Tuesday, July 24, 2012

Introducing....

Matilyn "Mattie" Rita.  Born June 19.  6 pounds, 14 ounces.  19.5 inches long.


So little ~ so loved 

Monday, May 7, 2012

First Communion

On Saturday, May 5, Maisie made her First Communion.  She was so excited about her dress, her veil, her shoes and her party.  She was the most beautiful girl there!

My girl before mass

Max was so proud of his sister

Maisie at the alter of Immaculate Heart of Mary

Maisie with her GG and Dude
Maisie and friend Frankie

Maisie and cousin Owen

Tuesday, May 1, 2012

Track & Field Day

Today was Max's track and field day at preschool.  He was so excited that I was able to join him.  He thanked me for coming and told me he would remember this day for a long time.  He is the sweetest!  A few shots from the over 200 I took today.....

Max runs his leg in the relay race.

All lined up for the sack race.

My hopping boy!

The obstacle course - gettin some air!

The bean bag toss - overhand of course.

The beloved horse race.  Look at that face!

Tug o' war with the teachers and parents/grandparents.

My man child waits for his medal.

Max gets his medal.  He's #1!  That face is priceless.

Monday, April 30, 2012

American Girl Doll Fashion Show

This past weekend, Maisie was a model in the American Girl Doll Fashion Show - benefitting the Aubrey Rose Foundation.  This has been many months in the making and when the big day finally arrived she was so excited!

Maisie and Kit modeling Kit's pajamas.  This is from the photo shoot.

Maisie walking the runway - completely opposite from our table.  

"Slumber party" walk - complete with pillow and flashlight.

The model with her grandmas.

Payton, Maisie and Gigi.

Look how excited Daddy is after 2 hours of fashion show fun!
Maisie with Daddy and Dude.

Saturday, April 21, 2012

My little bike rider

After several summers of being too scared to even think about it - Maisie finally took the plunge and decided to ride her two wheeler.  She took off like she had been doing it her whole life!

Grinning ear to ear - she can't get enough of that bike.

Tassels blowing in the breeze.
Brother and sister - riding together.

I would love to write more or maybe even post a video - but I am being nagged - to go outside and watch her ride.  My girl.  <3

Monday, March 19, 2012

Look what happened last night....

Kenzie's tree bloomed!  It's beautiful!


Makes me smile!  :o)

Sunday, March 18, 2012

Spring has sprung!

Spring has come early to the tri-state area - and we couldn't be happier!  The projects have started, the garden is green and the trees are in bloom.  Today, B helped me put Mackenzie's fountain together.  So excited!

One of my favorite parts of spring is when the weeping cherry aka Kenzie's tree blooms.  There have been a ton of buds and today I found the first blooms!  They don't last long enough but I smile every time I look at it - thinking of her.


Maisie and I ended the day at Xavier's Cintas Center watching Payton and MCE cheer.  They were amazing.  So proud of Payte and all her hard work.


Monday, February 13, 2012

Happy Valentine's Day!

Just wanted to take a quick second to wish a Happy Valentine's Day (a day early) and share the Valentines the kids and I made.  Thank you Pinterest!




The photos really don't do them justice - I had to use Maisie's camera as my SD card ended up at work for the weekend.  They turned out so cute and we had a blast making them.

Monday, February 6, 2012

Tree climbers


It was a beautiful sunny day today.  We took the opportunity to get outside and enjoy the sunshine.  Baseball, pogo stick, bikes, scooters and tree climbing.  It was great to get outside and soak up some Vitamin D.  Can't wait for spring!



Max M - soccer star

Max has started playing soccer this year.  He plays indoor on the Happy Feet team - and loves it.  He gets a little worn out at times but all and all enjoys his time on the field.


Max on a breakaway to the goal.


Much needed water break.

Saturday, January 28, 2012

Sunny day

After the sunny day we had today - it made me eager for spring & summer.  Found these pictures of Max from last summer at Seabrook - it made me smile.


Sending warm thoughts your way!  

Saturday, January 21, 2012

Ice Skating

After a two year hiatus, Maisie is back in ice skating lessons.  It took her one lesson to get back into the swing of things.  Now she is off and skating - it's like she never took a break!


Max is in his first session of lessons and is not as excited as Maisie.  He is doing well and is a quick learner.  Today he had his third lesson and is running on the ice and gliding.  He says that he isn't taking lessons anymore - but we will see.....


Either way - it's something they can do together - and they are pretty darn cute to boot.  



Date with the dinosaurs

Max and I had a date - a real date - I was even allowed to call it a date today - at the NKY Convention Center. Today we "Discovered the Dinosaurs". Half of the convention center was dinosaur displays. Real looking dinosaurs - he was grinning ear to ear. The other half was set up with the money-makers. So we mined for gems (twice), panned for fossils, excavated dinosaur bones and jumped and played in the "in-float-ables". We ended the day with a purse-ful of treasures and day of memories.

Max and the triceratops. They were one of his favorites.

The T.Rex - his VERY favorite!

Max and the fossil castings of the dinosaur prints.

Mining for gems - so much fun we had to do it twice!