Two days of first grade underway, and things are going great for Grace. She is back at Leeds Elementary, which is where she attended preschool. She had no problems changing schools--probably helps that she was already familiar with the school. She was so excited for school on Wednesday night that she couldn't sleep.
Her teacher's name is Mrs. Church, and we're really going to like her. Grace even told her that she loved her yesterday. Pretty funny. Grace has the same aide this year, and that really helps as far as knowing what Grace's needs are. We can't say enough about the kind of job that the school district has done accommodating Grace's needs.
Grace is a new promotional video for Camp High Hopes. Here is the link: http://camphighhopes.com/. It's the third video down on the right side of the page, and Grace is the third person to speak in the video. She talks 3-4 times during the video. Pretty cute.
Saturday, August 20, 2011
Friday, July 29, 2011
July 29, 2011
Wow it's been way too long since we've posted, and a lot has happened. We'll go in reverse chronological order.
The 5th annual Race 4 Grace has been a big success, and we continue to take in donations. The RAGBRAI team did the Monday stretch, which ran from Atlantic to Carroll. It was a fairly tough day with quite a few hills and a lot of sun. The uphill climb into the small town of Willey almost killed me, but I'm still here to write about it. As always it was an absolutely great time, and we'll work hard to recruit even more riders for next year. Most people don't realize what RAGBRAI is until they experience it once, but once you do experience it it's hard not to want to do it again.
Our family has spent a decent amount of time this summer at Okoboji, taking advantage of my parents' home and boat. The girls love the water, none more than Grace. The last time we were there she swam the entire length of the pool, even though it took her forever. Her determination is absolutey incredible sometimes. Both Claire and Grace love to tube, as long as Daddy holds on to them tightly!
We moved to a new home at the end of June, and so far that's been absolutely great. It's a wonderful neighborhood, a perfect yard, and a nice house. Last weekend my brother Luke built us a ramp in the garage and a ramp off the deck in the backyard, so Grace can get anywhere anytime. It's been amazing how much of a difference this has made even in just a week's time. Our next project in the house will be to remodel one of the bathrooms to install a handicap accessible shower and sink for Grace. This could be a pretty lengthy process, but it'll definitely be worth it for her in the long run!
The 5th annual Race 4 Grace has been a big success, and we continue to take in donations. The RAGBRAI team did the Monday stretch, which ran from Atlantic to Carroll. It was a fairly tough day with quite a few hills and a lot of sun. The uphill climb into the small town of Willey almost killed me, but I'm still here to write about it. As always it was an absolutely great time, and we'll work hard to recruit even more riders for next year. Most people don't realize what RAGBRAI is until they experience it once, but once you do experience it it's hard not to want to do it again.
Our family has spent a decent amount of time this summer at Okoboji, taking advantage of my parents' home and boat. The girls love the water, none more than Grace. The last time we were there she swam the entire length of the pool, even though it took her forever. Her determination is absolutey incredible sometimes. Both Claire and Grace love to tube, as long as Daddy holds on to them tightly!
We moved to a new home at the end of June, and so far that's been absolutely great. It's a wonderful neighborhood, a perfect yard, and a nice house. Last weekend my brother Luke built us a ramp in the garage and a ramp off the deck in the backyard, so Grace can get anywhere anytime. It's been amazing how much of a difference this has made even in just a week's time. Our next project in the house will be to remodel one of the bathrooms to install a handicap accessible shower and sink for Grace. This could be a pretty lengthy process, but it'll definitely be worth it for her in the long run!
Wednesday, July 20, 2011
RAGBRAI Overnight Stay in Atlantic & Into Carroll
The Roecker's are excited to see you all on Sunday, July 24.
From our host: "Our address is 1704 Redwood Dr. Atlantic and we live on the southeast side of Atlantic and east of the high school which is a popular spot for Ragbari campers. If you find the high school, you are close! Todd will be riding from Glenwood that day with our daughter, Kelly and her husband Shawn along with his 2 brother's and family. I will be their support vehicle, please come on into the A/C and help yourself with anything. There will be some cold beverages of your choice. Please make yourself at home. I will arrive as fast as I can. Have fun in the meantime.
If you have any questions or need certain accommodations please give us a call at home 712-243-3043 or my cell is 712-249-7700. Hope this heat lifts for all you riders. Looking forward to seeing everyone."
