tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-41385328183218102852024-02-18T22:57:30.316-06:00Kelsey & DrewIf you think our hands are full, imagine our hearts.Craig & Shannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17628951748004160625noreply@blogger.comBlogger342125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4138532818321810285.post-61907603202636868972017-05-22T14:20:00.001-05:002017-05-22T14:20:23.513-05:00This Is ItI'm finding it more difficult to get on the computer, get my crap together, and post a something worthy of your time! I don't want to half-a$$ it so....maybe our final post? 6 years...there's a lot of memories on this blog.<br />
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I'll cap it off with our trip to Florida. WHICH WAS FANTASTIC! Ya know how you don't want to put too high of expectations on your kids just because you're going on vacation but you spent hard earned money and started booking over a year ahead and sat in front of a computer (for more hours/days/weeks than you care to admit) planning, reading other families' do's and don'ts, how to prepare for the crowds - but you KNOW your kids and then it's the week before and you're packing. The lists, schedules, reservations are packed. You are on your way to the airport, everyone is EXCITED and you say screw it! I. WILL. HAVE. A. GOOD. TIME - regardless if I see my kid meltdown, throw a fit, or whine about something I can't control because we are hundreds of miles from home. But I think we prepared perfectly for this, something I don't say often. The kids surprised me, which made me think I didn't give them enough credit for growing up! These pictures are in reverse order (hey, I don't have everything in my life together!) and I'm missing a couple 100 that are on my camera, where I just conveniently yanked these off my phone.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Awe, Drew. Not my picture ready kid, as you'll see when we went to Legoland who was in all the pics!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This was even first thing in the morning! Ha! Believe me, this was just his attitude towards photos, not the Disney experience.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We made it til 10:30 at Magic Kingdom! This was something I was trying not to make a big deal about, but seriously wanted to get every ounce out of our day. We left the resort at 6:45, made it to the front of the castle by 7:50, headed to the first ride at 8:00 and were on the ferry back to the parking lot at 10:20. Drew had fallen asleep already so we watched the fireworks as we walked to our car.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Yay, Cocoa Beach! We went there every year I visited Florida as a kid. We walked the beach, had a picnic, picked up shells, crashed in the waves, and built sand castles.</td></tr>
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Best things we did on vacation: we did not over crowd the schedule. We went to 2 theme parks (Legoland and Magic Kingdom). We mixed up the week and planned one whole day at the pool - our first day to help the kids acclimate to being on vacation (it was their first time being gone for a week). We did the beach in between the theme park days to give our brains a stimulation break. When Disney says you can make restaurant reservations 180 days out, do it! Same thing for ride passes at the theme parks or you will not get on some "cool ride" without standing in line for 60+ minutes. We used strollers! At first I was like, really my 6 year olds need a stroller?! But I tell you what - it saved my sanity, my back, possibly my marriage! We never would have made it all day at Magic Kingdom, that park is just too darn big. And it was nice that the kids knew to go straight to the stroller after the ride. I wasn't looking for them in the crowds, they were always in front of me. Also, the kids had Disney gift cards so they knew anything they wanted had to be bought with them and when it was gone, that was it!<br />
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Things that didn't go so well (come on, you didn't think it was all sunshine and rainbows?): we didn't get to Orlando till 7, then you have to get luggage and pick up the rental and drive 30min to Kissimmee (where our resort was). So there was some hungry, ready to sleep people by 8:30. Kelsey got car sick on the 1.5 hour drive to the beach and I burned pretty bad. Drew fell asleep at Magic Kingdom in the stroller around 9 so he was crashed by the time we put him in the car and had a pee accident on the way home!<br />
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It really was a fabulous time; we didn't lose anything, it exceeded my expectations, the kids talk about it all the time so it was a big win;) The kids are already trying to plan the next vacation! (I'm just ready for summer to show up!)Craig & Shannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17628951748004160625noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4138532818321810285.post-629086072881176342017-04-05T08:16:00.001-05:002017-04-05T08:16:23.930-05:00Our Life in March Kelsey has started her dance competition season. Her first one was in West Bend and they took 2nd. The next competition was on her birthday in the Chicago suburbs and they took 1st! As far as I can tell, she doesn't get nervous before (like I do) and she really enjoyed herself. And Drew gets to spend all day in a dark auditorium watching dance! She has 2 more competitions before Nationals in June at the Wilderness Resort in the Dells. Right now she only competes in jazz but next year the teachers hope to have her ready to do tap as well!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The whole team - they dance to Vogue by Madonna</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Their first Buck's game. Drew was totally into - Kelsey cared more about what kind of snacks we could find!</td></tr>
