No Cast

Ethan finally got his arm cast off on 8/19/13!  It was a big day for him.  However with no recess or gym for 3 weeks and no soccer for 4 weeks...not so much fun for a 6 year old.  He has been a trooper with this and since his Mommy and the duty aide at school...I do let him go to recess but no climbing and no soccer.

We are also re-thinking the trampoline.  Since he fell on his right elbow and broke it, this Mommy is a little scared of it happening again or even to Emma.  We have had it since Ethan was a toddler and had many kids play on it but no I am not so sure.  Right now, the Kyre trampoline is banned until further notice!

Here are some pictures of Ethan and his reading buddy Reggie from school whom got to go to the doctor with him!

Fun Times

Last week we had the end of the summer picnic with our neighbor Bob.  His wife was out of town and he asked if we wanted to cookout with him.  He is a very sweet elderly man who treats our children like his grandchildren and us as his children.  His kids and grandkids do not live in Ohio so I am sure this is a good thing we are here for him.

Also our beloved kitten, Buckeye turned 1 on 8/15/13.  He is now a BIG kitten who we rescued from the Cat Colony shelter last December.  He is a very spoiled kitty who received some toys we bought on vacation and lots of treats that day.

It was a nice weekend, last weekend and Erik did not do any work so we decided to do a family walk on Saturday.  We went to the Scioto Mile and Columbus Commons.  We parked in Erik's parking garage and had a great time!  The Columbus Commons even had a food truck festival!

Vacation, End of Summer and Back to School

We finally went to HHI, SC from July 26th-Aug 3rd.  With Ethan breaking his elbow, 2 days before we left, we were not sure we could go but the cast was on and we were out of here.  We drove 12 hours on Friday and stayed at a hotel over night since we could not get into our villa until Saturday afternoon.  We were beat Friday night but so happy to be on vacation.

We woke up early Saturday morning and checked out of our hotel and decided to drive to Savannah, GA and walk River Street.  It is only about a 45 minute drive from Hilton Head Island.  It was a hot day and very busy but we loved it.  We visited a shop that makes candy and taffy.  The kids love it since they throw out fresh pieces of taffy!  And of course loved walking through all the shops and looking at the boats on the river.

Then we headed off to the villa.  We stay every year at the Hilton Head Beach & Tennis Resort on Folly Field Beach.  This time we stayed at a different villa since the guy we usually rent from is no longer renting.  He said he is remodeling so I am guessing he is getting ready to sell it.  Anyway it was still a nice villa and we still got our ocean view!  Here are some picture of our view from the balcony...

The rest of the pictures are from going to the beach every morning and going to the pool each day.  We even found Ethan this cool rubber glove thing to go over his cast so he can at least walk the beach and play a little at the pool.

We visited Cology Beach Plaza and watched a magic show and Emma was picked to participate!

We found this Horseshoe Crab washed ashore...found many of them this year...

Then we went on a dolphin cruise which we do every year and listened to Shannon Tanner afterwards for a Tuesday party in Shelter Cove Marina.

Visited a petting zoo in Harbour Town before a storm came...Ethan was in Heaven since he is our animal lover!

Climbed the steps to the lighthouse and then the rain came....

Erik helped Ethan at mini-golf and he got a hole in one!

Happy 6th birthday Ethan!  He loved spending his birthday at the beach!

Ethan's birthday dinner at the Frosty Frog in Colgny Plaza and we met Frosty!

Sweet Carolina Cupcakes for his birthday..yum!

Then as soon as we came back we had our annual Beres Family Reunion...

That week Emma started her Dance Camp along with that weekend a performance...

Guest choreographers....

Then it was back to school..Emma is now a 5th grader and Ethan a 1st grader AND their Mommy is working as a recess/lunch duty aide everyday at the school and I will see them too!

Ethan had a soccer practice this week too...

Back to school pics...