Tuesday, May 31, 2011

The beginning of a great weekend


 Wow, what a weekend.  It started out with Mark's parents coming in town, lunch at Papadeux's and a bridal shower (not for a family member).
Then Mark got home, and I went and picked up my parents from the airport.
 On Saturday, we headed out to the beach.  It was a windy day and Reilynn wasn't a fan of the sand or the water...
She had a great time! :) 
 Mark had a really good time too...it is written all over his face.  What a good son-in-law he is!
 Parker thought he was big enough and cool enough to hang with the big boys.  Luckily, they let him hang on to that fantasy for the whole day.  They were good sports!

 Judy took a turn holding the little one who refused to walk on the sand.
 Sand pits anyone??
 We had to get creative because the seaweed was so bad.
 Remember this one?  She still won't get her feet dirty.
 Mark couldn't quite get the skim-board to work right.
 So Greg thought he should show him how it is done.  He actually didn't do much better, I just am an amazing photographer that caught the split second on the board.  You are welcome Greg!!
 Then Parker wanted his turn.  He did pretty good.  I'm sure being 15 pounds helps.
 Now, on to lunch...mud pie anyone? 
 Yes, great minds think alike...all three wives bought their husbands the same swim trunks.
 It was so fun to have both sets of grandparents there at the same time!


In spite of the wind and gross seaweed, we still had a good time...and everyone had the sunburns to prove it! 
A good day!

Tuesday, May 24, 2011

Argh Matey!

 Have you ever seen a scarier pirate?!?  She is positively....
ADORABLE!!!
 Kas had her final play for Drama Kids last weekend. 
 They did a one act play about a pirate crew who threw their captain overboard for making them work too hard.  "Scrub, scrub, scrub.  Work, work, work."
 I was so impressed with these little kids!  They learned their lines, memorized their songs, and knew where to go on stage, with very limited prompting. 
 Kas has seen her brother earn a couple trophies with his sports, and was very happy to have one of her own.
 Parker, in turn, was very excited to give his sister her congratulatory flowers. 
 I'm so happy that we found something that Kasidee loves and can excel at!
"Mom, who thought to get me these flowers?  They are absolutely beautiful."  (Yes, she said that as we were walking back out to the car.  Cute girl!)

Monday, May 23, 2011

The Continuation of Birthday Month

 Mark flew home late Friday night, in time for his birthday on Saturday.  The little girls woke him up with raspberries on his cheeks...
 It doesn't get much better than that!
 Oh, and Chips AHoy cookies in bed too.  What more could you ask for on your birthday?!?!?
Maybe some birthday songs from a little one year old?

Happy Birthday Markley!  We love you so much.  We knew how much we loved you before, but now that you are gone a lot, we really know how much we love and adore you!

Wednesday, May 18, 2011

Mother/Son Game

 The team Parker was on had a standing tradition to end the season with a mother/son baseball game.  It was so much fun!
 It had been 8 years since I had swung a bat...and it showed.  I struck out my first time at bat.  Pretty embarrassing!  But in my defense, I have never hit from a pitching machine, or at a baseball (only softballs) before.  Ok, it was pretty pathetic!
We had some pretty cute little cheerleaders!
Parker had a great first experience with baseball.  He loved his coaches and teammates, he can't wait to play again.

Go Yankees!

Tuesday, May 17, 2011

Our Princess Bailey

 Our little girl turned 3 yesterday.  She thinks that she no longer needs to sit in a booster seat in the car because she is so old.
 We love Bailey so much!  She adds so much spunk to our family.  She is full of laughter and giggles.
 She is always looking out for her little sister.
 She gave half of her presents to her siblings right after her birthday, trying to share with everyone.
 She can't wait to go to preschool next year.  But, she is still shy in front of all her friends, blowing out her candles.
 She loves to climb up on the counter and get into the treat bowl while mom isn't looking.
 She likes to tease her only brother, calling him a girl, then giggling at her own joke.
 We are so happy to have Bailey in our family.  I can't believe she is growing up to fast!
The day was a huge success!  Happy Birthday Princess Girl...WE LOVE YOU!!!

Friday, May 13, 2011

When Dad's Away

Mom, let's loose...
 Jumping off the couch is usually a big no no!
 But we were needing some sanity...just 8 minutes.

Minute one...
 Minute two:
 Minute three:
 Minute four:
 Minute five:  "don't forget about me"
 Minute six:
 Minute seven:
 Minute eight: