Manhattan Beach

What a great weekend it was! Started off with Adventure City on Friday, a nice family bike ride on Saturday and we ended the weekend with the beach! It was so amazing there!! We got to Manhattan Beach around 1:30pm and didn't leave until close to 7:00pm! The weather was PERFECT!! It was warm with a light breeze. We all had such a great time! Micah got into the water immediatley and didn't get out until we made him at 6:45pm! Julia also loved the water. She ran in and out the whole time - but is still working on keeping that water out of her mouth! She would get too excited when the waves would come toward her and instead of closing her mouth, she kept it wide open and swallowed the water. Although, after a few times, she started to get the hang of keeping her mouth closed. It was just so nice and relaxing there, it makes me want to go back every day! It is definitely going to be a staple of our summer!

Adventure City!

Yesterday (6/24/11) the kids and I took a trip to Adventure City in Anaheim. We had never been there before and it looked liked something I would be able to take both kids to myself. It turned out to be really neat! It's a small amusement park for younger kids. There are about 10 or 12 rides and it was perfect for Micah and Julia! They had the BEST time ever! Both of them LOVED the little roller coasters and rides! We were there for over 5hrs., and they must have ridden each ride 10x's! Some probably more! Both of their favorite was the mini roller coaster. It was a really fun afternoon - totally worth the drive there!

Bunk Beds!

Kenji and I have been wanting the kids to have some more space in their room to play. They have always had two twin beds in there, which have taken up most of the space - which means the kids are always dragging all their toys into the living room! So finally we decided to get them some bunkbeds! They have been asking for them for awhile and we finally found some nice ones that we could afford. We ordered them from Furniture2Go.com. I was a little unsure because it's an online only company, but we didn't have to pay until they delivered and we have 45 days to return in. Kenji and I built them tonight and they are great! The kids love them and they look nice.

Physical therapy

Yesterday was Micah's first day of physical therapy. His new surgeon wants to try 1 month of physical therapy before deciding if he needs another surgery. They want to be sure that the tendons are not just weak. I am happy for the surgeons conservative view on surgery. I really don't want Micah to have to undergo another surgery if it can be avoided. His first day of physical therapy went well. They took it easy on him since it was his first day. They had him do about 45 minutes of light excersices and balancing and then they iced his leg and put electric waves into it. Micah will be going about 2 times a week for a month. On Friday they will begin doing more intense excercises.

Rocco!

Yesterday (6/10/11) my sister and Cody got a new little puppy! He is the CUTEST little thing ever and I took the kids over to see him yesterday. He is so sweet and cuddly and the kids fell in love with him right away! For the first hour and a half, Rocco was SO worn out that he couldn't even keep his eyes open! The last 30min. we were there, he woke up to play a little bit. He loved Julia's ponytail and wanted nothing more than to play tug of war with it!! He is the cutest little puppy ever!

Last Day of 1st grade!!!

I just can't believe that today was the last day of school!! This year went by much too fast! I no longer have a little first grader, but now a big second grader! Micah has done SO well this year. I have watched him grow so much and excel in so many subjects. He entered 1st grade a little weak in his reading, but within the first month of first grade, he just got it! He can read almost anything you put in front of him now. He is also really good in math. When he concentrates on his work, he can complete an entire page of math within minutes. I am so incredibly proud of Micah and I really enjoy watching him learn and grow!

Stone Soup

Today Micahs class made stone soup! They all got to peel and chop potatoes, carrots, celery and onions. It all got put into a crock pot and cooked!

Julia graduates!

Today was Julia's last day of preschool for the summer. It was her first year and she has grown so much since starting last August. She began the year not wanting to let go of my pant leg and ended so much more self confident and self assured. By the end she had no problem going to school by herself. She made a lot of friends and got to do a lot of fun things. I can't believe she just has one more year of preschool before Kindergarten!! She is getting so big so fast!!

Back To School Night

Last week was back to school night at Micah's school. We got to look through his classroom at everything they have been doing and we got to look at all of his artwork.