June 2014 – Our Family Adventure

Farm clean up and Pre-K graduation

On Friday Dave and I attended Ajax’s Preschool graduation. The kids had on little graduation caps and received a certificate. They also received gifts of sidewalk chalk and bubbles, which Ajax couldn’t wait to play with. After the graduation he played with his friends and when it was time to leave a dozen kids gave him one giant group hug as it was his last day at KinderCare. Ajax didn’t seem sad in the least, but was quite upbeat telling all his friends and teachers good-bye.

After that we went home and loaded up the car and then headed to my folks’ house in Brooklyn for the weekend as it was Farm clean up. Noomi did not sleep well on Friday night and therefore, neither did the rest of us. Ajax asked grandma Mary if she could please keep Noomi quiet as he could not sleep with all that noise. On Saturday, we trimmed some trees and built a huge burn pile. The chain saw died in the early afternoon, so my dad declared us done for the day. He and Ajax took the boat out to the lake and went fishing, which us girls went into town for hair cuts. Mr. Dave fell asleep on the couch. The hairdresser trimmed Noomi’s bangs (first haircut) so now they don’t hang in her eyes. She seems quite happy now. When we got home Dave and I went into Jackson for a date night while my parents babysat. It was very nice.

On Sunday, we bummed around a bit and then headed home. When we got home we did yard work, played in the dirt, went swimming and then had an early dinner and bed as everyone was exhausted.

On Monday, Ajax started his new summer camp program at the school and so far he seems to love it. He was a bit shy when we all dropped him off, but was too interested in all the toys to stay next to us for long. I don’t think Noomi liked leaving her brother there and heading to her school. Right now her repeated phrase is – mine. She will say – my baby, my daddy, my mommy, my Ajax, mine! Her favorite thing to repeat is – My daddy. Where’s daddy? Daddy? My daddy. Yea, it’s cute.

Pools

Now that we have a pool the kids want to be in it all the time. When they aren’t in the pool they want to know why they aren’t in the pool. And they cannot possibly understand why we don’t just live in the pool. In the morning Ajax still races to the window to check on the pool and declares to the family that it is still in fact sitting in our backyard. He was a bit concerned the first night that deer would get into it.

Ajax keeps telling us that he knows how to swim and likes to dive under water. He can’t actually do these things and we keep reminding him that he can’t swim. We are trying to work with him and I think by the end of summer he’ll be doggy paddling like a pro.

Noomi also likes the pool, but since she can’t touch the bottom she has to be held and that annoys her a bit. I think she still likes the water table better at this time.

In roundabout news, Ajax is doing great with his T ball. He has three more games and has had a ton of fun playing. This is also his last week at Kindercare and has a pre-K graduation this Friday. He starts summer camp next week, which is through the Williamston school system. I always wanted to go to summer camp and was always jealous of my friends who attended Camp Dearborn, so I’m excited to send Ajax to camp. He’ll get to take field trips to the zoo, ride the Amtrack train to Battle Creek, go to the splash pad at Hawk Island, and a bunch of other fun things.

Noomi’s favorite words right now are – NO. Mine. No. She’s also got quite the funny temper. While eating dinner the other night she angrily tried to throw her napkin to the ground. Well, the darn thing, being paper simply lightly floated to the ground, which was not the desired effect Noomi was going for. So in response, she picked up her bowl and threw it across the table. She then appeared more satisfied with herself. She always watches and copies Ajax constantly. Whatever he does, she does. Kids.

Small town USA

We now live in Mayberry, otherwise known as Small Town USA and we love it. We’ve worked long and hard to find our perfect small town and we are enjoying it greatly.

For example, here was our day today – we got up and had breakfast, then we went to the farmers market in town, which was so cute. The kids then played at the park and we got snow cones. Then we walked up to the local hardware store to get a new spark plug for the lawn mower. When we got home we did lunch and naps and then worked out in the yard. We then went swimming before dinner. What a wonderful day. Before bed Ajax helped me water the garden and he put his gator away in the garage and explained that he still had a lot of work to do.

What a wonderful weekend.