Let me start by saying the tree stump is no more. Yeah!!! I called a tree service and they took care of it while I was a work. What fun to come home and see the problem gone. As an aside - have you ever tried to take a picture of 4 little girls at once? What a mess. I have tried over and over again and still someone looks funny. There does seem to be a theme involving one particular child - you guess which one.
On Saturday Grace had her last soccer game and then a potluck brunch for all the families to celebrate the season. Unfortunately they lost but Grace played well. Grace will move up to the U-10 (under 10) division in the fall. This means a new coach and going from once a week to twice a week practices. We have seen Grace take big steps forward in her confidence and ability and think she is ready. Hannah says she will start in the fall. After two failed attempts I think she is now more than ready and the third time will be the charm.
Removing the stump was the first step in our weekend dome build. My parents and my brother Drew and his daughter Emily arrived on Sunday to help us build the dome (or as the girls referred to it the dume) and get it into place. This involved a lot of work where the tree stump once was located. As you can see from the picture even Rachael helped with some racking. After the dome was built and the location prepared the guys put down 14 bags of rubber mulch. This should last a long time and cushion any falls. Once everything was finished the kids arrived like locust. Attached are a few pictures of our kids playing on it. This was my mom’s idea and gift. As always she was right, it is a hit.
On Monday we took Drew and Emily out to lunch at The Regatta. (My parents had to go home Sunday night or we would have included them – I promise we didn’t leave them home alone.). The restaurant has outside dinning on a pond with HUGH gold fish and ducks and is conveniently located next door to a great bookstore – Joseph-Beth Booksellers. The girls enjoyed eating al fresco and feeding the ducks the bread and French fries they didn’t. They saw many baby ducks and one mother duck on at least 20 eggs. After lunch we went to the YMCA and enjoyed the pool for several hours. After sending Drew and Emily home we attended a neighborhood cookout. We have a lot of great neighbors with kids Hannah and Grace’s age – it really makes us glad we bought this house. It is similar to the neighborhood I grew up in and that was the best. I just wish my kids had the woods at the end of the street like I did.
On Saturday Grace had her last soccer game and then a potluck brunch for all the families to celebrate the season. Unfortunately they lost but Grace played well. Grace will move up to the U-10 (under 10) division in the fall. This means a new coach and going from once a week to twice a week practices. We have seen Grace take big steps forward in her confidence and ability and think she is ready. Hannah says she will start in the fall. After two failed attempts I think she is now more than ready and the third time will be the charm.
Removing the stump was the first step in our weekend dome build. My parents and my brother Drew and his daughter Emily arrived on Sunday to help us build the dome (or as the girls referred to it the dume) and get it into place. This involved a lot of work where the tree stump once was located. As you can see from the picture even Rachael helped with some racking. After the dome was built and the location prepared the guys put down 14 bags of rubber mulch. This should last a long time and cushion any falls. Once everything was finished the kids arrived like locust. Attached are a few pictures of our kids playing on it. This was my mom’s idea and gift. As always she was right, it is a hit.
On Monday we took Drew and Emily out to lunch at The Regatta. (My parents had to go home Sunday night or we would have included them – I promise we didn’t leave them home alone.). The restaurant has outside dinning on a pond with HUGH gold fish and ducks and is conveniently located next door to a great bookstore – Joseph-Beth Booksellers. The girls enjoyed eating al fresco and feeding the ducks the bread and French fries they didn’t. They saw many baby ducks and one mother duck on at least 20 eggs. After lunch we went to the YMCA and enjoyed the pool for several hours. After sending Drew and Emily home we attended a neighborhood cookout. We have a lot of great neighbors with kids Hannah and Grace’s age – it really makes us glad we bought this house. It is similar to the neighborhood I grew up in and that was the best. I just wish my kids had the woods at the end of the street like I did.
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