Month: June 2018
Wade, Emily, and the big boys spent the morning hiking. Wade came in afterwards super excited to get the kids in swimsuits and take us back for some swimming. We pulled into the parking area just as a freak thunderstorm hit. We watched tons of people run for their cars. We decided to wait it out and ended up with a gorgeous afternoon and very few people! We have thoroughly enjoyed our week and the area is gorgeous. I love that hiking is everywhere you turn and easy enough for the kids.
This girl loves jelly beans. She was quite annoyed when her Daddy threw away the jelly beans in the game Bean Boozled. In the game you spin to pick a color and then have to eat that color jelly bean. The game tells you that the flavor will be one of two – such as chocolate or dog poop. Wade incorrectly assumed no one would actually eat the jelly beans in the game. Kaitlyn had been steadily making her way through all the flavors – having only found a single flavor she didn’t like. Ever since she talks about the game her Daddy threw away all the time. We saw the game today in a candy store and you better believe we bought it.
Today’s big adventure was a train ride on the Conway Scenic Railroad.
Then Pop bribed the boys to spend some time across the street at the pond hunting for frogs. He offered to pay them each a $1 if they caught a frog. Alex was by far the most motivated.
Then we wrapped up the evening by grilling dinner and enjoying the outdoors. Wade and Alex created a new version of baseball – pineball. Using the materials on hand they played baseball with a large stick and a pinecone.
We are vacationing with Wade’s family in Conway, NH. It was a little hectic to leave immediately after school was over, but it was only a 3 hour drive from our house! We took both cars, Madison, and all sorts of extra things we thought we might need. Ben, however, doesn’t quite get a full understanding of vacation. My normal baby that sleeps all night (until almost 7 am) has been waking up at 3 or 4 and then is up for good at 5:30. Wade and I are tag teaming it, but it’s a challenge to keep him quiet so the rest of the house can sleep.
The Burch Family has now experienced our first belt test. Teague tested as a white belt for his yellow belt. There was a fairly large group of kiddos but they’ve been together from the beginning and they all did a great job and will now move on together to the yellow belt class (which includes sparring)! We are so proud of Teague for finding something he enjoys and can call his own.
Proudest Mom Moment – Teague’s latest black stripe.
Teague was sitting in board breaking class tonight and was doing a great job of sitting patiently throughout each student’s turn. He was clapping for every student and paying attention. He wasn’t fidgeting and had his back straight the entire time. Master Kim even commented on his good example several times. At the end of class, it was announced there was a gold medal for the student who had sat patiently, cheered for their friends, etc. I wondered if it might be Teague so I know he had to be thinking the same thing. Instead they called the little boy’s name that was sitting beside Teague. The minute the boy sat down with the medal, Teague leans over and gives him a high five. I was so proud of Teague because I knew he was a little disappointed. I couldn’t wait till class was over and I could tell him I noticed his behavior and was impressed that he made the choice to act as he did. Master Kim also saw Teague’s behavior and called him up in front of the entire class to hand out the black stripe. Awesome.
We are nearing the end of the school year and today was Teague’s End of Year Party. It’s been a great year but I won’t be sorry to relinquish my duties as room mom. I couldn’t find child care for Ben today so he tagged along with me. I was hoping he would be content being worn but that didn’t quite go according to plan. Thankfully the teacher was understanding and the kiddos were enthralled. He ended up being serving as an extra activity with all the attention he got from the kiddos. Ben’s used to kids and chaos in general so he was fine with all the extra love. (I had one teaching aid amazed that he was fine with 5 kids all trying to hold and talk to him at the same time. I just laughed and thought of our normal day.)