Schuerman Stay-cation 2.0

Cadence's last day of pre-school was August 13th.  Kindergarten at her new school did not start until August 20th.  We had a few days where Cadence didn't have anywhere to go!  Danny and I decided to take the week off from work (although it did require some working from home) to hang out with the kiddos before Cadence was off to big kid school!  We had a great time and we couldn't have asked for better weather.  It was a much needed break from work, as well as some much needed quality time with the kids.  I wish we could do it more often!

Monday of vacation, we made sure to hit the pool!

We played a lot in the back yard...and even found a big, brown toad!

That night we headed downtown to attend the kids' first Columbus Clippers game.  We had a lot of fun!

The lawn seats were great!  I'm pretty sure Cadence ate most of that box of popcorn all by herself!

Goof Ball 

Don't worry, he didn't have her in a chokehold

I thought if we took a selfie, he'd let me take his picture...ha!

Cadence thought she was so cool running down to the field in between innings while the players warmed-up!

Colin got a little antsy into the 4th inning or so, so we were off to find some entertaining activities!  He was addicted to this Wiffle-ball game!

Look at that follow-through!

The next day was another pool day with lunch outside on the deck.  Colin is obsessed with the iPad now.  He'd watch YouTube videos of kids testing out toys and animated nursery rhyme videos non-stop if you'd let him!

Danny's parents came into town for the day as well!  We had a great time in the pool and lots of fun on the swing set!

Mamaw and Papaw even brought some of Danny's old Tonka trucks for Colin.  He loves them!

Stay-cation day 3, just goofing around in between pool time

And the big day arrives!  Cadence was excited for Kindergarten!  She was nervous about a new school and new kids, but after the meet and greet, she warmed up to the idea of going to school.  She was looking forward to riding on the bus.

Yup, that's Mr. Photobomb himself!

The bus driver is super nice; she got to our stop early just so we could take pictures!

First one on!

Ahh, that little face!  Yes, I got misty-eyed!  She was such a big girl!

We followed the bus to school since we had the day off from work.  Cadence's teacher said her class would meet at the front of the school and we could take more pictures then.

Cadence had already made a new buddy on the bus ride.  They were holding hands as they waited for the rest of their class.

I LOVE this picture

So sweet!  Her teacher is the brunette at the right of the picture...she's great!  The principal even got a video of the kids on her iPad!

During the first day, her teacher sent us this picture with the kids giving a thumbs up!

While Cadence was at school, we went for a walk with Colin and Scarlet.  The kids love stopping at the creek and looking for fish!

There are usually horses along the way as well

We finally got to wash the cars that weekend since we had a good stretch of weather without any rain.  The kids like to take turns with the hose.  Sometimes they fight over it...

We even let Scarlet take a swim!

She was worn out that night!

I'm hoping the kids stay best buds...

My mom sent us some cute pictures recently during "Grandma Friday"

Every once in a while, Blake will come in conversation with Cadence.  She is really attached to him.  Since we live 20 minutes away from the daycare they both used to go to, they inevitably go to different elementary schools.  The last time we met him and his mom and sister at the park, we mentioned we'd let the kids Facetime sometime.  A couple of weeks ago, Cadence asked if she could Facetime Blake.  The next day, I sent a text to Blake's mom to see when they'd be available.  Cadence got to Facetime him that night.  You should've seen the look on her face when I told her she could talk to him that night.  It was the sweetest thing to watch her talk to him (and to listen to the conversation).  

Mom snapped this cute photo of Cadence during a Kroger trip.  She had to send it to me since we have a picture of Colin in the same ride! Colin Pic

Summer and the Ohio State Fair

I just love Summer -- I wish I could bottle it up and enjoy it throughout the year!  We've had a lot of good times this Summer.  I must admit, as much fun as football season can be, I get a little sad when I hear the countdown begin for the start of the Ohio State Football season.  It means colder weather is on its way!  I'm trying to get better about enjoying everything that all of the seasons have to offer, but Summer will always be my favorite!

My mom ran to Kroger with Colin last week and captured this cute pic of Colin.  I just had to share!

He held my keys hostage one afternoon after school -- he wouldn't give them back and thought it was a riot making the car alarms go off and the lights turn on!

Danny got some '80s accessories from a work function and brought some of them home to share with the kids.  Oh, this girl is just too much...

Colin would make a great addition to any window washing company...he would just have to wear some clothes! 

Cadence lost tooth #2!  Her new teeth are already starting to come in!

My mom sent me this pic on a Friday morning.  It's so sweet!  He'll make a good daddy one day...

We've had a couple recent play dates with Cadence's friends at a park in Westerville.  I sent a text to her boyfriend, Blake's, mom one day asking if Blake would like to meet up at the park some time before kindergarten starts.  Cadence was ecstatic to find out that she'd see Blake again!  

A couple of weeks ago, Danny and I left work a little early to meet my parents and the kids at the Ohio State Fair.  We had a lot of fun!  

We got to ride the Sky Glider before the rest of the gang showed up.

The butter sculptures this year were dedicated to the National Champs! There are always the impressive cow sculptures, but this year they added, Brutus, the National Championship trophy,  Coach Urban Meyer, and a giant football helmet.  And yup, it's all made out of butter!

We only saw the last 2 minutes of one of the horse competitions this year.

While Danny and Cadence played some of the fair games, Colin and I decided to try out a ride.  He was tall enough to go on this airplane ride he gravitated towards.  Yeah, he totally is not ready for this stuff yet.  He was shaking the entire time!  Ugh, I felt horribly for him!  Here's a pic of him before the ride started.  We typically don't let him have his paci during the day, but it was turning into a late night for him.

We each took a turn riding the carousel and the giant slide with Cadence.  We had a blast!

I'm not sure if this video will work, but we'll try!  

The kids' favorite part of the fair, again, was the cool down center.  They ran through that thing until they were dripping wet!

Colin had fun practicing using some toddler scissors.

All ready for the pool!

Adorbs

Flowerama!

Danny and I decided to take this past week off from work and spend some time with the kiddos.  Cadence's last day of daycare was last Thursday and she didn't start kindergarten until yesterday.  It worked out well that we were able to spend some time with her and Colin before her big day! 

 Weather-wise we couldn't have asked for a better week to be home.  We've been able to go swimming every day and have had a lot of fun doing other things.  Right now, I'm actually at Danny's office while he attends a short meeting.  I was able to get a couple of things done for work and update the blog a little.  We are going to head downtown for some lunch soon.  Cadence is hopefully enjoying her second day of kindergarten.  I've been told Colin is being a good boy for my mom.  I will post about our "stay-cation" soon!

Danny took some pictures of our house/yard recently that I wanted to share.  Danny and my dad have spent many hours helping make our house a home.  My dad received some wildflower seed from a work function and we were able to spread the seeds out front in our yard.  It was something we've wanted to do since we moved into the house last Spring.  For one, the yard takes a long time to mow if you cut all of the grass; and secondly, it's so pretty!  Enjoy the pictures below and soak up the rest of the summer before it's gone!