Grafton – Oak
Boxes are still a favorite in this house. Ben and Kaitlyn spent lots of time decorating this box and then they took turns playing in it. The upside to COVID has been lots more deliveries than normal so lots more boxes for play.
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Teague is not normally a child interested in sports with balls, but I looked outside to see him playing catch with Wade today.
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The littles got into the dress up bin today and decided pirates was their go-to theme. Teague helped them build a boat complete with “seas” below. They played for quite a while and then asked me to come upstairs. Teague told the cutest story and the little ones acted it out. It was adorable! I was impressed with Teague’s creativity and the little two loved it.
I knew Alex was getting crafty in his room today, but I had no idea what he was up to. Then his friend arrived for a playdate and he appeared with his lacrosse stick. Alex had created a way to give a Covid-safe high five.
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I was promised a kitten for my birthday but it proved very difficult in these COVID days to find a kitten. It seems that everyone is adopting kittens and puppies. To make matters even more difficult, we really only wanted one kitten, not two. Because of the demand, most organizations are requiring any adoption to be of two kittens. After months of searching, a friend finally let me know there were kittens at her horse barn. We were so excited to pick one out and we brought it home today! After much discussion, we have named our new addition KitKat.
Ever since Kaitlyn dyed her hair, Teague has been asking to have his hair dyed. It came as no surprise that he wanted blue. I had seen other people with dark hair successfully use temporary dye so I didn’t t think we would have any trouble. We followed all the same steps as with Kaitlyn except we left the color on even longer. Sadly when we washed it out, it was impossible to see even a hint of blue.
I have never been so excited for school to end and summer to begin! We started the last day of classes with Granny’s coffee cake:
Then the kids had a few classes and then the schools allowed a drive-thru. We drove through the main entrance at a designated time (per grade) to pick up anything that had been left in cubbies or desks and was bagged up by the teachers. The kids also got to wave to their teachers through the car windows. What a crazy few months this has been.
Then we went to the other house and the pool to celebrate. Only Teague thought it would be fun to jump in with his clothes on. (A tradition the big boys started a few years ago around the beginning and ending of school.)
As always on the last day of school, here’s a comparison from the first day to the last day.