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<br />Craig & Shannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17628951748004160625noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4138532818321810285.post-6838677509275746982017-02-15T08:59:00.002-06:002017-02-15T08:59:26.595-06:002017 So FarHere's our start to the new year - These are in reverse order...<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I found out at Parent-teacher conferences that these 3 K5 girls started a "book club". They picked out "The Princess in Black", a short chapter book and get together to read it during choice time or RtI. So the reading specialist at their school sent the author a letter and she sent them back Princess in Black masks and their own journal book to accompany reading. (Kelsey is on the left) </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Parent-teacher conferences...we never stay for less than 2 hrs! It's totally related to the fact that Dad is in the same school so of course we have to visit him and everyone else!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">These 2 pics are in the music room during conferences - playing instruments and all the other fun stuff Ms. Satchell keeps in there.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Super Bowl spirit day at school. Kelsey received a *very* special Rogers jersey from friends of ours because she is the only Packer fan in the family!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Another year of Disney on Ice! Almost the whole second half was Frozen! </td></tr>
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<br />Craig & Shannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17628951748004160625noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4138532818321810285.post-60156018849307817242017-01-20T08:35:00.002-06:002017-01-20T08:35:48.896-06:00I. AM. SO. BEHIND.What the heck, hey? We've been going, going, going since December. The kids shared a cold in the beginning of December, which eventually turned into Drew's first ear infection. Poor kid was miserable until his antibiotic kicked in. Of course it had to be the day all of Craig's family was coming into town to celebrate Christmas. I was hoping he would jump on the upswing quickly because how much more terrible is to not be able to play with your cousins and have fun if you are feeling crummy?<br />
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All of our Christmases were fabulous:) It's cute to see the next generation of "cousins" now that all of MY cousins have a couple of kids, participating in their own little gift exchange.<br />
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Each kid got the 24hr flu - but in 2 different weeks. Craig and I did not get it (fingers crossed) but some weird germs are going around their school and at my job. We are at an all time high of hand washing/sanitizing in our house.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Well, now I'm certified as an Operating Room Nurse - basically this just proves<br />my awesomeness;)</td></tr>
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<br />Craig & Shannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17628951748004160625noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4138532818321810285.post-42702258856372701112016-12-20T16:04:00.001-06:002016-12-20T16:04:40.019-06:00Santa and SnowHere it is December and before we know it, we'll be ringing in 2017! The kids came down with a little fever this past weekend but that did not stop them from getting out in the first snowfall. It was perfect packing snow for a snowman unfortunately we did not get a chance to go sledding. We went up to my step-dad's fire house for a pancake breakfast with Santa. Drew was SO excited to see him but Kelsey waited til after she ate. (I don't know if that was a "hangry" thing or what - like she couldn't "people" til after she had some food in her.)<br />
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Now we are in full holiday swing! We have my brother's birthday, the kids holiday show at school and church, Kelsey's dance holiday party, we are hosting the Bonins for Christmas, then actual Christmas, and another Christmas celebration on New Years day.Craig & Shannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17628951748004160625noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4138532818321810285.post-20400119459365961322016-11-12T19:48:00.002-06:002016-11-12T19:48:49.267-06:00October Tidbits What did we do last month? I'm sure there were things...it just all goes by so fast! Kelsey is in full swing with dance practices. We just ordered her team jacket and will soon receive her leotard costume (I'm almost certain she is doing a jazz dance to Madonna's Vogue. It's all so secretive!) Drew's still doing a little gymnastics every week.<br />
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The kids had parent - teacher conferences and they were as we expected. Drew still pouts, throws a bit of a fit, and becomes stubborn and Kelsey is the teacher's pet! (School photos below!)<br />
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We had a great time celebrating Halloween again this year. We started by trick or treating at the farmer's market the weekend before and finished by strolling through the rural town my mom lives in. Drew again based his costume on incorporating his power wheels truck. There aren't any sidewalks and the houses can be pretty far apart, so the power wheels is a great way to prevent little tired legs:)</div>
