Before I get to our big fishing adventure - Kale's helmet is officially off! What a relief. The orthotist was hoping to get a little more shape in the back of his head, but he didn't feel like another 6 weeks would make that big of a difference. It feels so good to be able to hold Kale and not have the bulky helmet in the way! Plus, his head smells so much better without it! He's bonked his head a few times with all his activity, but he'll learn.
Adam played in the woodbat softball tourney, so the boys and I had a fun filled Saturday. It started out with a trip to urgent care - nothing serious, but Nolan had another bad reaction to a bug bite. We're so cautious now, especially with what happened to his hand when we didn't get it treated for 3 weeks. After the purchase of the generic benedryl topical ointment it was off to Monticello's Walk and Roll event. We didn't do a lot of walking or rolling, but Nolan and I did come away with 2 new bike helmets - for the small price of $3 each! Nolan was most excited to see the "peace" (police) car and "fire" (fire truck). After that it was on to St. Cloud to visit my mom and dad in their new house. The boys had fun checking everything out, ate well, took naps, Nolan got his haircut, and we got to see some of the new furniture that was delivered. I can't tell you how wonderful it is to make the trip to see them in an hour and 10 minutes vs. two and half hours!
Today was Father's Day. The boys were nice to us this morning and let us sleep in a little bit (til 7). We got over to Greg and Ellen's around 9, enjoyed a nice breakfast, and then headed out for Nolan's first fishing adventure. We weren't really sure how he would do, so I drove the 2 of us to the lake - in case we needed to leave early. Nolan far exceeded our expectations and lasted the whole trip - from 10:30 - 3! It helped to have lots and lots of snacks with us. He was a little hesitant when we first got on the boat - he planted himself in a chair and didn't let go. He also announced in the first 5 minutes that "I done"! Once we got to our fishing spot he started to warm up. Erica caught the first few fish of the day, but then Adam went to work with Nolan's Cars fishing rod. I don't know if he'll go back to using a regular rod with the luck he had! Nolan got to help reel in quite a few fish. The very first one was fun to watch. Nolan reeled it in by himself (Adam helped hold the rod), and when he got the fish in the boat said "I did it!". He was quite helpful - getting worms for Erica, Grandpa and Adam, touching the fish, looking down the fish's mouth, and "driving" the boat. He also got a kick out of looking at the 16 sunnies and crappies that were swimming around in the live well. It was a fantastic day, thanks to Grandpa Greg's boat, Grandpa Greg, Erica and Adam! Nolan fell asleep on the way back to Ellen and Greg's house and proceeded to nap for an hour. He was one tired 2 year old!
I just realized I didn't mention Kale. Grandma Ellen had the excitement of chasing after him the entire time we were fishing. It was good practice for next weekend. The boys are staying with Grandma and Grandpa while Adam and I run the Go Commando 5K/obstacle course.
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