November 2024

 I updated October's but ran out of steam. I'll post November's soon!

In the meantime, Lynx is now 9th in the country for his 50 yard butterfly time! And Nova is in the top 100 for several strokes! Way to go kids! 

October 2024

October was great! It was unseasonably warm, so we spent a lot of time outside. The kids made great progress in swimming (for Nova) and swimming + soccer (for Lynx). Watching them work so hard and be so determined to meet their goals has been a blessing.

Here's a playlist of Nova's swim meet in October.

Here's a playlist of Lynx's swim meet in October.

My kids love to read, which is great. But sometimes they'll start reading when it's time to go somewhere. And I hate being late. So it becomes this weird struggle where I'm shouting, "STOP READING!" hahah!

I think I've mentioned before how hard it is to get good action shots of soccer. But this one is pretty good!

A friend sent me this one. Also pretty good! 

Nova has swim practice at 7 am on Sunday mornings! So we reward ourselves for getting up so early with treats from Panera.

They really are so happy!

And silly!

At the end of October, we traveled to Minnesota to attend Gemma's wedding! 

The plane ride there. The kids get very little screentime at home, so the unrestricted tablet time they enjoy on trips is a big hit.

Scrampa and Nova doing some "woodsing"

We got to see Kaia's final volleyball game of the season! 

Thanks for letting us stay with you, Grancy + Scrampa!

With some of my best friends in the world!

Congratulations Gemma!

September 2024

 Oh man, I got behind on posting! The kids have been so busy this fall season, which means, so have I. Swimming, soccer, Korean school, Girls on the Run and listening to Harry Potter audio books on repeat have kept us out of trouble.

People warn you to appreciate them when they're babies, toddlers, preschool age because it goes by so quickly and you'll want the time back. I enjoyed all of those stages, but really felt then (and feel now) that it just gets better + better.  Here's a little summary of my life with my family.

Nova is found reading all the time! It's awesome except when we're running late for something, like swim practice.

The kids are enjoying Korean School which is on Saturday mornings. They are learning so much, and the teachers make the learning interactive and fun. 

Lynx continues to be obsessed with LEGO. This is the school mascot - a blue eagle.

Here are some of the girls who are in Girls on the Run! We've had an excellent season so far. 

More homework in random places! 

The PTA put on a school dance - the first one my kids have been to! Of course, they had a blast with all of their friends + classmates.

Lynx lost his first tooth! And then two days later.....

He lost his second tooth! The toothfairy was busy!