This fall both of the big kids played ball at the YMCA on Sunday nights!
Roman participated in Super Hoopers basketball this season. Roman needs to keep exercising, otherwise his energy turns into naughty behavior ... so some Sunday night b-ball is just what we need to keep our household running smoothly. :)
On this day he took a tumble from his scooter earlier in the afternoon, hence all of the Packers band-aids lined up on his arm.
Love this little b-baller of mine!
Leo has no shortage of snacks while watching from the bleachers.
Lucy played volleyball with the Awesome Aces team.
I can't say that Lucy was the biggest fan of volleyball but she stuck with it through the season so we are proud of her and her perseverance.
Here is our girl working on her spikes! She loved standing on that tall block.
In late September, this little boy was on the move!
Leo started crawling all over the place! Watch out!
The best place to practice newfound crawling skills? Roman's basketball court, of course!
Since Leo's daycare is at the YMCA, he gets some free time at the gym during the day. :) His teachers often take the babes to the racquetball court which is always a favorite place for the little kids to yell and hear their own echoes!
Speaking of daycare, here is a piece of Leo's fall art collection. He is working on managing crayons in his hot little hands. This Mickey Mouse is Leo's first coloring project. Love it!
This September our dear family friends, the Wesley's, came to visit. We love it when people stop by to see our family! :) Gloria was my mom's best friend from college and she is my godmother. We used to go on vacations together with the Wesley crew when I was a little girl so I have lots of memories of camping, Minnesota Twins games, swimming at the lake, and Glacier National Park adventures with this family. My kids love having a new audience to show off for and they provided lots of entertainment for Gloria and Tom on this afternoon. Hah!
We spent fall afternoons at the playground while Lucy had gymnastics class. Nothing better than a sunny and crisp autumn day! :)
We visited the library and played with the toys in the children's area.
We got ice cream from Ramone's and popped outside so that Lucy could get a picture with her favorite Eau Claire street mural in the background. Don't you love how Roman is giving himself bunny ears? #LittleBrotherProblems
This fall we also got a new couch for our basement! After a dozen or so years of service, we switched out our TV watching couch with a new piece of furniture. Yay!
No worries, the kids promptly devoured popcorn on it and broke it in. This is why we can't have nice things at our house! ;)
Roman and I attended the semi-annual children's consignment sale in Eau Claire. One of my favorite days of the year. Haha! I looked at winter clothes for the kids while Romy focused on the toy tables. No surprise there!
My bright & beautiful 2nd grader worked on her writing and illustrations during the month of September.
She illustrated a piece about her favorite event of the summer - canoeing with her Daddy and Grandpa Ken. Don't you love that Ken only has 6 hairs on his head for this drawing? So cute!
She also worked on some opinion writing on topics such as her favorite snack. Who doesn't love a smoothie, am I right? :)
Roman often sleeps with a hundred of his favorite studies at night. I had to snap a picture and I couldn’t help but compare to the famous scene in the movie E.T....
Who wore it best?
Finally, in classic Storm child style, we had skin issue challenges in late September. Leo had a couple of bug bites plus the usual eczema hot spots and daycare was concerned. So I brought him into his pediatrician for a quick once over and a note to allow Mr. Leo back in school. After confirming that the issues were bug bites and/or eczema, we were given a clean bill of health and a note to go back to school! Whew!
Never sad to spend some extra time with my sweet LeoBear!
