Disney

We had such a great time on our first trip to Disney!

 

             One tired princess on her way to Epcot to have dinner with some fellow  princesses

 

Putting a Disney sticker on her brother's forehead. 

                                                                   AARGH

                                                                      Meeting Jake!

Holiday Break Fun

Our big suprise over holiday break was that the kids got to learn about our Disney trip for this year.  It will be the first time for all 4 of us!

                                                       Lilly wearing her new princess dress!

          Mom and dad spent HOURS making personalized autograph books, but it was SO worth it.  

   
   They both got to make countdown chains (I don't think I've done this since elementary school!).  This has greatly helped minimize the "are we going today" syndrome since they know we are going when we tear the last day off.

                                                  Very excited to start tearing off the chains!

Fall Fun

 Somehow every year I never realize how much Lilly has grown until I look at the photos of her carving pumpkins. ...

 Lilly's Witch

 Bub's pirate..way to go dad on this one..I really like the "scar" on his right cheek

 Boo at the zoo.

All four of us got to run!  Mom and dad ran the 5K, Bubs and Lilly did a kids sprint.

First day of school

 Both ready for firsts.  Lilly's first day of Kindergarten.  George moved up to the "Care Bears" class at daycare.  I'm not sure who was more excited!

I always laughed at those parents that drove their kids to the bus stop and said I would never drive my kids to the bus stop....now I realize why driving is far better than waiting with a 5 and 3 year old in the POURING rain....that's right...we drove to the bus stop!

Getting on the bus.  

Getting off the bus at school...that's right..cardinal rule number two broken today...I followed the bus to school to make sure she made it ok!  No tears shed...I got a bit teary eyed after waiting 40 minutes at the school and still no sign of Lilly, but made it without crying!

August

Mom, Lilly, and Bubs ran our first races this weekend!  Mom and dad ran the 5K, and the kids got to run in a 100 Meter Dash.  All 4 of us did great!

I had to make this one bigger so you could see the frog in mid-air!  Apparently it had something to say to Grandpa!

 Later on Saturday the kids got to participate in a frog jumping contest.  They had a great time!

Summer Fun

So much to update....

 In May, Lilly had her dance recital.  She had a BLAST and did such a great job.  She has been dancing once per week since September..so I think we were ALL ready for the recital!

Showing off her goods...a trophy, flowers, and she got to keep her teddy bear from the teddy bear dance!

To celebrate Memorial day, we visited the Dayton Air Museum and got to see a retired Air Force One.

The kids also went to their first major league baseball game.  The Reds beat the Rockies!

Happy Birthday Lilly

Hard to believe that this was 5 years ago already! We are all SO proud of who you have become Lilly! Yikes...Kindergarten Roundup next month!

Lilly walking through the wand tunnel at her birthday party

All dressed up like a princess for the party!