Tumbling Class

Let's get ready to tumble!!

Emma's First Haircut

before

Emma got her first haircut today!  We went to Chi Wah Organica (just like her mom).  Salena was her stylist (again, just like her mom).  I met Salena in my first year as a coach for Brighton Rowing Club.  She did a great job, and it only took about fifteen minutes.  Emma thought she was such a grown up, sitting in the chair all by herself.  She couldn't wait to get the lolly pop at the end.

after

Tyler's chalk-man

We were doing chalk outlines of the kids the other day out in our driveway with our neighbors.  After we traced around Tyler he proceeded to color his in, to look exactly like himself!  He was wearing a green shirt, blue shorts, and sandals.  He even included the scar on his forehead.  He spent quite a bit of time getting it to look just the way he wanted it.

I couldn't help thinking back to 2-year-old Tyler in "Pee Wee Painting" class at the Brighton Parks and Rec department.  Each child was given a huge sheet of paper.  They were supposed to lay down and be traced, and then every week and the end of class they were supposed to work on it some more, filling in all the details to make it look like them.  Tyler wanted NOTHING to do with this project.  It happened that Steve was at the class where we were supposed to trace the kids (since we had an ultrasound that morning to find out Emma's gender), so between the two of us we could hold him down and get him traced.  I think that was the last time he touched that paper.

Getting Settled

We have been up to a lot around here.  Unfortunately, not much of it was photo worthy.  We are still unpacking boxes, so maybe the problem is we're just not "feeling ready for our close up" yet.  We will post pictures of the new place soon, I promise.

Last Day of School

Yesterday was Tyler's last day of preschool. I'm not sure who is more sad about the school year being over, Tyler or mommy. He had so much fun and I enjoyed the peace and quiet.

I began a habit of taking a picture (with my iPhone) of the "Today in Preschool" board when I picked Tyler up. It started when I realized that I couldn't remember the great things that the teachers posted about the day when we got to dinner time and Tyler and I were trying to tell Steve what had happened at school. Most days there was a picture or two posted on the board, so I would take pictures of those as well (especially if Tyler was in them).

We're Moving!!

No, the blog isn't changing addresses, the family is!  But don't fret, we won't have to change the blog title, we happen to be moving to another tudor house. 

We are moving out of the city to the adjacent suburban town, where many of Tyler's friends already live.  The school system there is amazing, which was a huge factor in our decision to move.  We are also gaining some square footage, primarily in Emma's room.  Her new room is triple the size of her old room at least.  This may sound prepsterous until you recall that her current room might be better described as a glorified closet.  Her new room will accomodate her impending upgrade to a toddler bed, and eventually to a twin size as well.  We weren't sure that would be possible in her current room. 

The other room that is gaining a lot of space is the kitchen.  I am really excited about this.  There is a wall of pantry cupboards next to the refridgerator.  There are so many more cupboards and drawers throughout the whole kitchen, and counter space too.  The kitchen sink has two bowls, and a sprayer!  (We had a single bowl with no sprayer at our current house, and it drove me crazy.)  They put the sink and stove on 45 degree angles in the corners, which I think might be the best idea ever.  The stove is very interesting, it's a gas cooktop with an electric wall oven mounted underneath.  We will have to see how that works out. 

Last, but certianly not least, the new house has a finished attic.  This will be the kids' playroom.  Finally, a home for all of the shared toys!  There is also a full bath up there, so we envision this becoming a teen lounge some day in the future, which I'm sure will happen much sooner than we think. 

 

The big move is happening in late June.  Wish us luck!

Sea World

Had a fun time at Sea World today.

Florida Trip, Day 1

Day 1 was almost all travel. We arrived at the Rochester airport a few
minutes after 8:00am, thanks to Grandpa Dude. After a minor struggle
getting through airport security (I'd forgotten to remove a small
multi-tool from my bag - iylts being mailed to me) we were on our way.
First flight to Cleveland (a Continental hub) was ok. It was a small
jet, two seats on one side, one seat on the other. The stewardess made
us change seats because Emma was riding on a lap and only certain
seats had an extra oxygen mask! Luckily we only had to move to the
row behind where we were originally assigned.

Next came the part we had been concerned about: making the connecting
flight in Cleveland with only a 40 minute layover. Luckily the flights
were both in the same concourse, so we didn't have far to go. By the
time we got off of the first plane, retrieved our gate-checked bag and
walked to the gate it was time to board the flight to Orlando.

Second flight of the day was pretty nice. We were plesantly surprised
to find that we would be served lunch on the flight. Lunch was a
(tiny) turkey sandwich, corn chip, and mini Hershey bar along with a
drink. They even gave Emma a meal even though we didn't pay for a seat
for her!

We arrived safely in Orlando, collected our checked bags without a
problem and met up with Grandpa Goerlich and Roberta. Then it was off
to Cocoa Beach.

Didn't do much after getting to the Best Western. Took a walk on the
beach, went to dinner at IHOP, then back to the room and off to bed.

Big day planned next: Dinosaur Store, swimming in the (heated) pool,
building sandcastles on the beach, lunch on the pier.

Stay tuned for more updates!

--Heather

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Winter fun