Month: August 2017
Today was “Meet the Teacher” for both boys. We started with Teague at his school. (Crazy thing about our town – or maybe New England – there are two elementary schools. K and 1st are in one building. 2nd to 6th are in another building.) Teague’s class has five tables and each table has a different option for seating. They get to try them all out and then pick what they like best – regular chair, bouncy ball, wobble stool, floor, and …) Alex’s school is literally 6 houses down the street but thankfully the bus will pick him up on the way. His school also starts an hour before Teague’s and getting him to school would be tricky if I had to take/walk him.
When we moved to the area, Wade’s work gave us lots of passes to local museums and attractions. We had heard great things about the EcoTarium and then we learned that today they were introducing a baby otter to the otter exhibit. We all had a great time! There was an awesome outdoor playground and exploration center, a huge bubble exhibit, and then lots of interactive exhibits inside. There was a also a baby shower for the otter with ice cream for the kids and otter pins to take home.
It turns out our local beach has a special day just for dogs. After the beach is officially closed to the public for swimming, it opens one last time for dogs. Madison has always loved to swim so we headed to the beach. Madison swam. Alex talked to every dog owner he could find. (He’s doing research on what kind of dog he wants if we get one next year.) Kaitlyn played in the sand. Teague observed it all. Then a man offered to let Alex throw a ball for his dog. He and Kaitlyn spent the next hour playing fetch with a very happy puppy.
Amazingly, none of my kids ended up in the water. We went home with a wet dog and dry kids.