tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-75331467627071292952024-03-12T20:36:28.711-07:00A Pair of Schues!The Schumacher house expanded by four feet on September 2, 2011 with the birth of twin boys: Evan and Jaden.
We are excited to share the adventure with you through this blog!Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger239125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7533146762707129295.post-26884626734348579192018-07-11T19:35:00.000-07:002018-07-11T19:35:17.751-07:00Staycation with Aunt Laurie and Grandma Linda!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Although it was lightly raining the first hour or so at the park, the rest of the day was beautiful. We finally got our picture by the castle! Our first ride of the day was the classic Dumbo ride. This ride is great because while in line, they give you a color/letter and the kids get to play instead of standing in line!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> Barnstormer Roller coaster: This was the smallest of the coasters we road on (even Kylie got to ride!) but it was still fast enough to entertain Evan!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> Can't pass up a short line for the Tea Cups! Love the picture of the kids while in motion!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> Tomorrowland Speedway! I was lucky enough to have Kylie as my driver.....[where's the emoji for that?!] Luckily the driving age isn't until 16 in Illinois. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> Kylie loved it even though we continually moved from side to side to side!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> Winnie the Pooh the ride with Caroline! Thank you Coco's for adopting my odd-numbered family. In this case you got two of us!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> Pure joy. We all loved the parade! What spectacular floats. Kylie waved to all the characters. This is the location and event Brooke used to primarily work at so we knew we got the best seats in the park!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> Kylie didn't nap often.......but she crashed on Monday. This was good because we stayed late and saw the lights and fireworks show on the castle. The show was A-mazing and the songs have been stuck in my head ever since!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The kiddos enjoyed the feeling of flying through the movie. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> Can't forget a picture with Mickey! Evan's teacher loves Mickey, so he was extra proud to be taking a picture next to the guy!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">ISU Spring Break 2018 we ventured to Disney World!! How did we get from here to there?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">We rented a 12-passenger van with the Frantz family for the week. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> Yes, all the car seats fit and we had a DVD player for each row. PSA - the Normal Library has a myfi you can check out for up to two weeks......for free....unlimited data. In between getting caught up on emails, Brooke and I were able to get caught up on Greys!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> We drove overnight on the way there, which really wasn't that bad. The kids slept all night. We arrived at our resort and thanks to online shopping for groceries, we were set for the week!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">On Sunday we went to Animal Kingdom. Since Brooke had previously worked at Disney, she organized all of our fast passes and basically our entire schedule. It was so nice to know we were getting to see so much, and experiencing the best of the parks. While the dads stood in line for the Avatar ride, we got to see and do plenty. The boys' first ride was the Dinosaur ride. Evan talks big....but he is the one in the red upfront....don't see him? Yea, that's because he was hiding half the ride!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> Evan also went with Brooke on the Everest rollercoaster. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">That was quite the coaster for the little guy! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> We headed back to the condo for dinner and then went to the park for the night light show. So fun to see how they project images onto a wall of spraying water - just amazing! We caught one last ride before heading home. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white;">The </span><span style="background-color: white;">state of South Dakota recognized our family at the South Dakota State fair for having land in the same family for 125 years. Pictures from the fair are below and made for a fun birthday weekend for the boys. But first, for those who know my dad, know that he likes to tell stories, especially stories with </span><span style="background-color: white;">Wilhelm and </span>Wilhelmena. Here is the story about the land told straight from my dad!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><i>Edward William Raeder (Evan, Jaden & Kylie's great-great Grandpa), a South Dakota homesteader, was born in Eldorado, Wisconsin, August 8, 1864, to Wilhelm and Wilhelmena Luedke Raeder. He came to Dakota Territory with his parents and his brother, Albert, on April 17th, 1888. They settled about 8 miles southeast of Webster, SD. On March 5, 1890, Edward went back to Wisconsin and married Marie Augusta Koplitz. </i></span></div>
