Dance

This is a very exciting time to be Mr. Tate Button. The principal of the local middle school has approved Tate's dual enrollment. That means that Tate can take math class at the middle school while still being home schooled for the rest of his subjects. His new status also allows him to attend DANCES! Friday was Tate's first dance. He tore it up on the dance floor on Friday night apparently! :) Though I wouldn't know- he wouldn't let me go!

friend

Marissa has found the sweetest friend at the barn! Lauren let Marissa ride her horse this week and I thought Marissa was going to DIE of excitement!

Squeeze Me

Tate found a sticker on his new jacket, and found a new place for it. So if you see him, please squeeze.

Mom and Miss Pedicures

Mom and Miss Pedicures

My Hot Husband

Scarfing

With her Bros

First Day of School

1st Day of School

Cotton Creek

First Day of School

Marissa is going to public school for the first time! She is in Mrs. Bieritz's class. Fourth Grade.

Snacky Notes

The kids got a host of snacks during school store. Because we don't typically have lots of "good" snacks in the house, they were living in fear that their snacks would be eaten. They left Dad notes warning him not to eat their snacks!

School Store Games

Somehow, school store has evolved from just picking up your school supplies to playing games. In this game, Marissa had to retrieve a Lifesaver from a pile of flour.

School Store 2013-2014

I miss you.

Treeclimber

Where is Marissa? Probably in a tree. No matter that we are leaving for church and she has a dress on….

Knockout

Tate participated in a basketball camp this summer. On one of the last days, they had an ultimate Knockout competition. Tate won! He brought home a goodie bag of loot! Good job, Tate!

Six Flags

Rollercoaster

Six Flags

Linewaiting….

Gingerbread House

Marissa and Tate decided to put together a gingerbread house. Who cares that it is July? Christmas in July!

Xtreme Trampoline Playdate

Cookie Brigade

Marissa and her friend decided they preferred selling cookies to lemonade. Then they took them to the neighborhoods to sell! They sold every single cookie!

Winter or summer?

Marissa cannot decide if it is summer or winter!

Cubs

Kevin took in a Cubs game atop a roof at Wrigley Field.

Notes

Church Notes

Notes I discovered between Garett and Marissa at church.

Soccer Game

Soccer Game

US Soccer Team

Kevin and the boys got to go see the US play Puerto Rico at Soldier Field last month. It was a big game. I think it was a championship-type game. The guy on the left, Jared, works for Kevin at GE. He is the president of the US soccer fan club and was leading a huge parade through the streets of Chicago to the soccer field. It was a very excited environment and the boys came home having had lots of fun cheering the US on. They won.

Backflip

Garett has been working to perfect his backflip. He's almost there!

17 years

Tate

Summer Party

Summer Party

This is Marissa hosting a summer party for girls from church. Lots of fun!

University of Michigan

University of Michigan

We have been doing a lot of talking about college to the kids. This summer, we have even toured three universities. Just self-guided tours, but an effort to think about how exciting it would be to go to college one day! We stopped at Ann Arbor, Michigan to tour University of Michigan. I took Tate to see Miami University of Oxford, Ohio. And we just visited Northwestern University of Chicago, Illinois (those pictures to follow)!

School Days

Tate wondered why we were punishing him with school in the summer!