Category: Edward


End of Kindergarten

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June 23, 2019

Our little boy had his last day of Kindergarten this week. He is excited but anxious to head off to first grade next year. He is sad that his school is closing and his teachers are retiring so Morgan isn’t going to be able to go there. We are slowly talking to him about school and going to a big school. It will be a change from his class size of 6 to a class size of more than 20.

He loves reading and math. He is reading all sorts of books on his own and reads almost everything he can get ahold of. He is working on his multiplication. He can do the smaller numbers, but has to think really hard to get the bigger numbers.

He is not a huge fan of writing. He seems to be ok with doing it at school since he brings lots of papers and stories home, but it is like pulling teeth at home.

I can’t believe how much he has grown in the past year.

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Edward’s 6th Birthday

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June 16, 2019

We have thrown really big parties for Edward for the first 5 years, so this year, we decided to switch it up and ask him what kind of trip he would like to do for his birthday. He chose to take a train out to Idaho to go visit his Grammy. We had to break some of his heart because we didn’t let him do it on his own, but I think he had a blast overall.

Because the train left during rush hour, we had to make sure we got there with plenty of time. We got there a little bit quicker than we thought, so we had some time to play around the terminal. I took the boys outside and we got to see some of the other trains coming and going. They were super excited and ready to get on.

Once we boarded, first thing Edward wanted to do was to play Magic, The Gathering with Daddy. The tables weren’t quite big enough, so they had an interesting time. Morgan felt left out, so mommy got him out a card game to match shapes, colors and numbers. He loved playing that. We spent some time looking out the windows and then, Darrell wandered up to the dining car and got us a table to eat some dinner. We figured we would splurge just a little bit since it happened to be our 10 year anniversary on the day we left. After Dinner we went back to our seats and the boys watched a Daniel Tiger Special and then went to sleep for the remainder of the trip.

We spent most of our trip hanging out at Darrell’s Uncle Adam and Aunt Linda’s house. Lorna had driven over her motorhome and was staying outside so she could spend as much time as she could with us. Even Darrell’s cousins  came and visited us there. It had been almost two years since the last time we were out there.

Sunday happened to actually be Edward’s birthday, so we invited people out to a quiet beach area and we hung out while the boys played in the water. Edward and Cole were really good and swam out to the dock so they could jump in. The water was a bit too cold for us adults though. I made the cake and had carried it out to Sandpoint on the train, so I am happy it survived as well as it did. He had an amazing small party and loved every minute of it. He didn’t even want to go when the rest of us were ready.

On Monday, We headed over to Darrell’s Grandma’s house, Snail’s Leap, and hung out for a little bit so we could spend some time with her. Darrell loves the area and likes to go see it to think about his childhood times spent staying there.

And then we headed home on Monday night. Completely worn out and exhausted, but having had a wonderful weekend to celebrate Edward.

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April 2019

Filed Under: Cats, Ducks, Edward, Home, Morgan by skrdflute — Leave a comment
May 6, 2019

Our April has been a bit on the busy side. Darrell has been job hunting and doing interviews, so he is really busy at work. The boys are still in swimming on Wednesday nights and we just started them in soccer on Saturday mornings. So far they seem to love soccer although it is at 9am on Saturday. We were going to make a trip out to Eastern Washington over Edward’s spring break, but the day before we were suppose to leave, the friends who we were going to visit had come down with the flu. We talked to a few different people, and the flu happened to be really bad in the area, so we decided to scrap the trip because we didn’t want to chance us getting it. Darrell was really bummed, but since he already had the time off work, he stayed home and spent a lot of time playing video games with the boys. The weather keeps teasing us that it is going to warm up, so we have been able to sneak in a few days at the park or other outdoor location. The boys love going for bike rides. 

Edward also got a monthly subscription box from Grammy and he is loving it. He got his first box and was able to build a claw for a claw machine. I am super excited to see what the next one is going to be. It is suppose to be for both boys, but Morgan isn’t quite old enough to build them. But he is enjoying playing with the finished product. 