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Thanksgiving is almost here! We have some fun family weekends ahead - Auntie Cher and cousin Ella come every year on opening day of deer hunting for the Holiday parade downtown and a sleepover. We are also very excited to start decorating for Christmas - the most magical time of year!</div>
<br />Craig & Shannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17628951748004160625noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4138532818321810285.post-37595492328492121182016-09-19T12:28:00.000-05:002016-09-19T12:28:12.449-05:00Kindergartners!Oh the fun we had the week before school started. Although I may have over did the excitement - Kelsey ended up having some "accidents" during school but not telling anyone til she got home :/ And she said it was all because she didn't want to miss anything in class. I think she was anxious about school starting; she did this last year but a couple weeks into it. It sounds like her body reacts to stress physically and not emotionally. (I personally enjoy eating my feelings/stress/anxiety but I don't recommend it ;))<br />
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My last Thursday home with them I let them choose the days activities. I thought I was going to get myself in trouble but they picked Culver's for lunch because they love that the kids meal comes with custard and then we went to Toys R Us to use up the rest of their birthday gift cards. Then 3 days before school started, we went to Bay Beach. Our friends from Denver were home and we had made plans to meet them there. It was our first time there but we have already made a pact to go back! This was K and D's first real experience with carnival-ish rides - which is good because we are going to Disney on Spring Break (that's a whole other post for another day)!<br />
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This year the kids are taking the bus to and from school whenever possible. I have to pick them up on Mondays and Tuesdays to get them to New Berlin by 4 for dance and gymnastics. So far they enjoy riding it and haven't had any problems.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This is a cookie! Isn't it beautiful?! One of Kelsey's dance team members had a birthday and<br />everyone received a personalized ballet cookie. (What did I sign up for? I can't keep up with these veteran dance moms!)</td></tr>
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<br />Craig & Shannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17628951748004160625noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4138532818321810285.post-473194495140533042016-08-26T07:44:00.004-05:002016-08-26T07:44:54.884-05:00It's Been Too Long!We have been ZOOMING through summer! Wow, am I sad that school started for Craig yesterday and the kids start Thursday :( I want just one more month!<br />
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Kelsey has healed beautifully from her broken collar bone - almost so well that on the last x-ray at the end of July, you couldn't see it unless you knew what you were looking for. She's back to 100% as of yesterday (they really require 3 months of no "contact" activities, so she was supposed to wear her immobilizer on the playground up until today). She really handled it all very well and was her own best advocate; remembering to bring/wear her immobilizer when we left the house and informing other kids that she had a broken bone;).<br />
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Drew's baseball season ended in mid July as Kelsey's dance year is starting! This was definitely a learning year for Drew - understanding that he was the youngest and the older players may play a little more and have to take turns more often than tee ball, where EVERY player was on the field!<br />
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Kelsey has 3 hours of dance a week - ballet, tap, and jazz. She is learning a jazz routine to Madonna's <i>Vogue</i>, which she will perform at 4 competitions starting in March. She loves it but is also learning that things can be hard and coaches are different from teachers.<br />
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Craig and I took a 5 day boat trip and the kids spent some fun time with grandmas and their aunties! They did miss us :) but said they had some of the best days ever while we were gone.<br />
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We are doing our best to soak up these last couple days before school starts. This weekend our friends from Colorado are visiting and we are very excited to spend the day at Bay Beach with them. Life is moving at lightning speed and I want to cherish it all!<br />
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<br />Craig & Shannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17628951748004160625noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4138532818321810285.post-30588929291351318122016-07-13T07:38:00.000-05:002016-07-13T07:38:32.957-05:00Summer So FarDrew had his first session of swim lessons the last 2 weeks of June. He is much more timid when it comes to water, especially when it comes up to his shoulders. He LOVES water slides and fountains where, at most, the water came up to his knees. He did so well, that by the end of the second day he was putting his head under water and doing 10 "bobs". And of course all poor Kelsey could do was watch. (We saw the doctor again, took another x-ray, and the plan is one more appt at the end of July with a strong possibility of Kelsey being able to participate in the last session of swim class in August.)<br />
