Thursday, July 4, 2013

June


Abby and her friend Calissa at the Spring Fair at their elementary school


Abby & Calissa


Jeff put Maddy in the not-so-warm pool.  Did she like it? 


not so much!


The trampoline was a different story though!


Abby went to her first concert in June - Indigo Girls & Joan Baez!  


Toasting with Ice Drinks!  


Me and my big girl...


Me, Abby & Aunt Amy!  


Last day of Kindergarten!


Abby & her Kindergarten teacher, Mrs. Howell


Abby and her friends Daniel & Emily


Abby's turn at Rita's!  Thank goodness it was a nice day!


Maddy hanging out with Great-Grandpa!  Happy smiles!


Abby, Gerry, Grandpa, Maddy & Ben


Ben in his glory on the Ambulance at the Whitaker Center in Harrisburg


Playing in the water table - literally "in" because they had baby seats built in the center of the water table.  She got wet but not too bad!


Climbing at the playground


Water Table fun at home!


The Zoo!


Hanging on a spring pipe thing.  


Help!  I'm trapped!


My big turtle


They make quite cute farm animals!


On the train with Grandma at the zoo!


Watching the zebras - one of two animals that Ben insisted on seeing.  The other is a giraffe which we did get to see...


The day after grandma left we got a wicked windy storm.  We lost the top of the same tree that we lost a big chunk of last year at this same time.  Guess it is time for this tree to come down before it actually lands on the house - something that has not happened so far.  (Hope I didn't just jinx us!)

May


Our Soccer Star!



Ben's class took a trip to Elioak's.  It was Maddy's first time there - she wanted down but it is a petting zoo and I wasn't going to have her crawl around too much...


In that cage is a rabbit - named Benjamin


My little Spiders crawling around on the net "web"


Maddy turned one this month so we had a party, of course.  Here is Ben with Gavin & Connor...


And Abby with Grace & Bella...


Maddy and her fans as she gets ready to eat cake.


The papparazzi...


Gimme gimme gimme


Forget this finger stuff I'm going at it with my whole face!


Mmmm....that was tasty!


Abby & Ben gave her a box of tissues to pull out.  She LOVED that!



Ben finished his first year of preschool!  They have an art show at the preschool - this is Ben posing with one of his "better" pieces.  :)


The preschool "alumni" handed out ice cream to everyone.  It was chaotic cuteness!


Blowing bubbles...


Super Ben!


This was Ben's official last day of school.  Here he is with 'lil Abby


and his teachers, Ms. Diane & Ms. Angie.


On the last day of school we started a tradition that we go to Rita's BEFORE lunch.  It was not a warm day, obviously, however, when you make a promise to a 4 year old (especially for ice cream)....


I am so lucky to have a family of super heros!


Maddy's first S'more.  I think she liked it.


Gavin driving Maddy around the yard.  (I don't think they really drove around much don't worry).


Sleepover!  

Awake....


Asleep...


Soccer


The girls waiting on Ben to finish.  


This is Coach Yevgenny.  He had Abby in soccer a few years ago and Ben this year.  We figure he will probably have Maddy in a few years as well!


At the library looking at books!


Ben too!


Climbing on the train chair at the library


Monkey see...monkey do....

Though it is much more acceptable for a shoeless 1 year old to do this.