May 2021- Nick's 12 Birthday, Landscaping, Family Sleepovers, Boys Weekend

143rd Months Post

3 Yards of Mulch

For the new area in the backyard. 

The double birthday celebrations begin, both turning 12. 

You were building the new legos as soon as you got at home. 

Cousin Kellie and Uncle Todds family came over. 

Of course we had a basketball tournament...and Dad won again :D

What do you Meme? Kids edition

A little at the park family baseball. 

Happy 12 Years old Nick!!!

Which means I've been doing this blog for 12 years to the day!

Presents

A little birthday treat. 

Then it was time for the scavenger hunt! Then...put the words together. 

Universal Studio's

It took longer that it should...but everyone is excited. 

Mr Cool, getting more cavities filled. 

What are you eating?

Ohh...kay

12 and Covid Vaccinated. 

Nick is out camping, we couldn't find a restaurant outside without a wait, 

so why not hit up a brewery with a food truck. 

Doing some repair. 

Installed a tv mount. 

Mom has left for Sonoma California. It's just me and the boys for the long Memorial weekend. 

Now we can watch the White Sox games outside. 

A Cub Scout outing at Cantigny.

Of course we make time for climbing Tanks!

My boys. Inside the War Museum. 

Science Saturday

New idea to trim the metal over the nose to be shorter. 

Video Games

Dad my French toast

Burgers!

Root Beer floats!

 Except Kevin doesn't like root beer, so just ice cream for him. 

The Cubs brothers. 

We watched all 5 movies. 2 in the Basement theater, 1 outside and 1 in the family room. 

It was time to say goodbye to most of this art piece that I built in college. We got rid of the box and kept the man busting out. Now it looks like he's just a fan in a stadium cheering on the kids playing whatever. 

April 2021 - Nashville Cousins, Easter, Biking, Pitching, iPhone and a Lawn

142th Photo shoot.

Continuing our journey back home. 

We stopped to visit Cousin Delaney at her college, University Of Montevallo.

The reason we left a day early from Florida was because even more cousins were back in Nashville.  Here we are at the Parthenon.

East Morning with cousins, at Dory and Tony's house outside of Nashville. 

When we arrived, the Easter bunny had been there and hid eggs and baskets. 

It's the Cavity Kid...yup another one. :(

Your starting pitcher - Nick Polzin

A new backyard project. 

The before.

Kevin, you were earning a woodworking badge.  Kinda funny since you've helped me with many projects around the house. 

Nick, you were there to, having fun. (We had just come from your games)

Kevin's Lego City

Dad went out and had a beer with his SigEp brothers, outside. It was 42 degrees.

Your starting pitcher - Kevin

Dad SigEp brother road with him for the Spring Alzheimers fundraiser in memory of Grandma Polzin. 

We road that many miles, and the next day Dad was interviewed by the Alzheimers Association where road another 20 miles indoors. 

This is a new bulletin. I switched to an iPhone. 

Big news again as you inch closer to 12, you're learning how to mow the lawn. 

Here is your first time ever!

To fight off those cavity's we got you a new toothbrush that in a fun way, grades you on how your brush. You are doing a great job now! The snorkel was a prize.