Thursday, March 14, 2024

Mealtime Friends

This is the current setup on my kitchen table! I've always had the placemat with the napkin holder and candle. but all the other things around it are new as of Molly's birthday on 2/20. Molly really wanted some rubber duckies to play with for her birthday so we got her a set and she also got a lego set with three different dogs that you could put together. I guess she decided the rubber duckies and dogs needed a place to stay on our table because they have been there since!  



Tuesday, March 12, 2024

Molly's 9th Birthday!

Molly is 9 years old as of February 20! She is such a fun little girl! When she was a baby I always said she was the perfect mix of happy and calm. I think she's still that way today, but I would describe her more as always having a good time in her back pocket and always loving to laugh! She is such a kind and caring friend and is so good at letting other people have their way. We love her so much and are so very proud of her! 

























Sunday, March 10, 2024

Cello Mishap

This is a story that I find very funny, however, I get that it's probably not as funny to others as it is to me! 

Lucy is in orchestra this year and has it on Mondays and Wednesdays. She's playing the cello and has to bring her cello and music stand to school each Monday and Wednesday. We put it in the trunk of the van and she gets it out when she gets to school and heads into the building. 

One Monday (orchestra day) in December, I took them to school in the morning and dropped them off just like normal. I drove off and headed to Walmart to pick up my grocery order before going back home. When I came to the stop sign I heard something rattling around in the back of the van. I didn't know what it was at first because I knew there wasn't anything back there, but then it hit me! It was Lucy's cello and music stand! We had totally forgotten to get it out of the van when she got to school! When I realized what it was I literally laughed out loud because it was so funny to me! 

I was planning to send her teacher a message to let her know I'd bring the cello by school in time for her to have it for orchestra at noon, but he had beaten me to it! When I got to Walmart and looked at my phone I saw that he had already messaged me saying she forgot it and asked if I could bring it to school for her. 

I still, to this day, laugh about this story. I told Ross and who knows how many other people about it that day and weeks after. I think one of the funniest things about it is that when we were waiting in the carline that morning before school we saw one of Lucy's classmates walking in the crosswalk carrying his violin and we talked about orchestra. Yet just two minutes later we didn't remember to get her cello out of the car. This is probably the funniest thing that's ever happened to us.....hahah! 




Friday, March 8, 2024

Spelling Bee Winners!

Our school has a Spelling Bee each year that starts with a classroom Bee and then the winners from each classroom Bee get to compete in the schoolwide Speling Bee. The winner from that gets to move onto the state Spelling Bee. 

For Lucy's class, it came down to her and one other boy. They went round and round and round until the other boy finally won out over Lucy. Lucy was so disappointed because she really wanted to win! 

Molly, on the other hand, won her classroom Spelling Bee! She was really excited for that, but also very nervous to be in front of the whole school. I was subbing 4th grade on the day of the Spelling Bee, so I got to watch it! Molly did a really great job and it came down to her and three other fifth grade boys going 3-4 rounds before Molly finally spelled a word wrong and lost out. 

I'm so proud of her! She did a great job and reall held her own against three boys who are two years older than her! 



Wednesday, March 6, 2024

Volleyball In The Backyard!

We have a volleyball net in our backyard now! I remembered us having one when I was growing up and asked my dad if he still had it. Not surprisingly, he said yes and brought it over to us. Our backyard is a bit smaller than the net and we were missing a stake for it, so we had to make due a little bit! Ross also decided he needed to get his chainsaw out to trim some branches out of the way! We've had a fun time playing volleyball together as a family!