JUNE 2008

Is it really a new post???? Can it be true? We had a fun filled summer....here are some highlights from June!

Fun at the KY Horse Park. The boys enjoyed a pony ride...


...and then a ride on Daddy! Boy is he strong!


The boys and I headed down to Arkansas with Hillary, Aaron and Wilson to visit our fellow Brrr Mama, Amy! We had a great time...although it was too short...as always!
Here are the 3 brrr babies, Jack, Aaron and Colin (no longer babies anymore are they?)


Dylan enjoyed playing big brother to all the kids!


Everyone loved hearing stories from Ms Amy!


Slip N Slide....a story in pictures.




Guess who decided it was finally time to sleep in his big boy bed? YAY Colin!


A Father's Day spent building things. We went to Lowe's for the boys to build a tape measure. Dylan followed all the rules and kept his goggles on.


Colin's goggles barely made it for 1 min....he preferred to play it dangerously.


The finished products!


The Father's Day Tradition. When Dylan was born, I made a shirt for Jonny with a picture of him and Dylan for his first Father's Day. As a joke, we put Dylan in it and now it has become a tradition. Every year the boys try on their t-shirt. I cannot believe how much they have grown!

Dylan's thoughts
For kindergarten, every child needs an eye exam before school starts. I decided to get Dylan's done so I was not scrambling at the end to get an appointment. He got his eyes dilated and while we were waiting for him to get tested he said, "Mommy, I cannot see very well out of my left eye. Actually this is annoying. Mommy, what kind of eye doctor is this? I could see FINE out of BOTH eyes when I came in here!" I lost it as did the receptionist. Out of the mouth of a 5 year old.

Dylan's graduation from Gan Shalom preschool

The preschool had a really cute ceremony for the end of the year. All the kids were up on stage and they sang songs. It was hilarious to see the smaller kids trying so hard to stay still. Colin was a bit restless. Here he is peeking out. He wanted to wear a button down shirt, tie and a green plastic lei.


Here is a shot of all the kids, their teachers, and Mr. Charley, the music teacher, in the middle. Colin is on the left side (one kid right of the lady in black) and Dylan is in a blue shirt on the right side (just right of the lady in peach).


Dylan and his "diploma". I tried to get a picture of him actually receiving it but someone stood up right in front of me as I snapped the picture. I was ticked but a parent reminded me "better that happen now than when he graduates from high school." Thanks for the perspective...he was totally right.


Dylan and Mr. Charley the music teacher. Who, by the way, looks amazingly like (and even has mannerisms similar to) Thomas Kreibich. I actually asked Dylan one day if he thought Mr. Charley looked like Uncle Tom, and he said "You know Mommy, he really does. That is strange!"


Dylan and his teacher, Ms. Megan. She was such a great teacher. Dylan (and we) loved her.

One day for lunch, Dylan decided that HE wanted to make us lunch. We sliced the bread and then Dylan took over. He cut up cheese, buttered bread and made us sandwiches. And he only charged $1.01 for lunch! What a deal!

In case anyone is wondering, we had just come in from riding bikes and Colin refused to take his helmet off. He ran around the house for about 30 mins with that helmet on. He was on dish duty while Dylan cooked.

A Project Post

I keep saying we have been so busy so I thought I would give a taste of some things we have been up to lately.

This is a picture of the front of the house to the right of the front door as it was when we moved in. Mowing that small patch of grass was a big pain in the tuchas and we also were not in love with the bushes so we did some landscaping.


Here it is after all of our work. I really love it. However no one has said anything to us about it so I am a bit nervous that the neighbors are not as in love with it as I am. Oh well. Dylan's favorite thing to do is go sit on the bench in the front yard and "enjoy the beautiful day." The tree is a crabapple tree (I named it Edna...Simpsons fans will get that reference), we added a park bench and a honeysuckle vine in the back along with some various native Kentucky plants and flowers. I cannot wait to see it when everything is all grown in.


Here is our raised vegetable garden in the back of the boys' playset. It is growing amazingly fast. We will see if we actually get to partake in any of the veggies or if the squirrels, chipmunks, bunnies and other animals get to it before we do.


I saw this "exploding box" from a couple of people and I thought it was very cute so I decided to make one for Pinki for Mothers Day.


I included pictures of our Disney trip. It turned out pretty cute.


Colin even liked it!


And finally, the picture frames for the teachers in Dylan and Colin's preschool. I made 14 in all. By the way, for some reason, I could not get this picture to rotate. I have done it many times in the past but this one just would not cooperate.


So the frame was 8 x 10 and I put the teacher's name on top, a picture of the teacher and her students, then below it is a bunch of quotes from the students about what they liked about their teacher. the quotes were really cute. The teachers seemed to enjoy the frames.

Dylan is loving t-ball!
After two seasons of soccer, Dylan was ready to try something else. Everything has clicked with t-ball! He loves his team, he loves his coach and he loves playing! It is amazing to see him so excited about this!

One of the first T-Ball outings! Dylan began t-ball once we got back from Orlando. He plays for the Indians and his coach, Coach Bill, arranged for the team to go to the Lexington Legends game (the minor league team for the Braves).

Not only did we all go to the game, the team got to go out on the field to meet the players. Dylan is 4th from right.


They team got to hang out with the players while the players warmed up and signed autographs. Dylan is 3rd from right.


Then when the announcers introduced the players, they also introduced their "partner" players on the Indians! As they were announced, each player from the t-ball team ran out with a player from the Legends. (Dylan is on the far left)


They stood out there for the National Anthem and then ran back to enjoy watching the game!


Then we let Dylan and Colin pick out a special treat. Dylan chose cotton candy and Colin chose popcorn. I suppose Dylan got his Daddy's sweet tooth and Colin got his Mommy's popcorn obsession!

The rest of April! Well, we did a few other things in April besides go to Orlando!

Right before we left, Kathy went to Guatemala to pick Lucas up! I got to get them from the airport! He is such a cutie!!! Congratulations Kathy, Raymond and Lucas!


At Passover, Colin really loved the matzoh. He wanted it with every meal.


And a piece would not do...he needed a "big square!"


We made it to the second to last day of Spring Meet at Keeneland. The boys enjoyed watching the horses go in and out of the track on the spectator circle.


They even let Dylan and Colin pet and feed the lead horses. So fun!

Last Disney Post! Here are some more Disney pictures that the Disney PhotoPass people took. I just got the CD and I am so pleased with the pictures. This allowed me to enjoy seeing the kids meet the characters instead of worrying about getting the best picture. Also, we would have never gotten a family picture otherwise!

It is Donald Duck!


Goofy Goofy Goofy!


While Colin napped, Dylan got to meet Mike.....


....and Sulley


One of the things the PhotoPass people are set up for is getting cute pics like this...where it looks like Dylan is wearing Mickey's Sorcerer's Hat at Hollywood Studios.


Here he is....Mickey!


And, of course, Mom and Dad had to jump in to meet Mickey Mouse too!


Hi Pluto!


Eeyore, Tigger and Pooh!


Here we are in front of Cinderella's Castle.


Look closely in Colin and Dylan's hands! They had a little visitor!


Dylan was over the moon when he got to meet Mr and Mrs Incredible!


He even had a high five for Mr Incredible.


And the Yellow Power Ranger posed Dylan in this picture...I just love the look on his face.


Dylan got to hold baby Simba...


...so cute!


We had a great time!