We ended the summer with a fun charity activity with Moms Club. A Trike-A-Thon to support St. Jude's Children's Hospital. Kids rode their bike around a school track to raise money. We had a police officer talk to the kids about bike safety and a local bike shop help the kids get set-up with helmets. It was a great family event and the boys had a lot of fun!
This fall started off with Evan starting at a REAL school in a "young 5's" program. He's just shy of the Michigan cut-off for starting Kindergarten and this young 5's program is just perfect for him! He will be more than ready for Kindergarten next year!
I've only started to get a glimpse of all that sending a child to school entails - supplies, volunteering, class parties, packing lunches. I've had the pleasure of attending a few of Evan's class parties so far and they sure are interesting! I give his teachers A LOT of credit for handling 25 5-6 year olds all day. I've hosted a few crafts at the class parties and can barely control a table of 5 kids making a craft! I am proud of Evan when I see him interact with his friends. While he (and all kids this age) have their silly moments, he really is a good kid and friend.
I feel like this should be in a minivan ad showing just how much stuff I can fit in it! Event prep = filling the minivan with 2 dozen balloons!
Evan had a front row seat to the police officer's presentation and asked the most questions out of anyone. Seriously, probably like 20 questions in 5 minutes. He's a good student! ;)
Our little Trike-A-Thon'ers!
The bike shop owner was super impressed with Evan's old school bike (well, my old bike from the 80's!). Evan really cruises on it!
I've only started to get a glimpse of all that sending a child to school entails - supplies, volunteering, class parties, packing lunches. I've had the pleasure of attending a few of Evan's class parties so far and they sure are interesting! I give his teachers A LOT of credit for handling 25 5-6 year olds all day. I've hosted a few crafts at the class parties and can barely control a table of 5 kids making a craft! I am proud of Evan when I see him interact with his friends. While he (and all kids this age) have their silly moments, he really is a good kid and friend.
School supplies! And yes, a bag of Pumpkin Spice M&M's for Momma ;)
So excited for his first day!
Being silly of course!
Evan first day of school 2015 vs. 2014!!
Evan's project with pictures of things he likes or that describe him. He actually cut all of these out himself and we glued them together.
"Mom, can you take a picture of the jet I colored?" Evan's favorite activity during free time at school is drawing and coloring. He has very impressive coloring skills already!
I love his detail with the birds and his little hat
We had a very warm fall and got outside as much as we could - bike rides, cider mill trips, playing outside. We knew winter was coming......
Family bike ride with the Wolak's! Like how my kiddos are just concerned with their snacks? Evan & Kellan enjoyed chasing the geese at the beach. Boys!
Just two boys hangin' out....or talking about what kind of trouble they can get into....
Tyler LOVES the park! I love this swing picture and his crazy hair!
When you live in Michigan, and as close to a cider mill as we do, you eat A LOT of apples, donuts and cider in the fall. It's called gaining the "Fall 15" here in MI, ha!
Evan 2014 (left) and 2015 (right)
Evan & I enjoyed a trip to the cider mill together to pick apples!
"Found one mom!"
The Fall Fair is so much fun especially with the special kids only preview day. No lines and just little kids!
Hey Tyler, can you see from under that hat?
How cute are they on this little ride?!
My boys racing down the slide!
So this ride looked ok at first.....then it kept going higher, and higher, then made these crazy loud noises and Evan FREAKED OUT (he's up there with Erik) so they stopped the ride. Poor Evan! Hope he's not scarred for life!
Evan & his best buddy Grayson. These two together = trouble!
Erik, Evan & Grayson. Who's having more fun?
Sweet Baby T
Evan & Grayson's turn to race!
We had some visitors at the fair! Aunt Katie & Cousin Howie, Aunt Kristie and Cousins Colin and Madelyn. And of course Grandma!
Surprise cider mill visit from Nia & Guh! We didn't tell Evan they were in town and it was fun to see his excitement when they showed up.
Tyler, my big boy....he loves his donuts!
"NIA!"
Love our Nia & Guh visits!
Evan & his buddy Grayson at their Fall party.....they look like they are up to something!
This fall we took a little road trip for a long weekend to Ludington with the kiddos and to see Nia & Guh (well, Greg & Christina are their real names...I realized that I've probably never called them by their real names since Evan started these names for them, ha!).
Road trip = lots of movies and snacks in the minivan
Our little slice of heaven for the weekend. Super cute house right on Lake Michigan.
Of course we had to checkout the beach / water right away
Sneaking in some wine samples
Love these two
Checking out the Lewis Farm Market near Ludington. An awesome cider mill/farm with A LOT of kid activities!
Ha!!!!!!!
This actually describes our family (and Tyler's personality) very well. Maybe I should've used this for my Christmas card!
OK Erik, give the kids a turn!
You can see by the look on Evan's face that he was not happy Daddy was trying to drive him off the road.
Donuts at a cider mill are a must!
Picking out pumpkins!
So cute...my loves!
Found one!
Evan drawing his pumpkin design to carve
Thanks for carving the pumpkin Greg!
Wow, that's one impressive pumpkin!
Sunsets on Lake Michigan = amazing
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