The Meeks Family

William and I spent 2 hours and 15 minutes this morning putting together his new Star Wars Lego set (ages 8-14!).  He followed the directions and kept his attention for the entire time!  For 380 pieces!

Star Wars Rancor Pit

All the pieces, packages, and instructions.

Happy boy getting ready to start.

Lots of pieces to dig through.

Carefully placing each piece in its place.

Fine motor skills at work here!

I did it!

Merry Christmas, everyone! We had a wonderful morning and are looking forward to spending the day enjoying the company of family and friends.

Great time, great food, great family!  

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William received a compliment during the parade!  Blake’s grandmother told me that William was the only child who said, “Thank You,” for the treats!  When I mentioned this to William he said, “That must be why I got a piece of money in my treats!” (one of the treat bags included a whole quarter!).

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This week I worked from Monterrey, Mexico!  I enjoyed my time there – the people are wonderful, the mountains are beautiful, and the office was brand new!

The kids enjoyed playing a lot of Ball Tag this week whenever we were at Nana & Pop-pop’s house.  They have a lot of good hiding places and obstacles to play around – the kids had a blast.

The Family Museum was our destination today.  There were a ton of people there since it was the last Funday Monday of the summer – admission was $1!  The kids were all over the place and moving very quickly, so the only one I kept up with was Will!

Today we went to Splash Landing in Bettendorf for a fun afternoon of swimming and sliding.  The kids all had a wonderful time – William even went down the kid’s slide by himself several times.  After swimming we all went out to dinner at Azteca.

Today a bunch of us went to Maquoketa Caves for a hike.  The kids all loved the caves and it was a perfect day for a hike – no humidity, mid to upper 70’s, and beautiful sunshine.  After the caves we all came back to the house for a cookout and (belated) birthday celebration for Nana’s birthday.  Happy Birthday Nana!

Nana & Pop-pop with 7 of 9 grandkids