Wednesday, September 1, 2010
A Five Year Old!
On August 3rd, Alex turned 5 years old. It really is amazing how fast they grow up. For his birthday, we had a family party. Alex choose to have ravioli for his birthday dinner. I insisted on making homemade ravioli. I stuffed almost 100 raviolis. Next time, I'll buy the frozen kind!
Of course, the big theme for his birthday was Monster Trucks. As his big gift, he got a room makeover. His room was painted Grave Digger green and the wall are now adorned with a giant Grave Digger Decal and lots of smaller Monster Truck stickers. He loves it!
On the Saturday after the big day, we heading down to Sky Zone for a jumping good birthday party. The kids had an hour of jumping on the trampolines, then it was time for pizza and cake. I think all of the kids and the dads had a blast jumping. Alex had a great birthday!
Thanks for helping us celebrate Alex's birthday!
Of course, the big theme for his birthday was Monster Trucks. As his big gift, he got a room makeover. His room was painted Grave Digger green and the wall are now adorned with a giant Grave Digger Decal and lots of smaller Monster Truck stickers. He loves it!
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| Blowing out the candles on the homemade icecream cake! |
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| Wipeout! Wii game. |
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| Do you think he liked the Monster Jam K'Nex set? |
On the Saturday after the big day, we heading down to Sky Zone for a jumping good birthday party. The kids had an hour of jumping on the trampolines, then it was time for pizza and cake. I think all of the kids and the dads had a blast jumping. Alex had a great birthday!
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| Celebrating at Sky Zone! |
Thanks for helping us celebrate Alex's birthday!
Second Grade!
Katie started second grade on Monday. Before going to Open House on Friday she wasn't excited about going back to school. After Open House she said she was excited.
Here is she before heading to school. It is our family tradition to bring flowers to the teacher on the first day of school.
Of course, once we got to school she was excited to see her friends. Here she is with her friends from first grade, Kaia and Hailey.
Once the music played it was time to head to their new lines and head to the new classroom.
I was excited to hear about her first day of second grade when we picked her up from school. She didn't have anything good to report. She was disappointed in her day. It pretty much broke my heart. She said the best part of her day was seeing her friend, Kaia. She complained that recess and lunch were too short, the kids in her class were annoying, and the day was boring. That night before bed she said she was going to call in sick to school in the morning. The next morning she hid in her closet and said she wasn't going to school. Heartbreaking!
However, we talked about things and she asked me to talk to her teacher. She was concerned because in order to have "Fun Friday" the class has to earn it. She didn't think it was fair that even if she was good, ("because, I'm ALWAYS good") she might not get to have Fun Friday and she really loves Fun Friday. One of her first lessons that life isn't always "fair." We got to school and I did have a little chat with her teacher. I left hoping she had a better day.
Day two turned out MUCH better than day one! :) Yippee! She even told me she made friends with the girl who was bugging her the day before. This morning, for day 3 of second grade, she had no complaints about going. Yea! I guess that first grade was so great that there was no way second grade could live up to it. She was spoiled in Mrs. Payer's class. I know she will adjust and have another great year at Gilbert!
Here is she before heading to school. It is our family tradition to bring flowers to the teacher on the first day of school.
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| Ready for 2nd grade! |
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| Friends! |
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| Katie and her 2nd grade teacher, Mrs. Blomquist |
However, we talked about things and she asked me to talk to her teacher. She was concerned because in order to have "Fun Friday" the class has to earn it. She didn't think it was fair that even if she was good, ("because, I'm ALWAYS good") she might not get to have Fun Friday and she really loves Fun Friday. One of her first lessons that life isn't always "fair." We got to school and I did have a little chat with her teacher. I left hoping she had a better day.
Day two turned out MUCH better than day one! :) Yippee! She even told me she made friends with the girl who was bugging her the day before. This morning, for day 3 of second grade, she had no complaints about going. Yea! I guess that first grade was so great that there was no way second grade could live up to it. She was spoiled in Mrs. Payer's class. I know she will adjust and have another great year at Gilbert!
A Cousin Visit
It's been awhile since the McCrady's came to Vegas to visit the Oppenheims. We had a busy week and it was fun to get the cousins together. Just about a week before their arrival, Jonathan broke his arm. That changed our plans a bit, but we still managed to have some fun outings.
They arrived Monday afternoon/evening. After picking them up at the airport, we headed to Cafe Rio for a yummy dinner. When we arrived at home the kids had fun showing thier cousins around the house, playing for a bit and the it was off to bed.
Tuesday brought a trip to the outlet mall for school clothes shopping for the McCrady boys. There was also lots of swimming.
Wednesday included a trip to the Las Vegas Natural History Museum. The kids had a great time. Here are some shots from the visit.
Thursday brought a trip to Sigfried and Roy's Secret Garden and Dolphin Habitat. It was HOT!!! The kids LOVED seeing the brand new baby white tigers. They also enjoyed watching the dolphins. Here's the best shot of the four cousins in front of a lion.
Friday morning was spent swimming at a friends' house with our playgroup. I didn't think I'd ever get Nathaniel out of the water. He had a blast. I felt bad for Jonathan since he couldn't swim, but he managed to pull it together. Friday night, Don took the kids to Chuck E. Cheese and I took Kristina with me to play BUNCO.
Do you know how hard it is to get 4 kids to sit together nicely for a picture. Here is the best shot we got of Grandpa's grandkids. Those boys are crazy!
It was a fun week with our family visiting. It's nice that the kids get to know each other a bit more. We are glad the McCrady's came to visit. Maybe next summer we'll be able to visit them in WA.
They arrived Monday afternoon/evening. After picking them up at the airport, we headed to Cafe Rio for a yummy dinner. When we arrived at home the kids had fun showing thier cousins around the house, playing for a bit and the it was off to bed.
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| Cousins playing with the Iphone! |
Tuesday brought a trip to the outlet mall for school clothes shopping for the McCrady boys. There was also lots of swimming.
Wednesday included a trip to the Las Vegas Natural History Museum. The kids had a great time. Here are some shots from the visit.
Katie & Nathaniel checking out some of the fish.
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| Alex is dressed like a Marine Biologist! |
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| They found the dinosaurs! |
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| Watching the dophin training. |
Do you know how hard it is to get 4 kids to sit together nicely for a picture. Here is the best shot we got of Grandpa's grandkids. Those boys are crazy!
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