Day 2550 | Reptiles
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Have I mentioned lately how much we love the library? Today’s library adventure included getting up close and personal with—and learning a bunch about—reptiles. It was pretty great. Reptiles are cool.
Day 2549 | Coffee Date
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What happens when the little brother has an afternoon camp and the big brother is left alone with mom? A coffee date, of course. Chase claims he’s never been to a Starbucks (we love visiting our locally-owned shops, after all) so we decided to remedy that asap.
Day 2548 | Settling Back In
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I missed these two small humans.
Day 2547 | Reunited!
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After dropping the boys off at camp on Monday, we were reunited this morning to smiling faces and stories galore. The hot weather didn’t seem to put a damper on any of the fun. Is there anything better as parents than listening to your kids tell you how they thrived independently in a totally unfamiliar environment? I’m just so proud of these small humans. And I’m beyond excited to have them back home in their own beds tonight.
Day 2546 | Kid-Free Week
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Chris and I have taken basically zero photos with the boys gone—no surprise, I guess. We had this one from our anniversary over the weekend, though. That’s something!
It’s been lovely to have some kid-free time, but it’s so very weird to be home going about our daily life without them. I just can’t wait for Saturday morning to hear all the details.
Day 2545 | Camp Manitou
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We dropped the boys off for their first-ever sleep away camp tonight. They handled it better than me, but I did manage to put on a brave face. They’re my people, you know? What am I going to do until Saturday morning without them filling most of my waking moments (ok, I imagine they’ll still fill most of those moments—just in a different way).
Don’t get me wrong, Chris and I have been excited for the vacation from parenting, but that part hasn’t exactly kicked in quite yet. I just hope everything goes ok for the boys tonight. The first night is always the hardest, after all.
Day 2544 | Summer Reading Challenge
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The librarian didn’t seem thrilled when Robbe showed up with his completed summer reading program today—on June 15. Apparently they were hoping it would extend a bit further into the summer months. Haha!
Live and learn, I guess. Forty minutes of reading for each box (I think there were about 25 boxes total) just wasn’t enough. Especially when you’ve got a book series that keeps you enthralled.
Day 2543 | Summer Nights
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Have I mentioned lately how pretty Eau Claire is?
Day 2542 | Tie Dye & S’mores
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Exciting 4-H meeting this month! Don’t worry, I’ll take an after photo so you can see how great the shirts turned out.
Day 2541 | Me and My Boys
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I know. I can’t handle the cuteness either.
Day 2540 | Bye, Bye Birdies
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All four baby robins graduated from the nest this week—the same day Chase graduated, actually! I know having a bird’s nest above your light right next to your main door isn’t ideal but I sure enjoy it. Hopefully we’ll have tenants again next year. Stay safe out there, friends!
Day 2539 | Last Day of School!
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Whoop whoop! As of 3:20pm today, it’s officially summer vacation. Ready or not, here we go!
Day 2538 | A Wedding
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Chris and I busted out of EC for a beautiful wedding this weekend. I just love love love weddings.
Special shout-out to my mom for taking the boys so we could really live it up. We appreciate it SO much.
Day 2537 | So Long, Soccer
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The spring soccer season has officially come to an end. We started in about 30 degree weather in April and ended in 90 degrees today—you’ve got to love sporting in Wisconsin.
As much as I really dislike all the schlepping (and games EVERY weekend), I do enjoy watching the boys working hard, making new friends, and running around like crazy. Robbe is planning on playing again in the fall, but Chase has decided to hang up his cleats, so we’ll be on the lookout for a new activity for him to try out.