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The weekend of the 4th, we celebrated Craig's cousin's wedding. He was the officiant and it was a gorgeous outdoor ceremony. Drew was a DANCING MACHINE! I hope someone caught his amazing moves on camera - he was doing a break-dance spin, the worm, and what he called "a minion dance!" The kids were able to hang with their cousins all weekend too. There were lots of giggles and fun times.<br />
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On the 4th, we traveled north to my home town for the parade and picnic. As my cousin's children get older, we have quite the group of littles with us now (handing clothes down and around just like when we were their age!) Kelsey has also started dance this week. She does 3 hours, which includes ballet, jazz, and tap. She loves them all, especially since there are fancy shoes to wear for each dance!<br />
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<br />Craig & Shannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17628951748004160625noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4138532818321810285.post-47172005250377887942016-06-24T07:21:00.000-05:002016-06-24T07:21:35.162-05:00Here We Come SummerI have some end of the year photos, K4 graduation pics, and our long weekend at the lake. It's been a busy start to the summer. Craig and I had 2 busy weekends away before school ended and then 2 days after Craig's official last day, we were off to the lake house to spend some time with my family. It was a very relaxing way to cap off the end-of-the-year craziness! Now swim lessons have started, along with Drew's baseball games. Kelsey is supposed to have ballet/team auditions on Monday but she is very protective of her injury so I'm not sure how willing she will be (and she is SUPER shy about talking about her broken clavicle - she will ask me to tell people what happened when we are about to see someone who doesn't know or if we are in a group).<br />
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<br />Craig & Shannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17628951748004160625noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4138532818321810285.post-36387682573150609892016-06-03T07:11:00.002-05:002016-06-03T07:11:13.203-05:00More Grey HairIt's sort of a rite of childhood...breaking bones, getting stitches. I think my brother fell down the stairs, broke his collarbone and his arm all before he was 5! Kelsey and Drew were goofing around on the couch, doing this thing where they turn upside down. Somehow Kelsey jumped or bumped into Drew while trying to flip upside down and came crashing to the floor pretty hard on her upper arm/shoulder. I was pretty convinced she broke her clavicle by the amount of pain she was in and the guarding of that whole side of her body. It was just me and the kids and we were about to take Drew to baseball practice. Kelsey did NOT want to go to the doctor but the pain didn't get better and she wouldn't even let me touch it. So we headed to urgent care, which was a surprisingly quick process. We were home by 7:30 pm and went straight to bed. She slept through the night and Craig said she woke up ok. She'll push through. She's my tough cookie :)<br />
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Drew has been the best brother-helper too. He will get all the doors, carry her backpack, help her take her shoes off. I thanked him for being such a great helper and he said, "well yea mom, I'm the big brother now." Ok kid, just keep being awesome.<br />
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<br />Craig & Shannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17628951748004160625noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4138532818321810285.post-6544036245092896302016-05-16T14:05:00.001-05:002016-05-16T14:05:19.010-05:00This Post Brought to you by the Letter BBaseball - Ballet - Bonins.<br />
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Drew has started baseball and man is he excited about it! Every day he comes home from practice or a game, he tells it was the best one ever! He's the youngest one on the team so we had the talk about how he might not start every game but he will bat every time. He seemed cool with it. I told him that when he's 6 and 7 he'll be the older kid and probably get to play first.<br />
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Kelsey had her dance recital on Sunday and I was finally able to see what she has been learning! She refuses to show us anything at home (my kids are still pretty shy about some stuff). It was a new venue for the show and the seating wasn't all that great (neither was the lighting). Regardless, she wore a sweet little ballet dress and looked adorable in her ballet bun:)<br />
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Craig & Shannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17628951748004160625noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4138532818321810285.post-546182979516751782016-05-09T10:58:00.003-05:002016-05-09T10:58:40.998-05:00Just another dayLife in pictures (and not many...). We have some fun stuff coming up with Kelsey's ballet show, Drew's gymnastics show and first "real" baseball game. We absolutely enjoyed the weather the past weekend and are excited for summer to get here!<br />
