Dear Mom and Dad,
What a crazy, fun week we’ve had! Because of a Minnesota teacher’s holiday called MEA, the
kids were off of school on Thursday and Friday. Jacob ran in is last cross-country meet of the season on
Tuesday, October 16. It was one of
those freakish fall days where the temperature reached 70 degrees. And of course, it was the longest race at
3 miles that consisted of 3 loops up and over a BIG hill. Jacob ran the distance in 24 minutes
and was disappointed with the result.
However, I overheard some mothers of the top runners saying how much
slower they were this year versus last year because of the heat - so
apparently, everyone was slower than expected. We’re just proud of Jacob for running the whole distance and
finishing the season doing his best!
Wednesday was Charlotte’s birthday. Because we have gymnastics right after
school followed by YM’s/YW’s right after that, we decided to celebrate in the
morning. David and I rousted
everyone at 5:30 a.m. so we could sing to Charlotte and enjoy chocolate cake
& ice cream for breakfast.
Charlotte then opened all of her gifts. She hosted 6 girls for a birthday party last night
(Saturday). The girls ate pizza
and enjoyed ice cream sundaes before doing a session at Feed My Starving
Children where they managed to pack 16 boxes of food for kids in need. I was impressed with Charlotte’s
friends in that they could not stop talking about how much fun it was to help
others. The party was a big
hit. After our FMSC session, the
girls came back here for night games before I took them home.
As I mentioned above, the kids had Thursday and Friday off
of school. Oh how we love those
days off of school! It was so
delicious to sleep in a bit and have a relaxing schedule. Because I want to expose them to some
culture, we attended a play Thursday night at the Children’s Theater
downtown. The girls and I liked it
while David and Jacob more or less tolerated it. I hope someday my son appreciates my exposing him to these
things :). During their days off,
the kids played with friends as well as finished homework and cleaned up the
yard and house. It was a great
weekend.
We love you.
Have a great week!
Love,
David, Ella, Jacob, Charlotte, Laurel, & Mary
Charlotte's party at Feed My Starving Children
L to R: Shrea, Laurel, CeCe, Megan, Charlotte, Anna, Joy, Cameron, Mary
Wake up Sunshine!
Central Park - 3 miles - 24 minutes
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