Off to School

Sophie, 7 is off to second grade

Sydni, 5 is off to kindergarten

Mom was an emotional wreck but we have made it through two whole days of school. I start the new year on Monday.

Pre-School Graduation

Today, I watched as my little girl went from Pre-school to a new school adventure. I am so proud of her and all her hard work. She is so bright, and creative, and imaginative. We are so very blessed to have two healthy, happy, girls that love life and all that it has to offer.

Arrrrr! I'm a Pirate...

Sophie's school carnival had a theme and we played it to the max! Love the butterfly t-shirt and the skull and crossbones head scarf! Nice! It was a blast and Sydni can't wait until Sophie's school is her school. Soon baby girl, soon...

A Weekend With the Grandparents

Daddy, trying not to tangle the fishing lines! We didn't catch anything! The lake was cold and the fish were still sleeping. We did have fun watching the geese and ducks! Louie thought about getting in but decided against it. Too cold!
All through our marriage we have several of these pictures. Scott took it, I always wonder what they will turn out like. This is pretty great actually!
Scott's mom with the girls. One goofy and the other pretending not to notice anyone!
Shake what your mama gave you! These girls know how to get down and boogie!
Scott's mom and dad. She loves to dance and he loves to just stand and watch. Sometimes she even makes him hold her hand while dancing! This was one of those moments!
My in-laws have a home away from home down in Southern Indiana. We took a weekend and just got away. We fished, and hiked, danced with a state senator, and enjoyed our time away from home.

A Day At Metea Park

Sophie, is truly a tree hugger in this photo! I love those blue eyes!!!!
Sydni with two pine cones she picked up, no worries Aunt Sharon, we follow that rule of leave no footprints while out in the woods. She placed them nicely back into the needles where she found them.
There could be not better sisters than these two, one minute ready to pull each other's hair and the next defending!


Over spring break we went to Metea Park, a local nature preserve her in the Fort. The girls and I hiked. We went through the woods and down a very steep embankment. It was a little chilly that day but it was fun to get out and about during that week.

A Day at the Toledo Zoo

The beautiful butterfly emerges from its cocoon! Wait, nope, that's just Sydni at the zoo's new butterfly exhibit. Pretty cool though huh!
Sophie, age 7, on top of the zoo's bronze statue of a tortoise. Same picture when Sophie was 2 at the zoo. Ah, the memories! (Mostly, she just complained that I made her get up there and take the pictures!)
Sydni, loves to just ham it up! We had so much fun and it was cold and rainy, but we had a lot of fun.
Aunt Sharon would love this exhibit! The baby elephant was born two years ago and it gets better every year. They were out that day exploring and we got the greatest shots of them. We love the elephants!
The girls and I love the baby elephant. We stayed and watched them a long time. We couldn't see the hippos though, they were inside and their enclosure was fogged over with Hippo evaporation! Sydni has decided that we should sell all that we have and move to Africa. Or, we could just go to the Toledo Zoo more often!

Off to Kindergarten... Orientation

This is what she looked like when we left for Kindergarten Orientation! Can you believe that this little cherub, 5 years old and 33 pounds will be loading a bus for Kindergarten in the fall? It's hard to believe but she is so excited! I am dragging my heels a lot and just dreading my baby going off for a half day to school. She'll do really well, she's so smart and she loves to learn new things. I hope her teacher gets a great rest in over the summer because she can challenge the best of us!