This week my family spent a week with extended family. This was a great opportunity for story sharing and communal reflection. Kids from different age clusters were able to engage with each other in what we hope are the beginning of long term relationships.
Finally after a week of packing and cleaning we are out of Baker and on our trip! 31 hours of driving has put us in St. Louis! Google Map of our route.
We started our trip across the country…
We, well I, anticipated a July 1st departure. Lots of complex reasons for the delays. Including moving things out of our house after a temporary rental situation fell through.
Several years ago, I planted blueberries with the anticipation that my kids would be able to pick them. I planted figs with the same hope. Today was the fulfillment of that hope
For Christmas I got Hugh a puzzle game. This morning he was following the instructions to arranging the pieces in the suggested shapes. Total cognitive leap. We went to the Bob Keifer center for climbing, but Hugh was more interested in playing soccer than climbing.
I took my kids climbing today. It was an early morning with a 7:15 am departure. Becky was there to cheer us on. Managing two active kids and setting top ropes is just beyond my current capacity.
The most wonderful time of the year! Where the sun is bright and hot and the soil is sandy and the dust is present… and the bucket price is not the same as the per-pound price.
We did it. We went to our first concert! Katja’s violin teachers were in the orchestra. So Katja and I went for the full effect of seeing the violin in use.
Sometimes as a parent one has to encourage their child to do something their child doesn’t want to do. That time can today. I had to pull teeth to get Katja to come to the pool with me today.