Barnes and Noble Story Time

Today, Matt and Uncle Patrick took Charlie to top-golf so I spent the morning with Evy. Evy rode her bike to Barnes and Noble for story time. They had cookies today, so Evy listened intently until her cookie was finished, then she bolted back to the train table. If they had more cookies, she may have listened to the entire story.

Climbing the Walls

Matt took Charlie to the gym for a family climbing event today. Not surprisingly, Charlie had no problem climbing and had a great time with his daddy. The only kid that climbed higher than Charlie was a boy who was 10! Charlie clearly has a talent for climbing that he inherited from his dad. Matt got higher on the wall than everyone except the pro!

(And he's off!) 

(He looks like a professional) 

(Daddy and Charlie climbing duo) 

(A little help from daddy) 

(Two stories up) 

(Hanging around) 

Our Forever Home

It finally happened. We tore down the old house that sat on the land we purchased in December and we are going to start building our forever home. This is the house that our kids will grow up in and where most of their childhood memories will take place. It seems surreal. It's taken over a year to get to this place and will likely take another nine months (or so) until we have a home to live in, but what an adventure it will be!

(The truck drops of the excavator) 

(The construction fences finally up)

(One last family picture in front of the old house) 

(Nana and Pops taking in the action) 

(Our builder about to take the first hit) 

(Demo has begun!)

(Charlie and Daddy take a turn at demo work) 

(Evy loved hitting the house) 

(With the help of my husband, I got a shot too!) 

(Evy playing in her yard for the first time) 

(Charlie playing in his yard for the first time -- removing shingles) 

(Halfway done) 

(Flowers for everyone) 

(Charlie and Mommy) 

(Mommy and Evy) 

(One last look before it's all down) 

(In less than 2 hours all that's left is the old basement) 

(Live Action) 

#twining

When I got Evy dressed this morning she said, "mama has this shirt too". After she was dressed we headed to my closet where she picked out my shirt for the day that matched hers. All I need now is a bow! 

Charlie's First Chapter Book

Charlie has been working hard on his sight words and practicing reading and tonight was a major milestone -- he finished his first chapter book! When we started this book he would only read a page or two a night and would ask for help with a few words. By the time he completed the book he was reading a chapter a night and needed very little help. All of his hard work paid off,  The Magic Tree House, Dinosaurs Before Dark is the first chapter book Charlie ever read. We are so proud of him!