Wednesday, June 22, 2011

The Answer!

Here is the answer to why I had this terrified look on my face, from my last post! Good guesses Meeghan, Elizabeth, and Theresa! This slide was super high and Ellie went up to the top and wouldn't come down. Then I went up to get her and it was too hard to go back down the stairs so I took her kicking and screaming to the edge of the slide and then I freaked from looking down the slide. We went and I was terrified! This slide usually has water rushing down it and I can't imagine how fast you would slide!
Here is Anderson going down!


Avi and Anderson just loved it!

Anderson and his neighbor buddy Dylon!


Our neighbor had a fundraiser for Breast Cancer, it is called Alice Mazzola Foundation in honor of his mother. Each year they have a cook out with silent auctions and fun activities for the whole family. He also owns Bella Bouncies and we get to play in all the bouncies.




Daniella and Riley




We had a fun family day together!

Sunday, June 19, 2011

What a Face?!



What are these faces about? Make a guess and I will tell soon! :)

Thursday, June 16, 2011

Cool Dude!

I just love his pretty eyes and cool dude look!

Thursday, June 9, 2011

Annual Trinity Cub's Game!

For the past 3 years we have gone to the annual Trinity Alumni Cub's game. If you are alumni from Trinity you must come next year!!!!!! It is a fun event and it is usually in May. The first year we went Ellie was just born and it was our first outing leaving her with my parents. The next year we went on our anniversary and made a night by staying in Chicago.

Before the annual Trinity Alumni event started, we had a tradition of going to the Cub's game each year with our friends the Domiers. Our first year Bella was 6 months and I was very pregnant with Anderson. This year Vince was unable to come, so Brynn came in his place. Brynn is 3 years old and she did a super job sitting. It was extremely cold at the game. They were giving away free ice cream. That is what Barclay is holding up in the above picture. I don't know how, but Brynn and Ryan ate their ice cream in the freezing cold! Barclay and I preferred the hot chocolate!

Barclay and me (bummed the pic was fuzzy!)

Brynn with her ice cream!




Tuesday, June 7, 2011

Last Day of School!

This is the three of them, Anderson, Mackenzie, and Avi at their first day of preschool.


This is Anderson and Avielle with their teacher Miss Amy at their last day of preschool.

The girls are showing their pictures.


They have learned and grown so much this year! They can now write their alphabet and they know the sounds of their letters.

Who can forget this sweet stuff. Ellie is just a year behind her brother and sister in school. She could technically go to preschool this year, but having 3 kids in preschool is just crazy financially. Of coarse Ellie and I will be doing activities during the year. She already knows all of her alphabet letters!

Saturday, May 28, 2011

Butterflies!

I was inspired to do this fun activity from Ms. Gates, a wonderful teacher who taught 1st grade at NSCA. I taught 2nd grade and she was a real helper and a good friend to me during my first year of teaching. Her class had a lot of fun watching the change from catepillar to butterfly and I wanted my kids to experience it.

My mother purchased the net for the kids for Christmas. She has a funny story about how hers hatched, in the box!

Avi was the most excited about the butterflies!
Here they are in the Chrysalis stage.



We let their wings dry for about a week and then we let them free.

I thought that Avi would have a hard time letting go of the butterflies, but she did really good.

Avi did her hair that day! :)

So beautiful!


We let them go on this picture perfect day! It was sunny and warm. While I was admiring the beauty outside I realized there were a lot of birds flying all around us. I then thought what if one of these birds sees the butterflies and wants a snack! We let all 4 of them go and followed them around for a while and then I decided to get the girls inside before we saw our beautiful butterflies become a snack. Thankfully we didn't see them get eaten!

After I shared this story with a friend she told me that most butterflies only live 10 minutes after they are released! YIKES!

Wednesday, May 25, 2011

Happy Birthday Penny!









OUR SWEET PENELOPE IS 1 TODAY! WE LOVE YOU SO MUCH!


LOVE,

THE KIDS AND YOUR AUNTIE SOMER!