June 10, 2014d

Running Club & a 5K

 

Sky trained most of the school year with a running club for a 5K that she'd run with other running clubs in the school district.  It was a great little extra curricular activity that she seemed to enjoy.  I was at Wyatt's baseball game so Creag & Sam went to cheer her on.  Creag's a runner, so he's always so proud of her when she takes on stuff like this!  We're proud of you Sky, keep it up!!

 

 

 



February 21, 204b

Homework Schomework

 

Homework doesn't always have to be a drag, especially when you can practice spelling words in shaving cream!

 

 

 



February 21,2014

Skylar Lately

 

I can't believe that my first born is in her last year of Elementary School!  It's insane how fast she is growing & how much her personality & looks change on a monthly basis.  I can only say that I really hope to enjoy the next few years with her because before I know it, she'll be off to college!

 

 

She had an all day field-trip to Frankfort Kentucky to visit the State Capital.  She was shocked when she saw the sizes of the busses there to transport them.  I was a little sad to see her go, even if it was only from 8-5.

 

 

She had D.A.R.E. at school this year & Creag & I were lucky enough to see her Graduate!  She really enjoyed it & I hope she keeps what she's learned in the back of her mind as the Peer Pressure of Drugs and Alcohol start in Jr. High & High School.

 

 

She played Basketball for the first time through school this fall/winter.  She improved weekly & has decided that this is her new "sport" that she wants to play along w/ gymnastics & cheer.  We'll see how long it lasts!  She tends to change her mind a lot, which is okay but we've told her that it's time to choose what she wants to play & stick with it.  We were disappointed that she didn't choose Soccer because I think that best suits her, but it's her choice & we have to support it.  If she finds just one thing that she's passionate about & really, really loves, we'll be happy.  She's also the perfect mix of athlete and girly-girl.  She wore make-up to her first Basketball Game.  Girlfriend cracks me up!

 

 

Since she's decided to pursue Cheer, she's started Private Gymnastics Lessons 3 times a week to catch up with the other girls that she'll be trying out against in Middle School.  I hope she catches on quick & wish her the best of luck.  She's a little nervous about the try-out process, but I think she'll do fine!







February 17, 2013

Still Playing Catch-Up

October Randoms

 

This should sum up October,

except for a separate post on Sammie's 7th Birthday & Halloween!

 

Dinner w/ Hank at Bucca Di Beppos.

He'd never seen a Dude in a Speedo before....

 

 

 

 

Creag & I had the day to ourselves, so we stopped off at a Fall Festival.

Creag napped some while we were there.

 

 

We bought our pumpkins & a few cornstalks for the porch.

 

 

Hank had his Football Party at Ollies to close the Season.



 

Skylar begged me to cut her bangs!

 

Take 2 is a little better...

 

 

It started getting dark early, so we had a few Soccer Practices in the dark.

 

 

Date Night out.

Yuengling Battered Shrimp was amazing!!

 

Skylar got out of school for Jaw Pain & ended up coming to work with me for the day.

 

 

Some of our Flowers.

Man I can't wait for these again!!

2 Goals for Skylar at her last Soccer Game!



 

And I had a proud Mama moment when a parent recognized

Skylar for standing up for her son against bullying at school.

 

 

October was obviously a pretty good month, full of fun & good food!

 

 

 

January 23, 2014

We're Raising a Bunch of Runners!

 

Excuse me while I jump back to when it was actually warm outside...

 

 

Year #2 of Cross Country through Hinsdale went really well. 

Instead of having 2 kiddos in the program, we had 3.  Skylar, Hank & Sam!

All 3 of them really enjoyed it and all but Skylar plan to do it again next year.

Skylar will be moving up to Middle School & will probably run there. 

Since Wyatt has the special talent of "running really fast", he should probably

sign up next year...if they'll take Kindergartners!!

 

 

 

Hank's speed was great.  He finished 2nd in just about every race.

Sammie did great for her first time & finished strong in every race.

Skylar stayed with an 8 minute mile, every week.

 

 

We're proud of every one of them, for getting out there & giving it their all!!



 

September 3, 2013

Back to School 2013

 

The kids went back to school a few weeks ago.  We were all as ready as ever to get back into a routine but waited until the night before to get the boys fresh new cuts & I took the girls to get their nails done.  They were excited to get a little pampered, what girl isn't?  I was going to also let them get pedicures, but we found out the day of that Skylar would have her first soccer practice that night so we skipped that part and I gave them a rain check.

