It was the last week of September and it was a fantastic week! The boys had tennis lessons, Gussie had swim lessons, we had conferences for all 3 boys (all of them went SUPER well!), we spent a lot of time playing outside after school, and after a few weeks off, I got back to baking (Halloween macaron boxes coming soon!).
This was the second to last week of tennis lessons. All 4 boys seem to have a ton of fun while they are there, but all 4 complain before the have to go and claim they hate tennis. None of the parents can figure it out. Next week is the last lesson and I’m thinking we won’t repeat tennis again. Gussie is ROCKING swim lessons and he is actually swimming! He is doing so well and I am proud of him.
The boys are both obsessed with Roblox and luckily have a teenager who can help them when they get stuck, because I don’t have any idea how these games work.
1st grade is way more serious than kindergarten and Xander has to read out loud every night- he is doing SO well and we can see progress even since the beginning of the school year. It is amazing to watch him grow before our eyes!
Today was both the Twin Cities 10 mile and also Xander’s 7th birthday! When Xander found out I was running on his birthday, he said, “so the race is like a tribute to me!” So today we referred to it as “the Xander tribute Twin Cities 10 mile race”. 10 years ago, for Heather’s bachelorette party, we ran the TC10 mile. I wasn’t much of a runner then, and I had to train hard for the race. I don’t remember it being THAT hard though. For their 10 year anniversary, we decided to run it again. I have been running way more, but it wasn’t easy! I didn’t have a goal for a certain finish time- I am proud of myself for running 10 miles at 40 years old. It wasn’t easy, but it was a fun day and I was happy to see Nate and the boys at the finish. Also, I was just happy to see the finish line!
After the race, we had birthday brunch and Xander opened his gift from Danny and Heather. The weather was GLORIOUS today and it was a great start to the day!
This afternoon, Gussie and I headed to Phoebe’s 5th birthday party. It was held at a gymnastics gym and it was SUCH a fun party. They showed the kids how to use all of the areas and then let them run free to jump, bounce, roll, and flip around. He was in heaven!
When we got home from the birthday party, Grandma Debbie was at our house for Xander’s birthday dinner and chocolate mousse dessert. Next week is his birthday party, so today was pretty low key as far as birthdays go.
And now it’s October. I am crossing my fingers the weather holds out another week, but it might be getting cold soon.