www.kuite.com » Noah

Last Saturday night…. a different vibe.

Randy — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 13:17:48 +0000

The kids returned home one day and six hours (30 hours) early last Saturday. My former spouse had something going on. So at 11:00 AM they returned home and we had a pretty easy going day of it. It’s amazing how much of a different vibe that Saturday had compared to other Saturdays. Normally Saturday falls at the very end of our week. I am trying to wrap up everything for the week and prepare for them to return to their Mom. That means cleaning the house and massive amounts of laundry packed in between still trying to get some quality time together on the weekend.

This past Saturday the kids came home and really there was nothing that needed to be done… the vibe was completely different. Much more relaxed and comfortable. We rented movies and picked up Pizza. Our first movie was Meet the Robinson’s followed by Pixar’s Wall-E.

So now my thought turns to what can I do to make every Saturday as easy going as the last….

Kuite Happenings…

Randy — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 11:22:37 +0000

Its been a while since I’ve posted a Family update. So here is a bit of the latest…

Hannah spent a week at Camp Geneva over the summer. She had a great time. Noah participated in Summer Rec. Golf at Winding Creek. I really didn’t ride my bike like I have the past few years. Just wasn’t feeling the ride vibe like I have in the past. Oh well there’s always tomorrow to start riding again.

The kids are back in school. We have now transitioned pretty well back into our school year routines. Up earlier and packing lunches, assisting the kids with getting off to school. Now that they are both in the same school (for this year) they are on the same bus. So nice to have them both off together and nice to have Hannah with Noah this year to help him settle into his new routines, riding the bus and the new school surroundings.

This fall we still hope to take a weekend trip away but we are focusing on spending the $$$$ necessary to finish the basement and finally be able to utilize all of the space down there. Hannah would like to have her girlfriends she met at camp this past summer over during Christmas break.

Until next time…

Vacation @ home with the kids

Randy — Sun, 24 Aug 2008 17:49:33 +0000

This past week was vacation at home week with the kids. We had grand plans for the week but in the end the activities got paired down to Michigan’s Adventure and the Great Garage sale of 2008 that took most of the week preparing for and two days for the actual sale.

[PICTURES TO BE ADDED LATER]

Dad & Noah: Craig’s Cruisers

Randy — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 14:34:07 +0000

Last weekend while Hannah was taking part in the CMC Youth Camp-in – 2 day overnight camping event, Noah and I spent a portion of the afternoon at Craig’s Cruisers in Holland. We purchased a Cruiser pack which consisted of tickets for riding the Go-carts, Bumper Boats and a round of mini-golf.

We had a great time! Noah beat Dad to the line by a hair on the Go-carts. What a odd feeling to see your little (in my mind) 7 year old zipping around a track in a powered vehicle he is solely driving and controlling. The smile on his face was from ear to ear. Mini-golf was great fun and slow paced enough that I actually got a few pictures. Bumper boats was fun but Dad got soaked by Noah who thought it was great fun to squirt Dad in the face with the pond water. – ok – it was kinda funny… We wrapped up the stay at Craig’s Cruisers with a visit to the arcade.

After Craig’s Cruisers we went downtown Holland for lunch.

CMC – Critter Barn afternoon…

Randy — Sun, 29 Jun 2008 03:05:24 +0000

The kids and I attended an afternoon outing at the Critter Barn sponsored by our Church. Bring the whole family for only 5 bucks! A great deal and a great time!

Hannah had a great time. Noah wasn’t so sure at first but appeared to be enjoying himself by the end of the afternoon.

A gallery full of images are available HERE.

Trampoline Time = Family Fun

Randy — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 15:37:40 +0000

We’ve been trying to make sure that we spend time doing activities together. Family fun time as we call it. Just before Hannah’s Slumber party we purchased a new Trampoline for Hannah and Noah. Our previous trampoline is over at the kids Mom’s house and they missed having it here as well.

For the last 4 nights in a row we’ve all ventured out there together and bounced on the trampoline from 15 minutes to over an hour depending on the evening, the heat, our collective moodsm etc. It has been a lot of fun bouncing them high into the air. At first the kids didn’t understand the concept of a ‘double bounce’ but they quickly learned as I flung them high into the air. They’ve caught on so quickly that they can now double bounce me high into the air… guess I am too light afterall

The trampoline has been great fun for us all!

A busy week ends with Window Shopping!

Randy — Sun, 01 Jun 2008 14:12:09 +0000

The kids and I had a very busy week. It was jam packed full of activities…

Wednesday – Hannah’s Celebration with her Girls on the Run team.
Thursday – Young Authors day for Noah at School in the morning and the Harrington school end of year celebration in the evening
Friday – Hannah ran her third 5k run as part of the Holland area’s Girls on the Run program.
Pictures from Friday night available in the Gallery.
Saturday – Window Shopping in downtown Holland. Paddle pops from Fabiano’s Peanut Store and dinner at Froggy’s. Pictures from our Window Shopping excursion are are available in the Gallery.

We had a great week with only the occasional issue but that is to be expected. This coming week is the kids last week of school and then we will shift into Summer vacation mode.

2008 Tulip Time Kinder Parade

Randy — Mon, 12 May 2008 12:46:15 +0000

Both kids marched in Thursday’s Tulip Time Kinder Parade. I was able to sneak out of work early and watch the festivities. I nearly missed Noah as he marched by. I had to ask his teacher where he was. Hannah roller bladed and carried a sign during the entire parade! The kids looked great and both still had big smiles on their faces as they marched by…. I was sitting near the very end of the parade route.

click images to enlarge

Family Night – Alvin and the Chipmunks…

Randy — Sun, 04 May 2008 12:42:02 +0000

The kids and I held “Family Night” on Saturday night. A low key affair where we get all of the nightly stuff (dinner, baths, laundry, etc.) out of the way and then sit down and enjoy a movie and munchies together.

click on any image to enlarge

This time we enjoyed Alvin and the Chipmunks together. We saw the movie together in the theater but they enjoyed it so much that we grabbed it tonight for another viewing.

click on any image to enlarge

Tulip Time 2008

Randy — Sat, 03 May 2008 21:02:05 +0000

click on any image to enlarge

We made our annual trek downtown and visited the Gut Wagons. Due to limited cashflow we cut back this year and ate dinner at home and then ventured downtown for Elephant Ears and Lemonade.

It was a beautiful night to be out and about. I hope to get the kids out in this manner much more often as the summer rolls in. It really broke up the night – we had a good time – and I think we created some memories in the process.

We had fun passing around the the digital camera and snapping photo’s. I’ll add some photo’s of the trip to this entry tomorrow.

Both Children march this coming Thursday in Children’s parade. I am sneaking out of work to watch them march. I intend to stand in the general area of the bikeshop on 8th and College.

Hey that’s my building!