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<br />Craig & Shannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17628951748004160625noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4138532818321810285.post-16033156639199751192016-04-08T13:48:00.000-05:002016-04-08T13:48:36.649-05:00Party Time and 5 yr ApptWell of course we had to celebrate with friends and family! And sure enough, it snowed that day. And then it was sunny. And then blizzardy snow. I guess that's what you get with Spring in Wisconsin! We had such a nice time with everyone and it's great to see what little people Kelsey and Drew are becoming at 5.<br />
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The kids had their check-up yesterday and the only thing that surprised me was their weight. I probably would have bet anyone that Kelsey is a good 3lbs heavier than Drew. In reality, it came down to half a pound difference and half an inch in height. They are right around 38 lbs and 43in. Drew's eye test was on the cusp of seeing a specialist. I think he sees things just fine; he was cheating and telling Kelsey the letters during her test! He got a little nervous when he didn't answer one right and then shut down. Obviously if things change or we notice something, we'll have him checked again. They did get a high five for going a whole year without seeing the pediatrician.<br />
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Now we are patiently waiting for Spring to show up; followed by a nice Summer! Craig is coaching Drew's "rookie" league baseball team that starts this week. Kelsey will finish up rec ballet and then has been asked to join company team ballet, which starts in July. And of course getting some swim lessons in;)<br />
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<br />Craig & Shannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17628951748004160625noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4138532818321810285.post-8365568298423643842016-03-30T10:22:00.000-05:002016-04-07T03:44:56.776-05:00Oh Hey, We're 5 NowThis year the kid's birthday fell on the exact day they were born AND it was Good Friday AND it was the first day of spring break! What a crazy couple of days we had! They are definitely at an age where they "get" it - like trying to explain why their birthday is Friday but the party isn't until the next Saturday (to accommodate vacations and holiday plans). Drew was pretty bummed that there wasn't people waiting at home for him when we finished our birthday dinner.<br />
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<br />Craig & Shannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17628951748004160625noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4138532818321810285.post-53928716381737564712016-03-12T15:13:00.000-06:002016-03-12T15:13:01.914-06:00One More SnowHopefully this was the last measurable snow we will see! The kids LOVED it and spent each day after school playing in it til it melted. Now this past week with temps in the high 50's low 60's has got us burning with Spring fever! This also means we are gearing up for another birthday, which falls on Good Friday this year. They are turning a whopping 5 years old :) Easter is early this year so their birthday falls on Spring Break - my mom's birthday is the next day and then Easter! We will have a very busy 3 days. Craig and I are also getting ready to take a welcomed mini vacation and I think the kids are more excited about sleepovers at grandma's and Arlene's house. I guess that makes it easier for the parents to leave ;)<br />
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So the computer is telling me it's been 3 weeks since I last posted... which means it's been 3 weeks since my birthday - and that feels like FOREVER ago! Anyway, we've been trucking along. Drew went to Monster trucks 3 weeks ago and I took Kelsey to see Disney Princesses on ice 2 weeks ago. It was part of their Christmas gifts. They both went last year for the first time respectively, and loved it. So we decided to make it an annual tradition. Kelsey's already talking about which princess dress she will wear to next year's show ;) </div>
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The kids had their 2nd parent-teacher conferences last week. It sounded like all is well - they have lots of friends, listen to the teacher, and are on track with other K4's. Drew still has some issues with small meltdowns, as in if another student lines up before him for Oneida class, he totally freaks out. His teacher thinks he will grow out of this as he matures, but we notice the same things at home if all doesn't play out the way he wants it to. And the past week and a half they have been waking up WELL before they need to on school days...like 5a.m.!! And then they are exhausted when I pick them up from school. Drew napped both days this past weekend also. We are not sure what is up with them but we have noticed that we have fallen into the doldrums of winter and are going to start doing little "projects" when they get home from school until dinner time and after that they can watch TV or play video games. This will give Drew reason to meltdown until he gets use to the routine - by the by, when he does disagree with any answer I give him, he sends himself to his room and consequently falls asleep. It's kind of a win-win; he certainly wakes up in a better mood!</div>
