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I’m not quite sure what kind of time travel we did to get here, but today was Oscar’s first day of kindergarten. Don’t let this face fool you…
he was so excited!
The commute. Completely forgot his helmet (sorry, Mom), but it’s ready to go for tomorrow.
Biking home this afternoon…
Maggie: What was the best part of the day?
Oscar: All of it!
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In a conversation about behavior, good choices, and how everyone has a job to do…
Maggie: Daddy works at the church, Mommy stays home with you three, and you have a job too.
Oscar: But I’m just a kid!
Maggie: Your job is to play, obey your mom and dad, and be kind to everyone.
Oscar: (after a long pause) Mommy?
Maggie: What?
Oscar: Am I fired?
After jumping in the pool multiple times, then doing this without any announcement…
Greg: Buddy, where did you see that?
Oscar: I just made it up.
After I cut his hair (and he had little clippings all over him)…
Oscar: Now I look like Daddy and Pops.
Maggie: What do you mean?
Oscar: Because I have hair all over me.
I cannot believe this guy starts kindergarten tomorrow! I’m sure he’ll just come home with even more funny things to say!
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Yesterday we took Oscar out for a special day.
The babies went to Nana and Pops’ house (thanks again, guys) and we headed to Holiday World.
He enjoyed riding a couple “little kid” rides…
but this fearless boy quickly moved to bigger and better rides.
He was too short to ride the real big rollercoasters, but I’m sure he would’ve if he could’ve.
The waterslides were everyone’s favorite. Oscar surprised us so much with how brave he was. He was the littlest stinker on each slide (and there are some pretty big ones), and then went running back in line for more…but I’m not sure who had the most fun.
When we first got there, he was eyeing a Minion game, but didn’t get upset when I told him we probably weren’t going to play any games. As we walked by the game on our way out, I whispered to Greg that he should win Oscar a minion. He made one little boy even happier. Oscar then said he wanted to try and win one for Evelyn. The kid running the game said he could try for free and then Greg could help him, but Oscar didn’t need any help. He knocked the cans off the pedestal and won one for his sister too. So sweet.
All day he kept saying how much he loved Holiday World. I don’t think he stopped smiling all day.
I’m so glad we took him, and that we stayed until they shut it down for the night.
“I’m having one lucky day!” -Oscar
We’ll be going back next summer for sure!
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(Prepare yourself for phone picture overload)
Lately…
We’ve picked strawberries and blueberries.
We’ve enjoyed baseball season.
We’ve spent lots of time outside.
We’ve simply been enjoying life with these 3 crazies!
I promise to do a better job the remaining 4 weeks of summer.
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