Carolina Cousins

The next morning we said goodbye to our condo and headed out on the road to North Carolina.

The city of Charlotte, North Carolina had princess tiaras on all of their street signs so we told Charlotte it was because she was a princess. She didn't really believe us.

After stopping to have lunch with an old friend, we arrived in Fletcher at our cousin's house. The girls were in the pool, so Wyatt and Noah got their trunks on and jumped in too.

It was a busy table at dinner that night.

The kids all loved playing together and ended up staying up past 11pm talking and giggling.

The next morning, we helped them collect eggs from their chickens.

We played outside.

And inside.

And shared a tasty treat.

The kids bonded really fast with their cousins. Charlotte even cried when I told her we had to leave the next day. They told me for weeks that they wanted to move to North Carolina. On his birthday, Wyatt had me tell Emily that he was now six "just like her". Hopefully we get to see them again soon.

Another day of travelling brought us to Louisville. We had dinner at our favorite Louisville restaurant, The Old Spaghetti Factory.

Hockey, Musical, and a Submarine

One night, Noah read Charlotte her bedtime story.

Noah Reading:

https://youtu.be/o7OfaNGyU_8

The two littles and I met some friends at a new play place one Saturday. It was a cute place, but a little far, so we probably won't go very often. Wyatt of course had to ride the little fire truck. He is still adamant about growing up to be a fire fighter.

The next morning they helped me bake muffins.

We had a family meet-up later that day at a Rockford Ice Hogs hockey game. I remembered that Noah had a hockey shirt when he was three, so I dug it out for Charlotte to wear. She kept saying, "This is a boy's shirt. I am just wearing it to the hockey game."

The 2nd Graders had a vocal concert one Wednesday night. They sang some really cute songs about animals. Noah is front row, second from the left in the cream shirt standing next to his best friend Max.

Here are some snippets of the songs. A couple are videos the teacher shot, so they don't always feature Noah.

Ants in Our Pants:

https://youtu.be/LOlweX2A9Tk

Being a Crab is Fun:

https://youtu.be/XtPab_szP38

You Really Oughta Swim Like an Otter:

https://youtu.be/hDulobbHW74

We got Elephants:

https://youtu.be/4ANSObXv6fs

We got Elephants - with Noah's kick line:

https://youtu.be/7AdO76qDML4

Charlotte got upset because Nick told her to stop wandering around so instead of distracting people with her movement, she distracted them with her crying. Perfect.

Nick and Wyatt went on an overnight at the USS Silversides Submarine in Michigan. Wyatt loved it and wants to go back and do it again.

And Noah received his Wolf Badge at the Blue and Gold Banquet.