January 2019 - Kevin Turns 7, Weekend in Chicago, Pinewood Derby

115 Month of doing this photo! Now if I could only find them all. 

HAPPY 7th BIRTHDAY KEVIN!!!

For breakfast you requested and Mom made - blueberry, chocolate chip, banana pancakes.

Science! Making glow in the dark slime.

 A new toy built.

I took the day off for your Birthday. We went to GLOW ZONE. Here's Nick.  

And now Kevin. You both are good climbers.  

 Family Birthday party. 

 Opening presents. And you see that Christmas tree, you wanted us to leave it up again. 7 for 7 years running. Ok we might have taken it down before you could say...but I don't think so.

When you are Kevin, this is how you wash your hands.  

  

On our way to see the Percy Jackson musical. Snow was coming down hard. That's why we are squinting in this photo. After the show you guys went up and down State St. throwing snowballs. LOTS of snowballs, you were having a black.  

The last show we'll ever see here before the name officially changes.  

 Nick you really wanted me to take this photo, you liked that light in the back. 

 We went to your favorite place with you guys, "The Safehouse". 

Their pricing changed big time. We might not go back. 

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Every hotel we stay at must have a pool. Here we were at the Embassy Suites. 

On the way back the Train Conductor put his hat on you and went around collecting tickets.  

Why am I at school in the middle of the day? I went and had lunch with you and your friends at the table.  

PINEWOOD DERBY!

Nick - Left

Kevin - Right

Your designs, my cuts and paint. 

Sadly for our first time, we didn't score that well. 4th and 5th place. 

So why is Nick holding that Trophy? 

Kevin's Birthday Party at Lifetime 

Grandma Bowman made your yummy cupcakes. They were so good, everyone had 1, 2 or 3 until they were gone.  

Did I mention I'm building a fireplace?

December 2018 - Christmas, Family & Lego's

114 Monthly Photo

 Making some Christmas Cookies

We watched a movie then you went into the the other room and painted this. 

Kevin, you painted a scene from Home Alone. Good job.  

100% on your spelling test!!! 

Both of you guys were awarded the Principals award in the first half of the year.  

Our Christmas Mantel. 

A lion!

Your first time Roller Skating, you picked it up fast! 

The story about when a Raccoon snuck into the garage and lived in Dads kayak from Friday to Sunday. 

The artists.  

Twas the night before Christmas.

 Sweet! The Harry Potter Lego Castle. With that and the other set, there are 1,631 pieces. Should take you a week. 

Christmas Eve at the Bowmans.  

Christmas Morning 

Christmas Day and the Polzin's

The next day I took you guys to Cantigny. You guys climbed the tanks and we viewed the War Museum. 

Hard at work, building in progress.  

Two days later.  

Cousin racing with the Bowmans.  

My new desk decorations. From the boys, built by he boys, Lego Doc and Marty McFly. 

November 2018 - Scouting, Cousins, Drawing and a Dog

113 Mostly Photo

A scouting event at the Monster Trucks.  

Flipped and the crowd went wild. 

Kevin officially earning his scouting badge.  

Nick officially earning his scouting badge.  

Dry run, Lego Derby cars. Practice for the Pinewood Derby.

Kevin on the left, Nick on the right. Dad made one with you guys but didn't race his.  

Grandpa Polzin came over for the weekend. Here we are at the Bowmans for a Pizza dinner.  

The first phase of this room, I painted it to a darker blue that Mom loved. Also pulled out the baseboards and carpet where the new cabinets will go. Goal - Build-ins with fireplace.

One minute we were eating lunch at home, next minute we were packing up to go visit Uncle Todd and Aunt Amanda's family.  Neither were busy at the time, but we wanted to get together. 

Dinner, with Aunt Amanda's "gravy". Or as Uncle Todd and I call it, spaghetti sauce. 

Kevin, you earned the principle award for "Showing great character"

...a few weeks before this you got in trouble at school for punching someone in the stomach. BUT here's why we weren't mad even though you were sent to the principal. A bully had pushed you down on Tuesday and you told him, that was not nice. The next day he pushed your friend down, thats when you got mad and punched the bully, because he hurt your friend. While you did get in trouble, people saw the good out of it. Once the dust settled - according to your 1st grade teacher, you are a good friend to all of your classmates. 

 LED screens make it challenging to take photos. 

Principal Award

Kevin Polzin

Sleeping in the same room...results in a 5 am wakeup.  

Kids table, full of cousins during Thanksgiving at the Bowmans.  

Kevin, you made this drawing for me to take to Grandma Polzin.  

In fact, you are a drawing machine! A total sponge on drawing how to's. 

Snowball fight 

Nick-1

Kevin - 0 

You have been dropping big hints on what you want for Christmas, but we explain it's not a Santa decision and that we'll look into it in the spring.  

Making your Kiwi Kits. Crafty and STEM challenges. 

You know what that means - It's the start of the Christmas season!