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Marie and Edward</div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><i>In 1892 they moved three miles closer to Webster. Wilhelm purchased 160 acres of land and Edward and Marie homesteaded the adjoining 160 acres. For five years Edward dug wells, but never was successful getting water. After President Grover Cleveland gave them the deed for the land, they moved the buildings about 250 yards from Wilhelm's building site and used the same well.</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><i>By the early 1900's, Edward and Marie had accumulated 720 acres of land and things were going well. After the Great Depression, Edward and Marie owed an insurance company $11,000.00. Marie said that was more than the land was worth and the insurance company wanted their money. Three of their sons received a Land Bank loan and each son purchased 240 acres. The sons were lucky and the rains came after a ten year drought and prices increased significantly. The sons purchased additional land and had their mortgages paid off by 1947.</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><i>Edward passed away September 24th, 1941 and Marie passed away September 30th, 1945.</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><i>George (Evan, Jaden and Kylie's Great Grandfather) purchased 80 of the 160 acres that Edward homesteaded in 1892. That land is still in our family after 125 years! </i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Dad shared an abbreviated version of that story on stage at the fair. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">One of the best parts of the SD State Fair: All you can drink milk/chocolate milk!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> Thanks Great-Aunt Bondell for the carousel ride!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> Evan could not get enough of the baby chicks. No matter where we were on the fairgrounds, we somehow ended up back in this building about five times!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Thanks Grandpa Al for all you do as a farmer and keeping up the tradition of our family farm!</span></div>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7533146762707129295.post-20937402627622628472017-09-24T19:41:00.001-07:002017-09-24T19:58:01.433-07:00Labor Day Weekend in South Dakota!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">We were welcomed to South Dakota at Aunt Laurie's house where the fiesta began! We always get spoiled with treats and get to stay up late at her place. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"> Evan entertained everyone as usual!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"> I spoke to a class of senior nutrition students (trying to recruit for grad school at ISU!). Afterwards we visited the Dairy Bar for some SDSU ice cream. I don't know if I have been back to S.D. in the last 14 years without consuming SDSU ice cream! Too bad it doesn't transport well back to IL!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Cousin Elliot had quite the set up in his backyard! The kids had a blast!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">In unrelated news, Evan lost his 2nd tooth the night before his 6th birthday! The Tooth Fairy did find him in South Dakota. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">We also attended an SDSU football game- Go Jackrabbits!!</span></div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7533146762707129295.post-42505299145817719092017-09-24T19:29:00.001-07:002017-09-24T19:45:47.950-07:00Birthday Bash in South Dakota!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Labor Day weekend we enjoyed an end-of-summer trip to South Dakota. We had such a fun time with family celebrating the boys' 6th birthday! </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">The night before their party the kids rode horses. I think Kylie now wants a horse for Christmas!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"> What a better place to have a party than at the farm! Check out this playground! Evan's unfiltered excitement when he spotted the obstacle course with a gravity box attached. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Thanks Aunt Laurie for the piñata! Filled with sweet treats!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">We did make them wait until the very end before the water could be turned on. </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Who knew how much fun sand, dirt, and water could be?!</span></div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7533146762707129295.post-63228312752345790422017-08-27T19:06:00.000-07:002017-08-27T19:06:43.265-07:00Correlation or Coincidence?<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">On Saturday Evan, Jaden and I rode bikes to Uptown Normal's Sweet Corn Festival. We each enjoyed an ear of corn. Of course we also got some kettle corn for the ride home! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Was that ear of corn responsible for putting that final pull on Evan's loose tooth?! Or was it just a coincidence it fell out the next day? </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Evan and Jaden could not have been more excited to start Kindergarten! It wasn't until a couple days before school started that we knew for sure they would be in separate classes. Evan had tears in his eyes, but then was excited about making new friends. The night before school started, the school had an open house to drop off school supplies. I should have taken a picture of my cart at Target! 3 or 4 boxes of everything, times two, times 17 items! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The first day we parked and walked with them to find their kindergarten line. At 7:40 the lines of students walked inside from 5th grade until K. Then they divided the kindergarteners into their class lines and told the kids to wave to their loved ones that brought them. Everyone else waved to their parents, while Evan and Jaden turned to each other and waved:) Kylie was the only was who cried on the way back to the car!</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">The first day went great, although I am learning I really have TWO kindergarteners. It was kind of perviously 1.5 as they are like a packaged deal. I previously took them together to daycare, and then together to preschool, and now I have two separate classrooms to figure out all the policies and procedures. For example, Evan's teacher passed out certificates for the first day of school; Jaden's did not. Jaden gets to bring in non-food treats for his birthday; Evan does not. Library books are due Friday for Evan; Tuesday for Jaden. Jaden's class has rest time; Evan's does not. I will hear a story from one that he had art that day, the other one yells, 'No we didn't!' I hear this is only the start with siblings! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Later in the week their second cousins, Ben, Isaac, and Josh came to play! What a fun afternoon swimming. I think us moms got to relax a little too in the sun. So thankful for family that live close!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"> The boys have been very into their Dick, Jane, and Sally books. They refused to go grocery shopping unless they could read. Clearly this is a great way to save money by only purchasing what can fit in the cart after 3 children are in the cart. The books are my Grandma's instructor and classroom books from teaching first grade in the '60's. I am sure they are antiques, but the boys love reading them. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"> Exactly a week after our first trip to Tanners, we went again! This time we met the Giuliani family who traveled from Iowa to play! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"> All the fun things to do at Tanners, and they spent the most time in this tree. It was so fun to watch their creative minds think!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Julie K is a kids performer in Central Illinois. She came to the amphitheater along the trail in Normal. The kids actually only sat briefly at the beginning, otherwise, they were up dancing and singing along with Julie K! A treat for the moms too! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"> Friday Night Fun Run! Kylie ran 200 meters with the 2-and-under group while the boys ran 1/4 mile. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"> Thanks to the summer reading program, we enjoyed free tickets to the Cornbelters baseball game. Even better, Evan won us free popcorn!!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Saturday morning, without fail, the boys did not sleep in. I knew the local berry picking farm opened at 7am, so we were first to arrive. The boys have a summer bucket list from their pre-K teacher, and </span><i style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">berry picking</i><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> has not yet been crossed off (also- I personally have never been berry picking, so I thought </span><i style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">why not?!</i><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">) We had so much fun!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> It was Hastings' Rivertown Days, so we enjoyed some of the events on Saturday. This included boat races- which once they finally started - were pretty cool to watch. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> A church hosted a 10 cent carnival. The best 70 cents on 5-year-old's entertainment I have ever spent!! A dime was the cost of each game, and they won tickets for playing. The tickets were then used to purchase prices. They got several items including a DVD to watch on the way home. If it hadn't been way after lunchtime- we would have stayed longer. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The other rush of getting back to the Anderson's was getting down to the river! While waiting for Carlson's boat to arrive at the dock, the kids loved swimming in the river and diving for muscle shells. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> THANK YOU Dan and Heather for sharing your boat and your Saturday with us. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Another bonus of the day is our friend Ashley came to visit. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">We four girls have known each other for....drumroll...31 years. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">(clearly if you do the math- we met before we were born!) </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Sunday we departed the Anderson's and had breakfast near a waterfall in Hastings. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> Then we met Aunt Laurie in downtown Minneapolis-St. Paul at Minnehaha Falls for a picnic lunch (compliments of Trader Joe's!) Of all the years I have visited the Cities, I have never been to the falls. Another must-see as the park is huge and includes a splash park, lots of trails, and of course a great view of the falls. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">We then stopped at Como Zoo. The boys were very excited to ride the shuttle from the fairground's parking lot to the zoo. A tip from Heather that I would highly recommend!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> After visiting all the animals, our final stop was the carousel. What a great way to end our adventure-filled weekend!! I enjoyed creating so many memories with the boys in the Twin-Cities that I grew up with!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">When we moved to Bloomington-Normal, my ears would always perk up when people talked about the Twin Cities......then I would realize nope, they were not talking about Minneapolis-St. Paul! I explain to people that Minneapolis is like the <i>Chicago</i> of where I grew up--we would always go there a couple times a year, that's where we school-clothes-shopped, and that's where several of my friends moved. I still think it's a fun place to visit--just a little further down the road now!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">My weekend plans changed from traveling to SD to stopping and staying in MN with just the boys and me. My friends Jenny and Heather and their kiddos met us at the Minnesota Children's Museum in St. Paul. These 7 kiddos had a blast at the newly renovated museum. I would highly recommend this stop if you're in the area. