On Sunday, we went to Uncle Van’s house for their annual birthday/anniversary celebration. My sister-in-law and the rest of her family always cook up a huge feast to serve up the 80+ people coming in/out of their home all day long so the BBQ is pretty much going all day with Alex’s brother tending to […]

I took the kids to Pump It Up for Laura’s 4th and Ostin’s 2nd birthday party today. Laura is a friend of Wesley’s from swim class last year, and even though they are no longer in the same class together, the bond is still there between these little friends. David, their other little buddy, also […]

We missed the 1st 2 weeks of swimming this fall session already for various reasons, so I was so excited to see both kids in class finally this week. Alex had to work but came along anyways since we carpooled to work today. Lucky for him, the facility had WiFi access so he was […]

Wesley was selected as the star student of the week. His classroom picks a star of the week based on participation, enthusiasm, and good behavior in class. Last Friday, Wesley came home with a big sticker on his sleeve accompanied by a star certificate, and he told us that as star student he gets to […]

I have been warned that certain private schools have a knack for putting both the parents and kids to work! And I am experiencing it for the first time this school year. Kindergarten for Nicholas wasn’t too bad only because there’s at most 2 pieces of homework paper a day along with some light […]

Miss Emily Jarvinen celebrated her 5th birthday dressed as a fairy with an up-do highlighted by a crown along with wings that twinkled too, and she glided beautifully on the ice surrounded by family and friends.
This was our kids’ first time ice skating and they seemed to have enjoyed themselves rather well. Alex and I […]