Fall Festival

Yesterday we had the fall festival over at Christ the King. Reese played the dart game, shown below, six times and finally ended up hitting the white pen that was worth 50 points. According to Tommy Bonebrake, "only 3 kids in the whole school has hit the 50 point pen!" I guess if you keep playing long enough, odds are you'll eventually hit it. Still a big accomplishment for a 3 1/2 year old. Little Drew conked out and was sleeping in the stroller the whole time... there's always next year. We've got plenty of these in our future.

His favorite super hero

Dad helped the first couple games, then it was all Reese

Reese goes to the Dentist

Reese did remarkably well going to the dentist for the first time. He handled it well and I think having such a great dental hygienist made all the difference. Drew was a trooper sitting on my lap watching the whole thing and they both walked away with prizes and tooth brushes. All-in-all it was a positive experience for everyone.

Guy time

The movie "The Sandlot" has been a big hit at our house over the past month or two. I bet we've watched this movie 2o times or more. The movie is about a group of boys who love and play baseball. This sparked a new interest in the sport for Reese, so out the boys went for a new glove for Reese and some soft baseballs. This first picture of Drew is actually toward the end of the evening, and he decided that looking at rocks was more interesting than playing catch or watching Reese and dad play catch. Anyway, they all had fun and it was a nice night to be outside playing baseball rather than watching it on TV.

Drew attends a party...

Although we've been invited to family member's Birthday parties or a neighbor friend's here and there, this was Drew's first official invite to a party that was from his little friend, Joey, at preschool, aka "mom's day out." Reese was invited out of obligation, but he opted out to stay home and play with the neighbors, no big surprise there (the neighbor kids seem to trump everything these days). Anyway, I loved this time with Drew, just the two of us... Well, besides the other kids, but it was fun to give all my attention to just him for a change. : )

The bubbles were a bit hit with everyone
Joey, the Birthday boy, is on the far left

Reese's First Day of Preschool!

As you can see from the photos below, Reese was pretty nervous about starting preschool. He's never been fond of leaving and being away from home, so this was a big step for him! After a few tears and a quick good-bye, he adjusted just fine as I was watching from around the corner. Reese said his favorite part was making the craft for us - which was coloring a picture of a school bus. This day was a big step for all of us!

Labor Day Weekend in MN!

We took a little trip up to see our friends in Minnesota... The Byrnes clan. The boys enjoyed their first hotel experience, "first" in the sense that they weren't trapped in a pack-n-play or car seat the majority of the time. They were free to run around and act crazy - and they did. Fortunately, we spent much of the weekend at Kevin and Sara's house and the kiddos all had a great time. Stella and Reese got along very well and Drew just tried to keep up with everyone. We spent time at the park and grilling out... followed by a little trip to the Mall of America amusement to wrap up the weekend.