 



 

 



 The first day is always the smoothest & this is the 3rd year at our house for the first day of school and they all knew the traditional pose I wanted when it was time to take pictures.  I didn't even have to really tell them what to do!  I'm sure the older they get, the more awkward that kneel down pose will be, but I love it!!

As they were getting on the bus, I had a moment, realizing that this would be Skylar's last year of Elementary School as next year she'll move on to Jr. High.  With that being said, I then realized that as soon as she moves on, next year I'll be putting Wyatt on the bus with the other kids for his first day of Kindergarten!  That may be a rough one, but until then here's to a great year!

 



May 30, 2013

Preschool Graduation

 

Last Friday, Wyatt had Round One of his Preschool Graduations.  I say round One because we decided instead of sending him on to Kindergarten, that it'd be best for him to go through another year of Preschool.  He won't be 5 until September, we think it's probably best to wait.  I want him to be as ready as he can be before he starts the big K. 

 

The Graduation Ceremony was adorable, and I'm not going to lie, as soon as the kids walked into the Gym doing the Graduation March, I was fighting back tears!  I think with him being the baby of the family, these milestones are REALLY getting to me.  He's growing up fast, and unfortunately, I can't slow him down.  After they walked in, they went as a group and sat on a rug where they played us a slide show of the school year.  Wyatt kept looking over to Creag & I and just smiled so big.  He was so glad that we were there and we wouldn't have missed it for the world! 

 

 

After the slide show, the older class went to sit in a different area and Wyatt's class went through their typical school day for us.  They did the Pledge Of Allegiance, the Calendar & then they sang a few songs.  The Days of the Week and a song about the Months of the Year.  Wyatt's shy in front of an audience, so it surprised me that he sang along.  He stood there with his hands in his pockets & looked like such a little man:)

 

 

After their songs, it was time for them to get their diplomas!!!  With his hands still in his pockets, he walked over to his teacher to get his diploma.  I was so proud and again, fighting back tears!  He gave his teacher a shy little hug & then walked back over to his spot.

 

 

After that, his group took the spot where the big kids were sitting.  It was their turn to do their songs and get their diplomas.  At the end, all of the kids got together and did a dance together called the Tooty Tot.  It was hilarious!  At the conclusion of the Graduation, we had lunch together in the gym & then the kids swam for a bit.  I stuck around while he swam with his friends and then we got everything together to head home for the afternoon, just me & my graduate!

 

 







May 22, 2013

Last Day of School

 

The kids made it through another year of school!  Summer Break officially starts @ 3:30 today!!  I baked them a cake last night & let them have it for breakfast this morning as a surprise & everyone but Hank loved it!  Hank is not a fan of sweets in the morning, and he definitely does not get that from me. 

 

The top picture is them on the first day of school & the bottom picture was taken this morning on their last!  I can tell a difference in height on the girls for sure.  It's kind of hard to tell with the boys because they're in a different position but I think the cake & this style picture will be a new tradition at our house!  Until then, bring on the swimming pool, boating & BBQ's!

 



May 10, 2013

It's Friday!!!

 

It was Grandparent's Day today for 1st Grade, so Grandma Bert made the drive down.  The kids met the Grandparents at a park down the street from their school, sang songs, and had a picnic for lunch afterwards.  My parents were unable to come.  Steve had a stroke Wednesday night and he's been in the hospital since.  Everyone is praying that he recovers. 

 

It's been raining all day and Hank's baseball game is cancelled for tonight.  He loves to play & hates when his games are cancelled, but it'll be a nice little break.  Tomorrow, our schedule is full.  Ellery has a soccer game in the morning that we'd like to watch and then we have a First Communion Party for one of Skylar's friends, Evie, a baseball game @ 4 and Skylar has a soccer game @ 5:45.  I'm tired just thinking about it but maybe, just maybe I'll get some pictures of my girl on the field!!

 

Skylar's had K Prep testing most of the week at school.  I'm crossing my fingers that she does well.  This school year has been the most difficult yet.  Everyone tells me that 4th Grade is the hardest, so I'm looking forward to next year.  9 more days of school to go!!  I also just got Hank's Spring test results back & he rocked it!!  I am so unbelievably proud of him and how well he has done this year.  Learning just comes natural to him and I look forward to watching him next year in 2nd Grade!

 

 

As you can see in the picture, he's gone up dramatically from the beginning of the school year, but what is even cooler is that he set goals for himself with his teacher based on what they thought he could do and he passed it!  He's just about as high as you can go on the chart in Reading and in Math he is above the chart which is awesome!