Welcome to First Grade

Somehow, my baby is a first grader already! He is so excited to get back to class with all of his friends! A bonus this year is that our new neighbor, Aubrey, is in his class too! We went to meet his teacher and get all of his supplies set up. New this year, is actual desks which he thinks is awesome! Fingers crossed for a good year!

Trying out his desk!

 New classroom (with air conditioning!!)

 Ice cream social

 First day of 1H

 Mason and Aubrey

Jurassic World

We had the chance to check out the Jurassic World exhibit at the Field Museum yesterday. They had hands on activities for the kids and "life like" dinosaurs from the movie to check out. It was pretty cool!

Chicago Fire Game

For the second year, Mason participated in a summer soccer camp sponsored by the Chicago Fire. One of the perks of the camp is a free ticket to a game where the kids get to attend a clinic on the field. There is a family fun fest before the game too. It's a great time and we look forward to going again next year!

Entering the stadium

 Heading onto the field

 Drills

 Water break

 Watching Mason play

Fun fest!

 Game time!

Level 257

Mason chose Level 257 for one of his last family fun days before school starts. He is the only one of us who had been there before so it was a new adventure for most of us. Everyone had fun bowling and playing video games. Both boys left exhausted!

Bowling

 Arcade time

 Pacman himself

 Car naps!

Pierogi Fest

Every year, I want to go to Pierogi Fest and it never seems to work out. This year, however, we made it happen! Everybody had fun and there was plenty of good food to go around. The boys even made a new friend!

 Trying to dunk a nun

Raging Waves

This year Mason participated in a program which allowed him to earn a free ticket to Raging Waves waterpark by completing a certain number of hours of physical activity. That kid is always on the go so it was a win-win for us since I normally take him there at least once a summer anyway. This year Daddy and Maddon came with too! We had a great family day at the park!

Kane County Cougars Game

This year Mason participated in the summer reading program at the Naperville Public Library. One week one of his prizes was a family four pack of tickets to the Cougars game. It also happened to be a Sunday Funday and free ice cream day! The kids had a blast! Bonus for Maddon was meeting Marshall from Paw Patrol!