The cats are doing really good. They like to pretend that they are starving and are constantly begging for food. They just want attention though. The ducks are also doing good. Eager and Smalls got infections in their feet. Smalls was ok and got better quick. Eager didn’t fare quite as well. After about a week, she was limping and doing her best not to be on her feet for long. So Darrell ended up taking her to the vet. She got some antibiotics to take which Darrell has had fun trying to shove them down her throat. The only downside is that we are unable to eat her eggs for the 3 weeks of antibiotics and then for another 8 weeks after that. That means we have to quarantine her every night so we can tell which one is hers and just toss it right into the compost. Darrell also built them a small area on the side of the house where the grass has gotten longer and he moves them over there sometimes so they can get some tall grass since they have eaten most of the grass in their area. 

Darrell got invited to go to a networking event at the Seattle Mariners Game. He took Edward and his cousin Beau with him. They had sooo much fun and Edward was really excited about it all. He keeps talking about the game and has actually shown some interest in the bat and ball we have at home. 

Unfortunately, we weren’t sure how little kid friendly the event was going to be, so Morgan stayed home with me. He was a sad little boy when Daddy and Edward left to go to the game and he cried and cried. Mommy tried to make it better by talking him into going out. We went to the mall where he got to play for a couple hours without his big brother. He loved running around and playing with all the kids his age. After the play area, I let him choose where we got to go for dinner. He picked the “Horsey restaurant” aka PF Changs. So we went to have some dinner. Morgan got some sweet and sour chicken with Snap Peas on the side and I got some honey chicken. Morgan loved the peas and I had to get a second order for him since he wouldn’t touch the chicken. It was cute though that he wanted chopsticks from the time he sat down. He kept asking and asking until they brought some. It was a good night and he passed out in the car before I even left the parking lot to head home. 

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Snowstorms!

Filed Under: Darrell, Edward, Morgan, Seattle by skrdflute — Leave a comment
March 14, 2019

The first two weeks of February were absolutely crazy. We woke up on Monday February 4th to a world of white. We had gotten about 8.5″ or so of snow. Over the next two weeks, we would end up with a total of almost 24″ of snow which is almost unheard of in Seattle. There were so many things shut down. Downside of living at the base of a hill – we were unable to move our car out of the driveway until that Thursday and then were pretty much stuck anyways as the rest of the street hadn’t been cleared. Upside of living at the base of a hill – the kids all had a blast on the hill and sledding with all the snow.

Our yard during those two weeks:

The ducks loved the first little bit of snow and kept running around trying to catch all the little flurries. Once the storm hit overnight while they were in their house, it took a little bit of coaxing to get them to come out of their pen. They seemed ok with all the snow except that they weren’t able to forage. They got super excited and came to peck around your feet if you were able to move some snow and they could see some green. It was pretty cool. They also laid their first large egg. It was huge compared to the normal eggs or even a chicken egg. When we cracked it, it was a double yolk which was cool for Darrell.

The boys (Darrell included) loved spending days outside in the snow. They were out playing in it every chance they could get. I was not quite as excited. I prefer to spend snow days cuddled under a blanket in front of a warm fire with a nice book. They had a ball though. Darrell kept shoveling snow around and kept a pretty good sledding track continuously going. As the snow melted and cars were able to drive in the street, they moved the track to the trail between the houses to the neighborhood park. It was pretty cool and the kiddos loved it. I spent a little bit of time outside with them and got some great photos.

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February

Filed Under: Edward, Morgan, Seattle, Updates by skrdflute — Leave a comment
March 14, 2019

Well, outside of the snowstorms that took over the first half of the month, it was a quick month. Because of the two weeks off of everything with the snow, Edward’s mid-winter break was cancelled and he had to go to school. He was bummed, but it was good to get back into routines. We still got to spend some time with friends. Since it was so cold, we did a lot of indoor fun. The boys loved it.

We spent some time with friends out and about after the main part of the snow was gone.

Darrell did a couple different things and each time took a different kid with him. So each kid got an afternoon with Mom and an afternoon with Dad. Mommy let them bake with her and they were both happy with the outcomes.

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