Posts Tagged ‘summer’

Field Trip #1

Tuesday, June 1st, 2010

As school was nearing the end, my team teacher mentioned that she was planning on going on one “field trip” a week with her daughter.  I loved the idea so much that I stole it and invited myself along on some of her trips.  Today we took our first field trip together to the Humane Society.  I think the girls had a great time.  I can’t wait for our next “field trip”. 

Humane Society - Field trip #1 001First stop was the rabbits.  I think these were Mikayla’s favorites because she kept sneaking back over to them!

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Checking out the cats, she clearly is not a fan.

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Humane Society - Field trip #1 005 She kept doing this little dance around the dogs.  She would hug her hands and then twist from side to side.  I think that means she liked it!

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Humane Society - Field trip #1 007 Humane Society - Field trip #1 008 These two dogs were her favorites…mine too actually.  If I didn’t already have Shiloh I would have wanted to take the chocolate colored one home.  He was so sweet and cute!

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Both girls after their first official “field trip”.

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Me and my sweet baby.

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A New Twist On An Old Tradition

Tuesday, June 1st, 2010

Hot dogs!  Who doesn’t love a good grilled dog on a hot summers eve?  I love hot dogs (does that make me gross), but what I really love are juicy brats or smoked sausages.  Throw one of these on a grill, serve with ketchup and mustard and you have one happy girl!  Tonight we decided to mix it up a little in the Kickert household.  We stuck some cheddar brats (from Aldi) on the grill and grilled to a crispy perfection.  While they were grilling I boiled some corn on the cob and sautéed some onions with butter, garlic and Cajun seasoning.  Instead of serving the brats on hot dog buns, we opted to serve them on flat pita bread.  I ate mine plain with only the onions and it was perfect.  A thin row of mustard could have been added and maybe some cheese, but I really think the pita is what made the dish.  The brat didn’t get lost in all the bread that comes with a hot dog bun.  It was a new twist on an old tradition and I loved it!  I think we will be having this meal again in the near future.

**Side note – I was so excited to eat my brat and pita I failed to take any pictures, but here are some fun ones of Mikayla eating some corn on the cob!

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Pool and Wagon Fun

Monday, May 31st, 2010

For Mikayla’s birthday she received a pool from her grandparents and a wagon from her aunts, uncles and cousins. 

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In the last few weeks we have began using both.  Mikayla loves to play in the wagon while we are in the garden working.  She climbs in and out, in and out, in and out.  She is even so polite as to shut the door.  Check her out in all her cuteness and please note her “concentration face” she gets from her daddy!  (For some reason this video won’t upload, I will try again later!)

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The pool is a different story.  She LOVES playing in the water, but is not a fan of sitting in the pool.  The following pictures and video will show that she enjoys playing in it, but only by poolside.  Still cute in her fun bathing suit.  I also recently made her a water table, but I will post more on that later.

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Doesn’t she make a cute summer baby?

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Looking forward to summer…

Tuesday, May 18th, 2010

School is over in 6 days for the kiddos, 7 for me and I can’t wait for many reasons.  Here are just a few:

Spending lots of time playing, cuddling and loving on this cutey! _DSC4730.jpg_DSC4730.jpg

Not getting up early – at least not early and having to get ready to do something.MLK b-day 039 Breakfast in Bed on Mother’s Day with Mikayla, a relaxing morning. 

Not having to control a classroom of five year olds (although I really dearly love my job).

Drinking a cup of coffee and not worrying about having to guzzle it down because class starts in five minutes.

Enjoying my lunch, not having to eat in less than 20 minutes.

Gardening and eating produce that we grew in our backyard.  I can practically taste the homemade salsa as we speak!

Cooking more – let’s be honest, I don’t cook that often during the school year!

Crafting – what kind of crafts will I create this summer??

Going on one field trip a week with Mikayla.  My good friend Lara came up with this idea and I love it!

Potentially going to the Famer’s Market two times a week.

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My sister having her third child, my first niece.

A two week visit to Swaziland, Africa (*excited about the visit but not leaving Mikayla).

Playing in the pool with Mikayla.

Getting to see my husband more.  Currently he works on Friday and Saturday and some weeknights, so Sundays are our only free day together.

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Highschool flashback!

I can’t wait to see what summer offers this year!

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