Memorial Day at Northbank Park

After our cookout on Memorial Day it didn't take long to clean up so we took the kids to play in the fountains at Northbank Park.

Memorial Day

This Memorial Day we had a cook out at out house with family and friends.  Food and company were booth great.

Marshmallow

Rachael and I made marshmallows while we should have been cleaning the house Sunday morning.  We are putting a layer of marshmallow between 2 layers of chocolate chips.  We won’t know how it tastes until this evening because it takes so long to set up.  Slane wanted nothing to do with it.

Saturday In The Park(s)

Put the kids in the bike trailer and then hit Goodale Park with the intention of flying a kite and having lunch.  The kids played, but the kite wasn’t going to happen.  So we rode to the Audubon Park.  This old priest was there with a bunch of people and had a great time teaching Rachael how to fly the kite.  He had more fun than Rach!  The entire trip was only a little over 7 miles.

Kids at park

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Breakfast With A Book

This is Right to Read weed and Schools have been celebrating.  St. Mary’s theme is flight.  These props were created and decorated by students and adults.  There is a celebration this evening at the school where they award the prize for the cake decorating contest.  We aren’t going, but next year Rachael will be in the “Big School” and more meshed into those activities.  Rachael and I already bake cakes and treats so I’m sure she’ll be excited about that.

For Breakfast With A Book Wednesday each class had to dress up like a bird.  You can see Rach, she is behind her friend Reese.  They were dancing so it was hard to get a good shot.  In case you couldn’t guess they were penguins.  

Ringling Brothers Circus May 2011

At the circus!

We took the kids to the circus for the 11:00 am show.  Of course me nearly missed it becuase the Dispatch listed the start time as 12:30 and just as I was getting the bikes out Teresa came running out saying "Steve, the show starts at 11:00 am on the tickets, we are going to be late!"  This was at 10:45So we hit the bikes and actually made it only missing 2 minutes.

The bicycles were the perfect way to go.  We didn't have to pay for parking, didn't have to hunt for a space or wait to get out of the garage.

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Get away from my daughter kid!

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At garden store

We have a seasonal garden store that opens in the area every year and yesterday Teresa took Slane to get flowers. Slane asked Teresa to hold his blue truck, one of his favorites, in her purse and she did. When they got home Slane said he wants his truck, but Teresa couldn’t find it in her purse. Slane said, “It’s not there, I put it in a plant.” So back to the garden store they went, but they couldn’t find the blue truck anywhere.

Teresa is just glad he didn’t feel like putting her house keys or wallet in a plant.

At garden store

One Butterfly

We had a butterfly emerge yesterday while Rachael was at school.  They are supposed to drink sugar water off flowers and lick sliced oranges.  I didn't see them doing either, but the kids are thrilled.

Almost Butterflies

We hung our chrysalis last night (everyone knows they are really called cocoons) and when one started moving it freaked everyone out.  It turns out they do this as a defense.  The kids are really excited to see the butterflies.

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Ice Cream

Friday Teresa had a show and took Rachael so it was just Slane and I.  I couldn’t find any motorcycle shows on TV, I don’t know why you would show anything else, so we rode the bicycle to kinko’s to get a poster mounted for Teresa and to get some ice cream at Jeni’s in German Village.