Month: May 2016

What a busy weekend.

On Saturday, Dave and I took the kids to a bouncy place which they loved.   They ran wild for a few hours and then we took them out to eat (where they played on the indoor playscape) and then we came home to crash.  Emily and I went shopping, while Dave and the kids hung out at home.

On Sunday, the kids and I headed to Brooklyn for a BBQ.   Dave unfortunately stayed home with a migraine.   The kids ate a bunch of junk, ran wild, played with horses, and generally had a great time.  On the way home Ajax passed out, but Noomi talked almost the entire ride home.  She talked about tornadoes, her pet deer that eats worms, zombies, and how much she liked being a baby in my tummy.

On Monday, we got the garden in, planted some flowers, and did some general yard work.  We also set up a sprinkler in the front yard and the neighborhood kids ran wild.   Overall, a wild, tiring weekend.

Today was Noomi’s last day of three year old preschool, she was so excited this morning.  All she talked about was her party and her friends.  We have been so happy with the Little Hornets program at the school, she’s done wonderful there and we found out that the same teacher will be there next year as well.

I had the day off, so as I was driving the kids to school Noomi suddenly freaked out in the backseat: MOM! I have hair on my legs!  She started to panic and I assured her that we all had hair on our legs.  She demanded to see my leg as well, which was not possible since I was driving, so Ajax leaned over to show her his arm (cool big brother).   For some reason, it seems Noomi has had some very odd epiphany’s a bit late in the game (for example, that one’s fingers get pruny after long baths, that people have hair on their legs/arms, etc).

Today was Ajax’s last day for Mileage Club and he’s logged around 23 miles in about 2 months.  He and I ran 2/3 of a mile and I was quite tired after that, as it was about 85 degrees out.  He loves to run and we are so proud of him.  He also earned his orange belt in karate and he was very excited.  It was his last class and we were excited that he went out on a high note, lol.  The kids will start swim lessons in June per our one thing at a time rule.

A few updates going on over here, apologize for the delay.

Ajax is wrapping up karate.  We decided with summer coming on and Dave’s hectic work schedule we’d take a break this summer.  We signed the kids up for swim lessons this summer anyways and our rule is – one activity at a time.  He doesn’t seem to mind either way and is already taking about soccer, lol.

Noomi is also finishing up creative movements.  Her recital is next weekend and we’re predicting that, although she’ll be forced onto the stage she’ll probably freeze and sit on the ground.   We’ll most likely sign her up for dance again in the Fall as she does appear to enjoy it.

On the family front- we had the Ice Cream Social at the school which the kids loved.  Noomi, however, freaked out and refused to go on a pony ride (who refuses a pony ride? the pony was adorable and its name was Snuggle or Snickers or something like that).  Dave has been working a ton and recently took at 3 day work trip to Canada.   Grandma Dara was in the hospital for a few days in Alpena so Dave went up north this past weekend.  We didn’t take the kids as – 1. Grandma needs rest and quiet, and 2. We didn’t want to overly scare the kids.  We did tell them that Grandma was in the hospital, but doing ok, and that was enough to concern Ajax who understands that going to the hospital means something. Update – Grandma is doing well and out of the hospital.

When Dave was up north the kids and I did our usual home routine- cleaning, shopping, etc.  We also went to the park on Saturday to volunteer and did a couple hours of work staining and cleaning.

On a side note – now that Ajax is able to go outside on his own (the big 7) he and the neighborhood kids are running amoke.  He and his little buddy, Sam, are all over the place. Currently, they are building a stick fort in the backyard.

Noomi is too young to be out by herself, but so far she hasn’t minded being home with me. She has, however, been telling some wild stories.  For example, the other night at dinner she kept talking about her big sister and how, unfortunately, her big sister died.  Ajax and I stared at her agasp- No Noomi No!  But Noomi said, oh yea, I do and she died… my cat also died.  Noomi no, we said, that’s terrible no one died.  We went around and around with Ajax getting more and more upset.     So there you go.

Pictures will be forth coming.

 

 

Last week Ajax took his belt test and was bumped up to a yellow belt.  He can count to 10 in Korean and can do blocking set 2 solo (I imagine in 6 months I will completely forget what that entails).   As he’s a yellow belt and just turned 7, Master Shinn bumped him up into the next class and I must say it’s a bit more intense than Tiger Tots.  Like a lot more intense and Ajax is a bit lost.  It’s almost like there should have been an intermediate step between the two classes.  Oh well, Ajax appears to be enjoying it and we only plan on keeping him in it till the end of May.  With summer coming things get so hectic we won’t have the time for it anyhow.

Here are some pictures from his test –

This past weekend Noomi and I hit the road with my folks and headed to Fort Wayne, IN, to visit family and see my cousin in a ballet performance.  Noomi was so excited to see the ballot and my cousin’s recital was wonderful!  My aunt also surprised Noomi with a ballot outfit, tutu, and sparkly shoes.  Noomi was in heaven, lol.   She actually had a bit too much fun because on Sunday she napped for four hours straight.

While we were gone, the guys ordered pizza and a movie.  They put together a Lego set and worked outside.  Ajax also ran a bit wild through the neighborhood with the other kiddos and had a general good time.  Apparently he also dug several holes and made a mud city with the little boy down the street.  His shoes are a mess.