First Day of School

Kyle is already into his 3rd week of pre-pre-school. He is going to a small program right here in town and is having lots of fun. He typically isn't thrilled to go but he is all smiles when it's time to get picked up. It's a basic introduction to the class room, so they do an art project, sing songs, read books and have a snack every day. He is going two days a week and it's only for 1 hour and 45 minutes per day. He's doing great so far, lots of fun.

There is a new photo gallery showing a few more pictures from September, please click on the link on the right.

It was time for the annual Flags Over Lake Michigan in Two Rivers over Labor Day weekend. The weather was great and there were a bunch of kites flying. This is a great local festival that is a can't miss event every Summer. Kyle even got his first kite at this event, now we just need a little wind to go flying.
Kyle and Dad went to Quarry Quest this weekend. A local stone quarry opens up for tours for kids and families every year, this was our first one. We had a blast. We went up in a high lift, rode in the back of a giant dump truck and Kyle rode in a big crane. Kyle also played in a huge sand pile and numerous sandboxes. It was a great day.

We've also embarked on a deck expansion project. We are leveling and refacing the existing deck, widening the existing deck and adding a retaining wall and patio on a lower level. So far we've got the old decking stripped off and pilings completed for the expansion. Hopefully we'll be completing this work (at least the deck portion) before the snow flies. Lots of work, but it should look great when it's done.

August Fun

Here's Kyle chilling out (literally) last weekend at Grandma & Grandpa's house. The high temps weren't very high as you can see.
Kyle got to visit a neighbor's horse farm. Lots of horses and one really nice cat.
Kyle is sitting on his pumpkin in the garden, it'll probably outweigh him by 30 lbs by the time Halloween rolls around.
Kyle and I did some backyard camping a few weeks ago, probably do some more tonight. Pretty fun adventure, reading books and making animals on the tent wall with the flashlight. We were really roughing it, no camper or anything!
Here's Mom and Kyle pitting cherries. Kyle did a good job, he probably got his cherries about 90% pit-free - be careful if we offer you a cherry pie!
Here's a video of Kyle demonstrating his cherry pitting machine. He's pretty good with it.


Here are some photos of Kyle from his tumbling class this summer. He was able to work on some new skills and had lots of fun. he also was able to learn about coping as Moms were not allowed to watch class so he had to deal with Mommy going away. He did a good job each time.