!
Atley got in on the fun! Phillip helping push her down and Haley catching :)
A couple of cute Harley chicks- Atley and Margo
Nora was cold on the ride home...so daddy to the rescue :)
Aug 3, 4
The kids and I have been missing our friends, the Lloyds. So we decided to make a trip north to visit them! We packed a lot into 24 hours! It was so great catching up and seeing them. We hate that they moved away, but love to visit such a fun area! And love that they are so happy in Glen Ellyn!
When we got there, the kids headed straight outside to play in the neighborhood. And then we went to the Morton Arboretum. It was so fun! And HOT!
Snack time with this crew! Nora, Brennan, Ethan, Atley, Kullen, Mayleigh, Chase
Ethan helping Atley through the swinging bridges
A little cooling off with the watering can mister!
Atley needed some more cooling off with some water spitting frogs :)
Love these kids!
The next morning, we took the kids to SkyZone! Ethan has been wanting to back ever since our visit last year. Atley was old enough this year to enjoy trampolining!
Blurry, jumping Nora
She fell a lot :)!
Ready to shoot some hoops
He's such a good big brother!
Brennan, Ethan, Chase
Good toe touch, E!
After an hour of jumping, we were ready of lunch! Portillo's is always a hit!!