Mud Run 2019: Part 1

This morning Tal and Savannah competed in the Big Muddy Challenge along with 2,000 other parents and children (age 6 or older). The event was a muddy obstacle course for families. Tal and Savannah walked/ran 2.25 miles and completed 10 obstacles in 33 minutes. 12 minutes faster than last year! They had a blast jumping over hay bales, crawling through tunnels on their bellies, wading through a pond, running through a muddy corn maze, and doing the worm crawl under cargo nets in the mud.  #TeamBlondeWolfpack #wecandohardthings

Before the race

Start Line

Tal and Savannah crossed the finish line!

After the race, Tal and Savannah hosed down and changed into clean clothes: 

Everyday Moments

Life...unedited. 

These random iPhone photos are dark, blurry, and untouched,

but they capture everyday moments from the past week.

Hadley took a selfie:

Savannah and Hadley made suncatcher art:

Hadley and Pinky

This week Savannah's Safety Patrol job was putting up the American flag before school and taking it down after school. She learned the proper way to handle and fold the flag:

Hadley thought it was hilarious to put tape on her mouth and take a selfie:

While Tal was driving, I rode in the backseat with Hadley:

Hadley got a good report at the dentist. No cavities!

Hadley used her tokens to get a ball and key chain from the Treasure Tower:

Hadley worked on letter writing in her preschool workbook:

Below are some highlights from Hadley's week at preschool:

Zumba

Water Play with Foam Soap

Letter Bingo

Library Time

Free Draw

Painting Letters

Coloring the Letter B

Writing Name

Dramatic Play

Making Letters with Playdoh

Math Manipulatives

Sensory Play

Writing Name

Everyday Moments

Life...unedited. 

These random iPhone photos are dark, blurry, and untouched,

but they capture everyday moments from the last week.

Hadley loves preschool and is learning a lot. Below are some highlights from the last week at preschool:

Pretend Picnic

Water Play

Using goldfish crackers to make letters 

Free Draw

Washing Dishes

Recess

Savannah has read nearly all the books in the Thea Stilton series!

Savannah loves doing Safety Patrol at school this year. Before school, she helps keep students safe in the carpool lane. After school, Savannah monitors the bathroom and hallway to ensure that students are following school-wide expectations for behavior.

This weekend our family drove three hours to help Tal's mom rebuild her front porch, which suffered water damage from Hurricane Florence last September. 

 Before we arrived, Tal's mom and brother had removed all of the warped and rotted boards and picked up all of the materials: 

On Friday afternoon, Tal, Barbara, and Benny replaced the joists...

...as well as laid about 40% of the new porch:

On Saturday morning, Barbara made all of us a big breakfast that consisted of sausage, eggs, and bacon:

Then, Tal, Barbara, and Benny worked about four hours to finish laying the rest of Barbara's front porch:

  

In all, it took a couple days of prep work and then about 9 hours to rebuild Barbara's porch. The end result looks great!

Barbara plans to paint the boards a light gray:

While Tal, Benny, and Barbara were building the porch, these three cousins had fun playing under Barbara's dining table. They listened to music, had a pretend picnic, and made Perler bead crafts:

Cute Cousins

These cute cousins had a blast together this weekend! They enjoyed having a sleepover at Grandma Barbara's house, as well as playing school, having an indoor picnic, and playing with Barbies.

Savannah (10), Hadley (4), and Harper (6)