VERY BIG THANK YOU TO THE ROECKERS FOR HOSTING OUR TEAM!
Sunday, June 19, 2011
June 19, 2011
Father's Day, and as I'm writing this I'm reflecting on my two beautiful daughters. Claire continues to bring a tremendous element of joy and energy to our house--she truly brightens everybody. Grace continues to be a sweetheart with an unstoppable imagination. She's seemingly involved in non-stop play that involves her imagination.
Grace has Challenger Little League tonight, I think she only has three weeks of that season left. Time flies.
We close on our new house this Friday, and we'll be making the big move a week from Tuesday. We're really looking forward to settling in the house and making some renovations to further accommodate Grace. The plan is to build a ramp in the garage and another ramp off the deck in the backyard. The first major thing we'll do in the house will be to renovate a bathroom to make it fully handicap accessible.
Last but certainly not least, RAGBRAI and the 4th annual Race 4 Grace are little more than a month away. We are looking forward to it as always, and my sister Beth, mom Colleen, and brother-in-law Austin have already put a lot of work into it. Can't wait!
Grace has Challenger Little League tonight, I think she only has three weeks of that season left. Time flies.
We close on our new house this Friday, and we'll be making the big move a week from Tuesday. We're really looking forward to settling in the house and making some renovations to further accommodate Grace. The plan is to build a ramp in the garage and another ramp off the deck in the backyard. The first major thing we'll do in the house will be to renovate a bathroom to make it fully handicap accessible.
Last but certainly not least, RAGBRAI and the 4th annual Race 4 Grace are little more than a month away. We are looking forward to it as always, and my sister Beth, mom Colleen, and brother-in-law Austin have already put a lot of work into it. Can't wait!
Friday, June 3, 2011
June 3, 2011
This is a non Race 4 Grace post. The Sioux City metro is about to be hit hard by the Missouri River flooding. Not sure I understand everything, but I think it's been caused by damn releases and excess snow and rain up in Montana and North Dakota. The city has spent the last week sandbagging and moving people out of their homes along the river. Hopefully we're being overly cautious, but that's better than being under-prepared.
Thursday, May 26, 2011
May 26, 2011
A week of milestones for Grace. She turned 6 last Friday, I'm still having a hard time coming to grips with the fact that she's that old. She did all the usual treats to school stuff, and then Friday we took her and her best friend Madalyn to Chuck E Cheese's. Not a fan of that place, but the girls had fun.
Yesterday Grace finished kindergarten. She had a tremendous school experience this past year, she had a great teacher and the school was really good to her. She feels really good about school and is doing academic work well beyond her grade level. We are moving (again) this summer and she will be going back to Leeds Elementary (where she went to preschool). While we hate to have Grace leave Nodland, she did enjoy her experience at Leeds and they already know about her.
Now it's on to summer vacation. Today is the first day and she is definitely sleeping in!
Yesterday Grace finished kindergarten. She had a tremendous school experience this past year, she had a great teacher and the school was really good to her. She feels really good about school and is doing academic work well beyond her grade level. We are moving (again) this summer and she will be going back to Leeds Elementary (where she went to preschool). While we hate to have Grace leave Nodland, she did enjoy her experience at Leeds and they already know about her.
Now it's on to summer vacation. Today is the first day and she is definitely sleeping in!
Saturday, May 7, 2011
May 7, 2011
Hard to believe that Michelle and Grace only have 2 1/2 weeks of school left. Their last day is the25th. Meanwhile Grace's 6th birthday is on May 20. A lot of good stuff happening in the next couple weeks.
We've started to finalize some things with our plan for RAGBRAI this year. The plan is for the Race 4 Grace day to be Monday, July 25; which is the stretch that goes from Atlantic to Carroll. I'm sure we'll have some team members who'll go on Sunday and some who might go after Monday, but we're going to try to make Monday the official "team" day. More details to come!
We've started to finalize some things with our plan for RAGBRAI this year. The plan is for the Race 4 Grace day to be Monday, July 25; which is the stretch that goes from Atlantic to Carroll. I'm sure we'll have some team members who'll go on Sunday and some who might go after Monday, but we're going to try to make Monday the official "team" day. More details to come!
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