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<br />Craig & Shannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17628951748004160625noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4138532818321810285.post-82891399153030217812016-01-25T09:48:00.002-06:002016-01-25T09:48:28.886-06:00We Got A...Fish! Or more specifically, a piranha. Craig had a "pet" piranha when I met him. It lived for 10 years before an unfortunate power outage ended his long life. So we still had the tank, filter, and heater and Craig had been talking it up with the kids. We were watching fish stores in the Milwaukee area for piranha deliveries but they apparently go fast once in the store. Over the holiday break we were in Manitowoc and Craig decided to stop in at the original fish store where he bought his first piranha and sure enough, they had 5 of them! Kelsey and Drew were very excited to pick one out and buy feeder guppies for him right away. He is obviously the most active when he's hungry and loves getting treats at night before the kids go to bed.<br />
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<br />Craig & Shannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17628951748004160625noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4138532818321810285.post-67280015300809553652016-01-13T07:01:00.002-06:002016-01-13T07:01:24.313-06:002016 - Sledding and the ZooWe didn't make any plans for New Year's Day and planned on recovering from all the holiday traveling. Our friends called and said that her husband needed to expend some energy and invited us to meet them at the Zoo. We had let our Zoo pass lapse but it was free on New Year's Day! We spent almost 2 hours there and saw almost everything we could. A lot of the animals were inside but they were so much more active! The kids were loving it - big ones and little ones:)<br />
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<br />Craig & Shannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17628951748004160625noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4138532818321810285.post-67175752608743733212016-01-06T06:51:00.000-06:002016-01-06T06:51:37.897-06:00Christmas time was here!Of course we did lots of traveling to see all the family for the holidays. It starts on Christmas Eve and ends the day after Christmas. We started festivities Christmas Eve morning, when Santa came to our house. Then we headed up to my sister's and did Christmas with my dad's side. That is my "big" family that now has multiple other little people running around so the kids have their own kind of fun with second(? or would it be twice removed?) cousins. Christmas morning, Santa came to my sister's house and then we headed to my mom's. And finally, the day after we made the trek to Manitowoc to visit Craig's extended family. We've done it this way for a long time and the kids roll with it pretty well. This was the first year, I believe, that the kids actually understood the timeframe of Christmas. Being in school obviously helps. Kelsey knew it was on a Friday. I could explain to them how Santa has lots of houses to get to so he came to ours early but he was also going to Auntie Tara's. For as much traveling as we did, the days were very low key and unrushed and relaxing. We may have even started new traditions!!<br />
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Craig & Shannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17628951748004160625noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4138532818321810285.post-78972644103039258152016-01-02T08:29:00.000-06:002016-01-02T08:29:19.427-06:00Cabin ChristmasWe began our Christmas celebration with Craig's family the weekend before Christmas. This year, we all met in the Dells at one of the big resorts private cabins. It was definitely big enough to hold 3 families comfortably and we were able to use the water park as well! We had the pleasure of watching quite of few deer move in and out of the woods throughout the weekend. We also took time to get some updated family photos. It was a great way to start off our holiday season!<br />
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Beautiful family photos by Casey Hein of <a href="http://www.chasingliliesphotography.com/" target="_blank">Chasing Lilies Photography</a></div>
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<br />Craig & Shannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17628951748004160625noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4138532818321810285.post-55555129547185899342015-12-18T15:43:00.000-06:002015-12-18T15:43:17.541-06:00We Got ItSo you know that real neat GI bug that has been going around...oh yea, it hit us too. Drew was a mess last Saturday; woke up with blood shot eyes and runny nose. I thought he was just starting a cold - awesome, let's get it out before the holidays. Sunday was their church Christmas program and we dropped them off for rehearsal at 9:30 and at 9:50 they called us to pick up Drew because he vomited. SUPER. So we headed home and Drew was sick until 3. He rallied pretty good, even went to school Monday but when I picked him up it seemed a fever had found him. He spent Tuesday at the sitter's for a day of rest. Wednesday I had worked until 10:45 pm only to be woken up by Drew at 2 am because he had diarrhea. And at 6 am Kelsey was up with diarrhea and vomiting. Drew seemed to have recovered from his 2 am mishap and was out the door to school with dad while Kelsey bought some couch time with mom. Craig texted me from school around noon saying he wasn't feeling the greatest...oh no! It sucks when the parents go down and the children aren't at 100% either. Kelsey spent the day vomiting and then ate a full dinner at 5:30. Craig was down for the count as soon as he got home Thursday. Friday everyone went to school and now mom is praying (and washing her hands incessantly) that I don't get it too! (And we are out the door right after school/work for the annual weekend-before-Christmas Bonin Christmas!)<br />
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~Totally unrelated photos. We went downtown for their tree lighting and then caught the holiday train going over the river.<br />
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<br />Craig & Shannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17628951748004160625noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4138532818321810285.post-54994066111379455632015-12-13T14:25:00.002-06:002015-12-13T14:25:52.000-06:00Santa! I know him!So I was waiting for some good photos before I posted again...I know it's a little bit my fault for not taking any since the beginning of November. Last month whooshed by and now here it is almost Christmas! We had pretty low key Thanksgiving with family and picked up our Christmas tree that same weekend. The kids have been very involved with the holidays this year. They helped decorate the tree and some of the house. They are sure to turn on the Christmas lights when they get home from school. We attended the annual pancake breakfast with Santa at my step-dad's fire station in rural Beechwood. Last year, Kelsey was not on board but she did pretty good this time. Both kids were pretty shy when it came to actually talking to Santa but he knew just what to say to them!<br />
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This past weekend was a welcomed break at home before our holiday travelling really picks up. Friday night we celebrated my brother's birthday. Saturday, the kids helped me wrapped all the presents; very picky about who had which wrapping paper and gift tag! Sunday, today, was supposed to be their church Christmas program but Drew got sick during rehearsal and we had to leave :( The preschoolers were just doing a song and a poem but their Sunday school teacher said Drew and Kelsey were her strongest "performers". There's always next year.<br />
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Next weekend we head to the Dells to celebrate the Bonin Christmas in a cozy, wooded cabin. We're diligently washing our hands and disinfecting to keep everyone healthy for the holidays!<br />
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<br />Craig & Shannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17628951748004160625noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4138532818321810285.post-41743561628609847992015-11-05T07:28:00.000-06:002015-11-05T07:28:32.497-06:00Oh, Hello November November just sneaks right up on you once you've finished Halloween! Thankfully (re: sarcasm) the kids both changed their mind about Halloween costumes about mid-month. I was all set to make Drew into a monster truck driver and convert his powerwheels truck into the Gravedigger. And then he drops on me that he wants to be Mario, actually Mario Kart Wii. (He was Luigi last year). I was gonna tell him, "hey this is life and you made a decision already and I bought stuff for it," but then I remembered our friend's kids LOVE to dress up and she has basically EVERY boy costume you can think of. Sure enough, they actually had 2 Mario costumes. So he still drove his powerwheels, which I think he thought was still part of his costume because of the Wii game. He did not trick-or-treat Saturday night with our friends because he was getting over an icky stomach bug.<br />
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Kelsey had originally told me she wanted to be Molly, from the <a href="http://www.nickjr.com/bubble-guppies/" target="_blank">Bubble Guppies</a> so I bought some fabric for my mom to create the costume. She would have to spray her hair pink, all very exciting things for a little girl. Then our sitter gives Kelsey a couple cute princess dresses to play dress-up in and she tells me that she wants to be one of those for Halloween. Seriously. I told her since we were going to 2 days, she could be on of each. She totally rocked each outfit!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Kelsey with some neighborhood kids - she's all the way over to right,<br />in pink, of course! This was Saturday night.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sunday afternoon by my mom; much better weather than Saturday.<br />Drew and his cousin, Benson</td></tr>
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<br />Craig & Shannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17628951748004160625noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4138532818321810285.post-65028548803758758362015-10-30T08:37:00.000-05:002015-10-30T08:37:52.175-05:00Oh Dear...It's been a couple weeks, wish I could say we were busy doing something cool and fun, but no. Kelsey got some icky virus last week that kept her home one day from school. Then this past Sunday, Drew became pretty congested and when he gets sick, it's ugly. He ended up coming home from school Monday. He barely made it through school Tuesday and Wednesday. I think he then started Kelsey's virus Wed. night as he was up every 3 hrs with diarrhea. So he stayed home yesterday. Today is their first field trip to the pumpkin farm and I was praying he'd be better to be able to attend. I woke him up a little early this morning to check on him. I whispered in his ear, "are you going to the pumpkin farm today?" And with a big smile he shook his head yes. I told him I want him to pick out the shiniest, coolest, most orange pumpkin he can find! I'm excited to see them after school today and<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Drew with all his girls in gymnastics class! (he's in the middle)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I had totally forgotten our friends took us out for the last boat ride of the year<br />2 (3?) weeks ago. It was a bit chilly on the boat but the sun was awesome.</td></tr>
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