Virtual Vlasaty

The boys decided to go shopping with me today. I have to say I was pleasantly surprised with how well it went considering we went to several stores to do mostly clothes and shoe shopping. My intentions were to look for stuff for myself, but it always turns into shopping for everyone. The boys got along great during the three hours we were out and one of the last stores we went to was the shoe store. To try on shoes I had to use one of those handy nylons that just slips over your foot. Cody found a different use. Definitely a Kodak moment. :-) He is always inventive.

We love swimming in Grandma and Grandpa's pool in Austin! Ahhhhhh....

On Thursday, August 19 Cody earned his white stripe in karate.

Yesterday we traveled to Waterloo, Iowa to visit my Grandma Dietz in the nursing home. The boys did very well considering all the different people/situations that can occur in a nursing home. Grandma doesn't hear very well so it was difficult to get her to understand names. Had I thought of it earlier, we should have written the names down for her to read instead. Either way, the boys got a kick out of it because she kept repeating the wrong name back to me and would say somewhat funny sounding names instead. Sometimes it is better to laugh at the situation even though it is difficult. We took grandma to watch the birds. There was a man by the bird cage who was very excited to see and speak to us. He said he recognized both Travis and I from HyVee and he kept repeating how he saw us there (of course we never saw him at HyVee). He then wanted to know the boys' names and proceeded to give each of them hugs while saying I love you over and over again. The boys handled the situatio...

Some days are filled with more excitement than others. Today I was out getting the mail when I saw a group of 4 boys riding bikes. Since Connor's bike was stolen, I keep my eyes open for suspicious activity in the neighborhood. Right away these boys seemed to be up to no good. There was a bike in the yard across the street next to the sidewalk where they stopped. The boys stopped there at the corner and I heard them say "Hey, this bike must be free!" I wanted to say to them that they better not take that bike if it isn't theirs, but I thought they saw me watching them and would know better. Well, one of the boys got off the bike he was riding and took the bike that was sitting in the yard. He rode one way and the rest of the boys went the other way, and I heard them say they would meet up. In the meantime, I had Cody get Travis from the house, and Travis went to look for the boys. He saw them in a park up the street and they all had bikes that were spray painted. Obvi...

Cody earned his white belt in karate last night. Very proud moment for him and us! Way to go Cody!!!

We got the results of Connor's first MCA tests in the mail. He exceeded the standards in both math and reading, especially math. Way to go Connor!!!!