Olympics 2010

We had a great Valentine's Weekend.

We were lucky enough to have Papa and Nana babysit all afternoon and evening on Saturday and Doughnut and I were able to do a little shopping and have a relaxing meal out! We really enjoyed our time and the kids had a blast. The kids went to the movies and then enjoyed being with Nana and Papa. I am lucky to have a GREAT VALENTINE to share the weekend with!

On Sunday, Valentine's day, we had a pajama day. We all slept in (does not happen here as we are usually at church) but today we let them sleep in.

We are really excited for the Olympics and we made a score board to watch how many medals the USA will take. We spent quite a big of time cutting out medals, snow flakes for our boarder, and finding out we already had 4 medals. We had to color the silver ones as we did not have gray paper but the other colors were as close as we could get. (We did not plan this, it just happened.) Ice Cream stayed with the project the whole time (usually he hates crafts) and Candy was in her glory. We are excited to see our chart fill up in the next two week. We think our medals might be too large and we will overlap by the end.

Valentine's

We have been missing for MONTHS!! I know and if you are still looking for us we are still around. We have been busy but I have also found other things to do with this time. (Found facebook and that takes most of the computer time.)

We thought we would try and get back to posting a little. We made some fun Valentine's again this year. The kids each picked what they wanted to make out of a magazine and they turned out GREAT!!

Ice Cream made a space ship with google eyes. It said, "You're Out of this World." I was able to attend his class party and the kids loved looking and laughing at them. He got a lot of great compliments.





Candy made a beautiful flower out of hearts. She cut all the hearts out and I helped with the middle and leaves. If we had more time she would have done all of it but we needed to get done.

I did not get to attend Candy's class party but I think she enjoyed giving them out.

Candy also just got her hair cut and it turned out a lot shorter then we asked for. It is really cute and will grow. The first thing she asked for was a pony tail. (It was not long enough for one before we cut it but she thought it might be now.)

1st Beach Day

June 25

Not sure if the kids like the sand or the water more!

Soccer Season

June 20th

We are really enjoying soccer. Candy is having fun and scoring goals. She enjoys her friends and they have a team song.

Ice Cream is our defense guy. He loves to make sure no one scores a goal against them. He really enjoys that position. He does not love being up front and knows that is not his strong position. Ice Cream's coach played defense in college and encourages him. Most 8 year old boys on his team want to score goals and tend to tease him that he is not scoring. He tried being the goalie today and did not like it. He was really mad at himself when he did let a goal in.

Milk Dud loves to watch and thinks he should be playing as well.

Ready for Kindergarten

June

Candy was all smiles even knowing she was in for shots!!

All she heard was you need the shots for kindergarten and she was ready!

Candy's stats:

Height 45 1/4 inches tall = 90%

Weight 45 pounds = 80%

All shots went fine.

Ice Cream did not have any shots but he did get measured and eyes checked.

Height 52 3/4 inches = 80%

Weight 60.6 pounds = 70%

50th Anniversary

June 11-14

We were able to head to the lake a day early to spend some fun days with my cousins and aunts and uncles. We all gathered for my Aunt and Uncles 50th Anniversary. It was fun to be with everyone but the weather was cool for June. We had about 50 people the night before for supper and since it was so cool we were all inside the cabin.

They had a great party and their kids did a great job putting on a program.

We wish them many happy years.

Below is some cousin fun.

Notice Ice Cream in his swim suit while everyone else is in pants and sweatshirts!!


He wanted to get in and in he did!!

It was cool but he loves the water!

Candy and my cousin's 4 year old were asked to wear the original flower girl dresses. We had them try the dresses on the day before and they just loved parading and twirling around.

As you can see they are great at posing for us.

Congrats to a wonderful family!



All of the nieces and nephews that were able to attend.

Our boys were off that day enjoying our nephews 1st birthday.

Happy Birthday "O"!!

Thanks Auntie for getting matching dresses for the girls to wear!

Candy loves her dress.

My Aunt and Uncle had many foster kids and they grew up with their own 3 children.

They ended up having 5 weddings in 11 months!! The little girls thought it was fun to pretend to be brides with the props after the party!

Last Day of School

June 5th

We made it to the end of 2nd Grade of Ice Cream. He was very excited!!

Milk Dud always carries a ball around if given the chance. He loves going to the bus stop.


Candy learned to ride a 2 wheeler this week. She is set for summer!

We had a neighborhood party after school for all the families. The kids had a great time!

VBS

Last Week of May



I was lucky enough to help in VBS again this year. Candy was able to go with a bunch of neighbor friends to our church. Milk Dud gets to go to the sibling room while I helped out. Below you will see a picture of Milk Dud looking out the window at us on the playground.



Candy had a great week. She made a few new friends and enjoyed going everyday.

Candy Graduates from Preschool

May 21st

Candy graduated from preschool today!! We shed a few tears and her teacher did a GREAT job with the graduation ceremony. She had hats for all the kids, and as they walked across the stage the teacher stated what the students wanted to be when they grew up. Candy wanted to be a dancer when she grew up. We are so proud of all that Candy was able to do this year and look forward to seeing her off on a bus in the fall!!

The day after graduation the class had a fun day at the park for their last day of school. We brough graduation hat treats for the kids to eat and everyone loved them. We will miss all of our preschool friends. Thanks for a great year!

Spring Started Warm!!

May 19th

We had a beautiful spring day and the kids enjoyed a little sprinkler time!!

Milk Dud just loves the water and cannot get enough of it.!

Race for the Cure

May 15th

We walked/froze in the Race for the Cure again this year. In years past we have enjoyed a great walking miles and miles. This year it was so cold we barely moved most of the night. When we packed up and went home it was 38 degrees and the sun had been up for 2 hours. The tent was cold!! We did raise money for cancer research and are proud of our kids for not complaining! We only hope for better weather next year!

1st TOOTH lost....lost

May 14th

Candy had a tooth that was sooo close to falling out. Daddy took them to the park and and when they came home to get ready for bed and she was brushing her teeth the tooth was GONE!!

Candy did not panic just said, "I lost my tooth." We were able to write a note and the tooth fairy still came. We will never know where that tooth went! Smiles are looking very different here now!

Preschool Field Trip to the Zoo

May 13th

Candy and I were able to go on a field trip with her preschool. (Lucky for us that someone was able to watch Milk Dud for the morning.) It started out cold and rainy, got hot while we ate our picnic lunch, and then started to rain as we pulled into the parking lot at the end.

We were able to spend some time with her friends and see some wonderful animals. It was fun having just Candy for a change.

Many of the girls from Candy's class.

It smells in here is what we heard over and over again!