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">One of the areas was a green room that allowed kids to climb the walls and also change the background on the screen so they could be in space or climbing city buildings. Evan loved being on TV--he's the one in the middle with his arms up. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> The water play area was a 'car wash' where kids could clean big tractor wheels, windshields, etc. I then heard we were headed to the face-painting area.....I was surprised to find out it was all designed for kids to paint their own or each other's faces. What a fun space. Jaden attempted to be camouflaged. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">There was a room that had dot stickers kids could use to decorate everything- even a piano! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">A big thanks to the Carlson's for having us over after the museum for some outdoor playtime. Everything eventually got wet with the sprinkler- but it was a guaranteed great time!!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> An even bigger thanks to the Anderson's for having us stay overnight. The boys ended the evening with a bike ride and an attempt to conquer the super-big hill by Grant's house. We live in a very flat area compared to Hastings! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> We took an afternoon road trip to Rochester, MN to visit my good friend, Michelle. We couldn't visit without a stop at Flapdoodles for the best ice cream ever! A huge menu of choices, and my boys both pick chocolate. Whatever, I had salted caramel pretzel AND cookie monster! So delicious. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> We had originally planned to visit the Rochester branch of the MN Children's Museum, but after stepping inside, we realized it was not worth it (even with our reduced rate as museum members!) It was a small store-front and looked like a day care inside- a disappointment after St. Paul's museum. Instead we got out the boys' bikes and walked along the beautiful Zumbro River area. It was around this spot Evan thought he saw an alligator and totally made his trip to Rochester worth it!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Grant, Miles, Evan and Jaden got all of their energy out before bed!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">What a perfect weekend at home! The summer can get busy with traveling, so every now and then a weekend at home with no plans is refreshing. Of course, we find things to fill our time. Trying to live out the message in a sermon I recently heard, I carefully chose not only the things I did, but the order I did them. The big choice I made was to spend lots of time with family, as my work can wait until Monday morning (along with the emails and social media scrolling!)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">At the end of the week, I had a lunch date with Evan and Jaden. They have never been to Steak n Shake (okay, so clearly we've done happy hour shakes, but have never actually eaten there), so a stop there on the way to the dentist clearly seemed appropriate. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"> Their kindergarten check up at the dentist passed with the prediction that Evan's bottom two teeth will fall out in the next two weeks! Yikes, the Tooth Fairy better get a plan together. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">The boys had a playdate with their former Pre-K class on Friday. It was priceless to see how excited the kids were to see each other again!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">After the Fun Run, it was Movie Night! We popped lots of popcorn for the long movie - Harry Potter #3 as Evan called it. Wow, did Evan ever get the Schumacher gene of loving action filled movies! I did find other things to do during movie time:)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"> Saturday morning Nathan and I both fit in some workout time as I began the day with an early morning run with a group we started running with back in 2004! What a great group to keep me motivated. I got a bonus workout - yoga at the new Destihl Brewery......best part was everyone got a free drink afterwards. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"> Lots of pool time both Saturday and Sunday! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">On Sunday I rode my bike to Lake Bloomington with a group of friends and grabbed a quick bite before turning around to come home. I kept my cycling gear on and grabbed the boys for a ride on the trail. I got lots of practice clipping my shoes in and out while riding with these two:) But it was fun to create a new adventure with them on part of the trail they don't typically visit. Yes, I snuck fruit snacks along!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">I picked a restaurant that seemed laid back which was also a place our family had not yet eaten at before. (We like to try all the restaurants in our area at least once). Lake Road Inn is an oldie but goodie that I had found during a bike ride, and lucky for us, tonight they had karaoke! Great entertainment for the kids, and.......</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Nathan even sang! He did an excellent job singing Under the Bridge by Red Hot Chili Peppers!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"> What a perfect weekend filled with lots of playtime!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Elliot is Kylie, Evan and Jaden's only cousin, so obviously he gets spoiled with attention when he comes to visit! Elliot loves the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, so the boys chose that theme for his (belated) birthday party for him! </span></div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7533146762707129295.post-85772413375985805752017-07-16T07:03:00.002-07:002017-07-16T07:03:54.334-07:00Evan and Jaden's Last Day of Pre-K!