almost summer 2010......

Lowell is just about done with kindergarten!! He has had a great year. There have been some bumps in the road, which have been a learning experience for all of us. He really likes school and has had a very good experience. Now that the weather is nice, we're all looking forward to our summer activities and lots of time outside!Lowell lost his first tooth this spring. The one next to it will fall out soon, I'm sure.

We will be doing the Walk Now for Austism walk at Canterbury Park again this fall. Here is our Loving Lowell team page.

Holiday highlights from Lowell...

Snow, snow and more snow!!

Lots of fun gifts like legos, a new camera and the much coveted handy manny tool set. Santa delivered!

Giving gifts to loved ones.Playing games with cousins.

Cookie making with Bobo and other holiday sweets!Hope you had a wonderful holiday season!

Feeling fall...

Ok, there's really no excuse for not updating this blog in the last two months. However I can say, no news is good news. GREAT news, in fact. Lowell is doing **wonderfully** in kindergarten and has transitioned smoothly into the school year. He loves it and we are beyond thrilled! He is a "high flier" in reading. That makes his librarian mommy proud:) We've had a great fall. Lots of walks in the woods, pumpkin carving with bobo and leaf pile leaping.
Lowell did a great job trick-or-treating. Much improvement over the last couple of years, even though he was sick.
Now we head into the holiday season. Yikes...already!? Looking forward to introducing more traditions this year and continuing with others that have become more meaningful as the kids get older. Now if he'd just stop making us call him William, or is it Hamilton today? Not sure where this new "name" phase came from, but they don't really appreciate it at school. Always something to work though:)

SIX years old!!!

Happy Birthday Lowell!!
xoxo
You are in such a good place in your life. You're doing so well in kindergarten, you love to play with your little sister and are such a wonderful little boy to be around. We love you!

We now have a kindergartener!

Lowell had his first "unofficial" day of kindergarten today. We stayed with him and there was small group time and curriculum, more of an open house. He was thrilled to meet his teacher, see his classroom and seemed very cool and calm about the whole thing. We're really excited about this year!

Afterward we had a picnic lunch and took this photo with my camera sitting on a log on the self-timer. I think it's my new favorite.

Howdy from Lowell...

We're long overdue for an update here, so I'll give you a brief re-cap of our summer. It started out with a bang...literally. We headed down to Cannon Falls for a good old 4th of July parade. Then came home and did bottlerockets and sparklers with the kids for the first time. They loved it!!

Then the Ecklund's came into town from California and we had a week "up north" at Thunder Lake with my parents and my sisters family. We had a great time and Lowell got to meet his new cousin Hans for the first time!

Sidewalk chalk has been a huge hit this summer for the kids. At any given time our driveaway is covered with wild mazes and drawings that are enjoyed by the whole neighborhood.

We've been watching our sunflowers grow from seed all the way to 8 feet tall! Now they are all starting to open one by one. They are gorgeous and full of bees!

We also have been enjoying our huge, red, juicy tomatoes. The kids love to pick them, I love to eat them!

Another big milestone this summer has been the kids each starting to ride a bike with training wheels.

Lowell has no fear and is already a speed demon cruising down the street lickety split. Yikes!

We still have the State Fair to look forward to in a few weeks. Then Lowell is off to kindergarten. He is soooo ready and we are so excited to have him fully integrated into a typical classroom. A week later he turns SIX years old!
Finally, on September 26th we will be doing the Walk Now for Autism event for the third year. Here is our web page for Lowell if you feel inclined to support us.

Thanks!

Mother's Day...

What a nice day it was! Flowers, hugs, handmade gifts and a book... what more could a girl ask for?! The day began with Lowell's first t-ball game. He is on the St. David's Cubs Miracle League team. He was the team captain for the first game. Go Lowell!!What a slugger! With Bobo by his side, it was a very fun morning.
The afternoon was spent with Nana and Bobo. We had a great grilled meal and took a walk through their neighborhood looking at all the flowers. What a lovely day!