Category Archives: Dagny

by Barbara

Saying Goodbye Is Hard To Do

Dagny had so much fun with her uncle this past week. Everything she did was centered around Tim. When Dagny was home and not at summer camp she was all over him. Even though this was Tim’s vacation, we ended up thanking him for our vacation. He was so wonderful and patient with her. He understood the 3-year-old attention span and what comes along with that. Needless to say she was one sad little girl when he had to go home.

She was very excited about going to the airport.  She had no idea what that meant.

Watching her uncle check-in and us explaining to her that he had to go home to Texas.  All coming together in her little head.

Saying goodbye.  Very unhappy.

Strawberry and Cream therapy…

…But, honestly the walk home with Craig is what helped her feel better.

She is truly lucky to have amazing men in her life, from uncles, grandfather, and father that absolutely adore her!

Barbara

by Barbara

Independence Day Weekend

Craig’s brother, Tim, is here visiting and he brought some Texas hot with him. With the weather finally being warm (not quite hot) and the new solar cover for the pool, I can’t tell you how much fun we have been having.  The pool is amazing!

The water has been so warm that my Mom actually got in. And, of course Dagny is always in it!

3 Gen.

We pretty much have been living outside these past few days.  We have been grilling LOTS.

After a long day in the pool Dagny and I would lay in the hammock.  One of those times she sent a message to Craig while he was still in the pool. I love this girl. She really blows me away when she does this kind of things.

i.love.you

Fourth of July was a looong day, not just for Dagny but us.

The day started with going to the park.

We came back home and with the idea that Dagny would take a nap, unfortunately Dagny didn’t like that idea very much.  After some lunch and a little rest we headed to our local Carnival.  We got there early so there weren’t many people there, which we loved.  By the time we left the place was starting to get filled up.

Dagny hit all the rides, minus one that is catered for older children.

Here she is waiting for the train with her uncle.

And, on the train.

The slide was probably her favorite.  I couldn’t even tell you how many times she went down it with Craig and Tim. Girl loves her slide.

Then she hit all the bounce houses.

Dagny had her first try of DippinDOTS. A nice way of cooling off.

Dagny and Tim.

When we got home we got in the pool, of course. Until dinner time.  We gave Dagny a bath and dressed her back up.  Our day was not over yet.  We all stayed up and went to watch our local fireworks show.

Here is Little Miss D waiting patiently.

Then seeming them.

It was all fun.

Barbara

by Barbara

One Active Day, One Not

Saturday turned into more of a active day than we planned, or honestly could of planned.  The only thing on our calender was a birthday party for one of our friend’s son. That quickly changed when I got a text from my friend, Jessica, wondering if we were interested in joining her and her son at Springdale Farm.  Dagny and I decided to go, while Craig stayed home and did some yard work.

She did this a lot.

D loves her horses

Dagny and Mason

On our way home from our outing Dagny fell asleep and had a power nap.  I was very excited about this because I knew that we still had a busy day ahead of us.  We got home had lunch and rested before we headed out for Jacob’s birthday party at the Clubhouse Fun Center.

Dagny with her quadropus

After eating, opening birthday presents, and cake the kids were able to ride go-karts, play miniature golf, and video games. The first stop was the go-karts.  From what I saw I think Craig was as excited about riding them as much as Dagny.

Craig and Dagny

Then, Dagny played her first round of miniature golf. She’s still super young for it, but she loved the idea.

First lesson

She is very independent.  She didn’t want further instructions on how to play.

Solo

When Dagny used up all her tokens and picked out something with her tickets, we headed over to our friend’s house, Dan and Denise.  Denise had knee surgery last week, so we thought we would visit with her and the rest of the family.  This gave the opportunity for Dagny to get together with her little buddy, Danny. We ordered some take-out and enjoyed some wonderful company.  By, the time we took our last bite of dinner, Dagny told us she wanted to go home.  Little girl was beat.  We did everything possible to make sure she wouldn’t fall asleep in the car, it worked!  Got home, bath, story, and sleepy land.  Of course, she was up by 6:30 the next morning. :-/

Did you notice that Dagny is wearing jeans and a hoodie?  Yeah, because it’s been actually fall here. Don’t get me wrong  I love that I can have my windows open all day, but I do wish we can get into our pool.  Someday soon I hope!

Sunday, was a relaxing day at home.  We did walk over to our local farmers market and got some fruits and veggies.  To our pleasant surprise our local Fire Department was there letting the kids sit in trucks.

Fire Chief Dagny

She loved this thing

She was trying to figure out how it was talking and moving.

Trying to figure it out

my girl

The rest of the day was hanging out at home, playing in the backyard, and BBQ.

Before I forget.  Dagny finished Preschool last week.  She is now in summer camp and will be starting Pre-K in September. I didn’t expect the emotional reaction that I felt when all her folders and projects were in her cubby for us to bring home.  It hit me like a ton of bricks that she is getting so big.  And, I have to go through this every year.

Barbara

by Barbara

Father’s Day, Plus Other Things

We had a lovely Father’s Day.  We had fun in our backyard playing around, going out for a late lunch, and putting a fence up. Okay, putting up the fence part was all Craig.  He did about 95 percent of the install of the removable fence around the pool. We are very excited about having the extra security in our backyard. It puts more ease on our minds when being out there with D and her friends.

Father of the Year

the duo

Monday, Dagny had her last day of gymnastics for this round.  Parents were invited to observer.  We were impressed with how much they do with them at this age.  To our pleasant surprise she was good at the different activities.  Most importantly she was having fun. After class the kids were called individually up to the podium and received a ribbon.  It was too cute.

Dagny with her ribbon

The weather can’t seem to make up it’s mind.  It seems it’s either summer or spring here.  One day hot, the other rainy.

This is a summer day:

summer day

This is a spring day:

Lily

This was literally one day to the next. Can’t wait for summer to start. Ugh.

Anyway, we are making the best of what we can about going outside.  Dagny has really gotten into riding her tricycle. We have graduated from the driveway and now are actually going on longer rides in our neighborhood.  Oh, and girl is fast. She likes to push her invisible button on her bike that makes her tricycle become super-fast and become Super Dagny.

Super Dagny

Dagny

I will end this post with a Dagnyism. She says the funniest things.

Dagny: Mommy, I need to brush my teeth, because if I don’t I’ll have cabbages.

Me: Do you mean cavities?

Dagny: Yes, that’s what I said.

-Barbara