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7533146762707129295.post-45388343212298104882017-07-14T19:22:00.001-07:002017-07-15T13:42:30.435-07:00Evan and Jaden's Piano Competition<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Evan and Jaden started taking piano lessons last summer. Their teacher, Miss Jenny, came from the Chicago area to Bloomington/Normal, so instead of having a recital, she asks students to participate in a state music competition. I went back and forth on whether or not to have the boys participate, but they were excited to hear Miss Jenny talk about it. The process of learning a piano piece, practicing, memorizing, practicing, and more practicing was a wonderful learning opportunity for them. They competition was divided by age groups and years of playing. They were in back to back groups so they didn't compete with each other! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"> When Nathan and I were in NYC in '08, we visited the Top of the Rock. It was again recommended to us, but we chose to go to the top of the Empire State Building instead to get a different view. There was an indoor floor with a 360 view of the city. I was anxious to get to the outside observation deck on the 86th floor. However, it was SO windy up there that this was about the only picture without our hair standing on end!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Can't be in NCY without eating some cheesy pizza!! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"> We had time in the afternoon to explore Central Park. It was fun to take time to do this and not be busy site-seeing. The kids enjoyed climbing and running around. It was also a spot I could put Kylie down without worrying about losing her in the crowds!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Remember watching Home Alone: Lost in New York? The boys love the Home Alone movies, so they reenacted Kevin running and hiding in Central Park!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"> Afternoon nap and ice cream snack time! From this point, we gathered our stuff from the hotel and went on trains in opposite directions. Aunt Laurie headed to the airport, and we took the commuter train towards Trenton, NJ. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Clearly Evan and Jaden were excited to be home in their own bed!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Some may call us crazy, but I just couldn't resist being an hour from NYC and not visiting! We convinced Aunt Laurie to come with us to create a one-to-one ratio of adult to child. I would not suggest it any other way! The kids got to experience so many firsts that day. Laurie previously ran the NYC marathon, but really did not have a chance to 'see' the city. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> Their first yellow taxi cab ride! If you are wondering why we didn't take Uber- there was a cycling race in the city which blocked off a lot of roads, so Uber was uber-expensive during the time we needed to get to our hotel.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> After we dropped off our luggage, we ventured out on foot to explore the sites....which with 5 year olds includes a lot of odds and ends like these little tables I would have totally walked by, but Evan thought they'd be a perfect location to just sit and chat!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">A highlight about NYC that the boys have seen from cartoons and movies was the Statue of Liberty. We'd been talking about it, and they were really looking forward to seeing it. With some advice from friends, we took the Staten Island Ferry which goes by the statue, instead of the ferry which stops on the island with the statue. Pros for this: it's free and you do not have to stand in line for hours. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The Statue of Liberty did not disappoint, but the weather kind of did. It was cold and rainy during our boat ride, but nonetheless, we did get some pictures!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> While on Staten Island for our half-hour between boat rides, we clearly used it wisely by getting some ice cream. One thing about traveling with young kiddos---they need to be fed often! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> After returning on the ferry, we explored Battery Park. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> The Charging Bull and Fearless Girl</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">World Trade Center Memorial. What a beautiful area. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">After visiting One World Trade Center, I realized how close we were to the Brooklyn Bridge...something else that was on our list. My travel clan were troopers!! Although we didn't walk the whole length of the bridge, we checked this one off our list. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The boys' first subway ride! After a long day, my one travel mix-up was getting on an express subway that of course did not stop at the stop we needed! We were able to stop two stops before ours and that meant walking the rest of the way. We re-energized with some supper. Kylie disliked going into the carrier, but once she was in, she was happy!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">A benefit of our extra walk was getting to see Times Square at night and that meant a visit to the M&M Store!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> Our day was not complete without a stop by Rockefeller Center which was near our hotel. It wasn't until we got home and Evan saw the people waving on the Today's Show that I realized he would have gotten up early to meet my friends Matt, Savanah, Hoda and Kathie Lee! Next time, Evan, next time!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> These may have been the most expensive M&Ms we have (and will have) ever purchased; however, they worked magic the next day as incentives!</span> </div>
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