Renaissance Festival

We went to the Renaissance Festival with Uncle Travis and some friends today.  It was the first time for Nick, Charlie and Claire.  It was so fun!

Charlie did AWESOME at the tomato toss!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dd8xxGl0298&feature=youtu.be

MDA Walk

Charlie and I went to the MDA walk this morning.  He had fun playing tag and (of course) climbing trees with the other kids there.

He loves it!

Charlie says kindergarten is "great" and "so fun".  I'm glad he likes it so much and is having a smooth transition.  His teachers say he is working hard, playing nicely and making them laugh.  Good work, Charlie!

Partner reading

Go Vikings!

Perfect day for football and chili!

"Mom!  Take a pisher of me in my Bikings!"

Lost tooth!

Charlie lost his first tooth yesterday!  The tooth fairy left him a gold coin.

Fall Festival

We went to the Fall Festival at Quarry Hill.  Charlie tried tree climbing for the first time.

Painting animal tracks- Claire picked a beaver and Charlie picked a coyote

Playing pumpkin putt-putt

Decorating pumpkins

Going into the cave

Tree climbing

We have a Kindergartener!

I now understand how parents feel sending their little kindergartener to me every year. Tough stuff!

His teacher gave him a bedtime story with some magic sleeping confetti for the night before school started

Nick made pancakes for breakfast

Such a big kid!

Leaving on the bus- he was most excited about getting to ride the bus!

Catching a picture with my guy on a busy morning!

Labor Day Weekend

The kids basically spent the whole weekend making a fort and playing in it.  They cleared trees and brush, made a campfire, put up a deer stand and made a gate.  It really is the simple things that make them the happiest!

The fort

Charlie in the deer stand

A girl in her boots...they're 3 sizes too big, she stumbled and fell more times than we could count but she wouldn't take them off!