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Owen’s first Fun Run!

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Owen ran his first Fun Run (with daddy!) this morning during the AuSable River Festival! (Sidenote: it will always be Milltown to me…though AuSable River Festival does fit better.)

Katie wanted to run…on daddy’s shoulders. 🙂

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We had time to waste before the race started so we wandered around downtown and ran into Papa and Grannie! 🙂

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And a pout for good measure.

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Pre-race announcements:

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Heading to the starting line!

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There they go!

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Heading a block back to the finish line—it won’t take them long!

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Here they come! There was no official time or finish places, but they were in the top 10!

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And here’s the start—and finish—all in one video!

Post-race snacks! 🙂

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Sunday morning swim lessons!

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She wanted to play before class! (I’m guessing because it felt like 100° in there.)

And of course she immediately swam down to where Owen was playing (his class is after hers so he gets to play for a half hour).

She’s slowly getting less panicky when floating. The instructor can almost get through the ABCs before Katie sits up.

Katie’s funny. She doesn’t mind being in the water with the instructor but after each turn in the water she comes over to me and asks if she’s done. I tell her no, she whines a little, them she goes and sits back at the edge of the pool and waits her turn while playing with water toys. Every. Single. Time. 🙂

She also normally doesn’t want to play much afterwards because she gets cold but today she was all about it! She swam down to Owen again and he taught her how to swim over the lane dividers! So, she had great fun showing me her new skill!

While she was playing, I took a moment to go watch what Owen was doing.

Owen is getting really good at the backstroke!

Headed home!

Fairy Camp, Day 5: The Recital

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On her last day of Fairy Camp: Mama, there’s a lot of tutu in here!

Waiting for class to start.

Recital time! Tom was able to get off work to come, and it was going to be a surprise for Katie! It was funny because she just kept staring out at me and then Tom and then me and then Tom. I was just happy she didn’t freeze up or cry like Owen has done!

The studio records every ceremony so this is from their YouTube channel:

I took a few still shots…

Getting her fairy wings:

Beautiful dancing:

Her fairy group:

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Family selfie!

The post-recital lunch…which Katie walked in and thought it was all for her birthday! 🙂

She LOVED the experience. I would really like her to do another week (they have a Sophia the First camp in August), but full price is $175!! Even with their $25 discount for taking the Fairy class…$150 is too much. (We got this camp via a deal site and I only paid $89! so I’m a bit spoiled!)

Fairy Camp!

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I signed Katie up for a Fairy Camp every morning this week at a local dance studio. We didn’t tell her about it until last night…and she was EXCITED!

I had this outfit picked out for her until I re-read their email and it said “no skirts”…

I didn’t really think they meant tutu-type skirts but I didn’t want to take a chance, so we switched to fairy (Tinkerbell) pants.

Stealing my sunglasses. 🙂

  
I asked about the skirts and she can wear tutus so the rest of the week will be easy. I just have to decide what she’ll wear on her birthday Friday—the Frozen “3” shirt with a big matching foofy tutu or her real ballerina outfit. 🙂

It was really hard for me not to be there and take pictures… 

When we picked her up I asked if she had fun. YES!! (I didn’t expect any less!) She had a craft project (mini water bottle filled with blue water and trinkets), she told us about her snack (rainbow goldfish), and showed us her dance moves when we got home!

Katie started her swim lessons!

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She told the instructor that she didn’t need a hat because she had one at home—which of course she didn’t because it was Owen’s. 🙂

I was giving the instructor Katie’s water background (she’s not really afraid of the water, she wears a puddle jumper and roams the entire pool, etc.) and the instructor said it wasn’t that important right now because they mainly just play in the water, blow bubbles, get them used to getting their face in, and assisted floating, etc.

Floating!

Waiting her turn.

I think she’s the youngest in her group. (Technically since she’s under 3, she should be in the Young Minnows, but since she’s SO close and she’s familiar/comfortable with the water, the owner said she was a candidate for the Minnows!)

Blowing bubbles!

Playing after her lesson!

Then it was time for Owen’s lesson. I stayed to watch Katie play so I didn’t get too much of Owen…but he was learning a new kick.

My walking buddies!

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The weather was actually gorgeous this morning—67° if you can believe it! So, I decided we all needed to hit the trails before the temps started climbing (it’s supposed to get to 88° today…which is actually cooler than it has been lately).

They loved the trails!!

Owen was a sun guard taking the lead, watching out for magnaguard ships (a Star Wars thing)! 🙂


We were done by 8am!

Game 7: Raptors vs Scrappers

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One of Owen’s teammates (surprisingly, there’s not too much of this with his team):

Katie’s same friend was there with her purse—and an Elsa/Anna doll—again today which kitty quickly co-opted as her own. The mom had no problem with it because she was just happy her daughter was sharing. 🙂

Katie off playing with her:

Our little catcher!

Owen’s two at-bats:

Game 5: Raptors vs. Rock Hounds

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Owen was excited to use his new bat. He had a bat that Papa had bought him, but he’s grown a lot since then and it was too small—and all the other team bats were really too small as well. Daddy said this bat should last him through actual baseball (if he stays in that long).

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(In t-ball, when the last batter hits, you just bring all the runners in.)

Game 5: Raptors vs. Hot Rods

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Katie helping Owen get ready!

Owen being silly.

We got there early enough for some practice time.

Standing on a pillow.

He took a little hit in the face after a bad hop.

Now that’s a throw!

He was also the catcher again for an inning.

Unfortunately, we had a minor accident. Katie and Owen were both in the dugout when I called to Katie. Both her and Owen turned to come to me at the same time—I have no idea why Owen did, but he did. And didn’t pay any attention to what he was doing…and smashed Katie right into the big metal pole of the dugout. Tom and I both saw it happen, heard her head SMASH into the pole, and saw her sink to the ground. And start crying. Hoo boy.

All the surrounding parents were concerned, and one got us some ice but Katie didn’t really want it. We had a talk with Owen about paying attention. And cuddled Katie.

We gave her some Tylenol when we got home and after we ate lunch and she took a nap, she seemed just fine. But she’s got a nice goose egg. Her first minor injury. 🙁

Game 4: Raptors vs. Grasshoppers

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Guess who got to play catcher tonight? Isn’t he just so stinkin’ cute?! (Tom sent me all these pictures because I stayed home with Katie since it was a night game.)

  
Tom said the pieces fit him perfectly. (The rest of the team is so tiny that Tom had to redo the entire thing in order to get it to fit him.) As usual, he had a great time!

  

   
 

  

Game 2: Raptors vs. Timber Rattlers

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The weather just isn’t cooperating with us this season. Owen’s had two or three practices canceled due to rain/wet fields/cold thus far, and tonight’s game was rained out as well. 🙁 They’re hoping to make it up, so we’ll just have to wait and see. 

I feel bad for Owen—he should have had like five practices and two games by this point, and he’s had one practice and one game.