August is 5

 August is a funny, inquisitive, and creative boy. He is always deep in imaginative play and can make a game, in a new world, appear from nothing. I think that makes him a wizard also. I  like to listen to his dialogs when he is doing this!

He started Preschool this year and enjoys it. He comes home talking about his friends and he also loves his teacher! His teacher described him as being a good listener and friend to others while having a long attention span for playing a game or finishing an assignment. She said that he doesn't give up easily.

His favorite colors are pink, yellow, and purple.  He likes oranges and loves bacon. He loves to play board games and read books right now.

Doesn't everyone do this after folding towels?

August's 5th Birthday Party

Riley made August this dinosaur

 Happy Birthday August! We love you and look forward to another year!

Christmas 2019

Christmas in Ottumwa
  

She loved these antlers and wore them all day!

Liam is teaching August how to draw cars.

 Ames Christmas

 We started the morning with stockings then enjoyed some gluten free raspberry kolaches and bacon. After breakfast the kids opened their gifts and Keenan and I read our letters to each other.  Christmas was very warm and initially the kids were confused about the lack of snow. They spent most of the day riding bikes, without the need for a coat!

Punky likes to be included

Marion Christmas

 

November and December 2019

Fun with Snow: Nov 11th

We had about 5 inches of snow then it got cold the next day so I brought the fun in every day until it melted! They loved it. They would play with little people in the snow and also pretend to make food items out of the snow.

Gingerbread Houses: Dec 8th

 I love this tradition! My Mom always made my sister and I gingerbread houses. I love making them for our kids and have now adapted it to be gluten free.  The kids had an amazing time decorating and eating more candy than normal!

 

We decorated sugar cookies the following weekend and they spent a lot of time on this. I thought they would have gotten bored but I made many colors and they worked carefully like each one was going into a museum. It was a fun way to spend a morning with them! I didn't take any pictures that day. I was really enjoying just spending time with them!

Family Pictures

Moore Park: October 26, 2019


We had a lot of fun taking these pictures! It was a very wet fall and I wasn't sure we were going to get it done. This turned out to be a very beautiful evening!

Pictures by Heath Munson with the support of Kristen Munson- Thank you for your help!