School Carnival 2018

James's new school has a yearly carnival fundraiser. I'm not a big carnival person so I was sort of dreading it, but I loved how it everything was perfectly suited for little ones. The kids had a great time and I'm so pleasantly surprised! We also won a silent auction: James will be playing a board game with his teacher sometime soon!

Carnival at the school

James did this Indiana-Jones-type thing where you have to make it across without falling down

He made it all the way across!

Miranda and James went in this easier bounce house together

There's James inside

And there goes Miranda

This slide thing was huge

James made it down

Snow cone Time!

Happiness is carnivals and treats

Dad helping her eat it, not wear it

Karaoke room!

School's "Be Kind" Campaign

Rainbow balls

Bow gun in Mrs. Crites room

Bow gun in Mrs. Crites room

Cake walk! It really was easy, and they really won some cake!

Bluestem Prairie Preserve 2018

Went for a walk to the nature preserve near our house.

Kevin pushing Miranda's stroller on bridge to preserve

Cubans in Nebraska

Nice try

Papillion Creek

Haha, caught him by surprise I guess

Rockbrook Village Art Fair 2018

We went to the Rockbrook Village Art Fair searching for some local art to put in our family room, but then I fell in love with a big canvas by an artist from Texas and it was way more money than we were willing to pay right now. Oh well.

 

Artist tents

 

Stands and band in the back

Enjoying some art

Omaha MNHS Swim Class 2018

The kids both started and 8-week swim class this weekend at the local high school. The high school has an amazing Olympic size pool which will be amazing if the kids actually pick swimming as their high school sport one day. James loved the class! Sadly, Miranda did not like it as much as her Long Island Swim class. She said she had to go underwater too much. :( Miranda is starting from Level 1, and James is starting at Level 3.

 

James's class on the left and Miranda's class on the right

 

James's Level 3 Class

Miranda's Level 1 Class

Baby James 2018!

The fifth perfect little member of this wonderful family has arrived, baby James! Congratulations to parents Sarah and Donald, and big brothers William and Robert!

 

James is home already!

Snuggling with big brothers Robert and William

Pageturners Lounge Pub Quiz 2018

Pageturners Lounge Literary Pub Quiz. Featuring special guests from UNO's MFA program, including new director Kevin Clouther!

Kevin, Jenna, Miles, and Steve

Grandma Visits Nebraska 2018

Grandma Kathy was our first visitor in Omaha! Our guestroom was all ready for her complete with decorations and a little TV hooked up. We were excited to show Grandma our house and the city of Omaha. Grandma also helped us clean out the huge garden the previous owners left us, and she made a delicious tomato sauce from our millions of tomatoes for her spaghetti and meatballs.

 

Grandma checking out our garde

 

Playing with the kids in the backyard

 

Taking the kids for a bike ride in our neighborhood

 

Checking out James's school work

 

Taking Miranda to PreK

 

Taking both of the kids to park

 

He's pretty proud of his little hole

On Saturday, we went to go see Kevin's campus, then we went to Old Town Omaha and and to the art museum.

 

Where Kevin teaches

 

Kevin's office

Checking out the mace Kristina L sent Kevin

hi  

Campus

Campus

Campus

In the Library

Old Town

 

Ice cream break

 

Can I have some of yours Miranda?

 

Joslyn Art Museum

 

Joslyn Art Museum

 

Miranda at the kids' self-portrait station

Her self-portrait

 

James at the digital art station

 

Trying to make a flower

 

Cat nap area

Fountain outside Joslyn

Sunday we stayed in, cleaned up the garden, and Grandma cooked the most delicious meatballs for us. Monday we went out to brunch.

Cleaning up the garden

 

Harvest

Spaghetti and meatballs dinner with our fresh tomatoes

 

Labor Day Brunch at Le Peep

Labor Day Brunch

Thanks for the visit Grandma!