Fun Day Out

Riley had to work at the state fair yesterday so the kids and I conquered Manhattan.  We had some places that we had to go to and some places that we wanted to go to.  It was a fun, but long all-day outing.

First up was Ollie's very first store-bought hair cut.  Before this, he had received all his haircuts from Uncle Goosie or from Teresa at daycare.  He handled it like a champ.

Our next stop was the bank.  Paisley had birthday money to deposit, Ollie cleaned out his piggy bank, and Riley and I also had money to deposit.  It was a bit of a lengthy visit (complete with K-State Game Day parking madness), but Oliver thought it was great.  He was given water, popcorn, and candy -- to him the bank was one of the best stops of the day.

We stopped at the Farmer's Market before heading to the mall.

Taking a break to play was a top priority of his.

After the mall we grabbed lunch nearby at Qdoba (as Ollie wasn't a fan of as he said it was too spicy) followed by our old trusty Orange Leaf.

Our final stop was at Widgets.  Oliver was most impressed with toilets that were just his size.

By the time we made it to Widgets it was mid afternoon and Paisley was down for the count.  Oliver enjoyed playing on the 4-story play structure they called Ballocity while I hung out with my sleeping girl.

By the time we left I had two tired kiddos!

Ice Cream Lovers

As if you couldn't tell from our visits to Orange Leaf, we love our ice cream around the Richling household.  The other day at the grocery store Ollie talked me into buying some cones and let me tell you, the kiddos were in heaven.

Labor Day Weekend

One last dip in the pool to finish out summer 2018.

K-State Baby

The guys went camping this weekend so Pais and I did what we do best - shopping!

I shopped until Paisley dropped!

Oliver's First Day of Preschool

Today was the big day!  Ollie's first day as a preschooler and mommy's first day of teaching one of her own.  (I actually just realized that for the next four years I will have one of my own kiddos in my class.  Oliver will start kindergarten in August of 2020 and Pais will have just turned 3 and be able to go to preschool.  She will be super young and may need to wait an additional year before beginning kindergarten herself, but that's a long ways away!)

We had to start the day right...with two of his favorites - blueberries and a honey bun.

Oliver has been telling everyone that his teacher's name is "Mrs. Richling!"

First day was successful...

 ... but boy, are we tired!

Back to School Night

Tuesday was Back-to-School Night at Riley County Grade School.  Oliver was excited to go and was counting down the days until his first day of preschool (notice his two fingers counting 2 more days).

Mommy was busy playing teacher, but daddy did a great job wrangling both kiddos.

This year's preschool theme is circus with "Step Right Up for Learning."