Oh, how far we fall....

Today I took Cody & Lindsey to Gymco for a morning of running around wild. Cody got dressed and insisted that none of his pants fit - except for these! And the best part is that I let him leave the house just like he liked....

Now, back in the day, I matched his sippy cups to his outfits every time we left the house, I was staunchly against characters on any of his clothing, and I would have been quite embarassed when he walked into Gymco or the restaurant we had lunch in. Those days are over! Now I am just thankful to not be wiping as many booties, not to be carrying at least 2 kids in the parking lot, and that we actually got out of the house! Even more, I am SO thankful for the teachers that usually entertain and educate my kids (except for during Spring Break!) and to be leaving for a kid-free vacation with Steve in just a few short days!!!

FIELD TRIPS & SPRING BREAK!

Lindsey's last day of school before Spring Break was a field trip to exciting EGR! We saw the middle school band play (suprisingly, not terrible!) and got to touch/play the instruments. After that fun, we headed over to the library. All in all, a pretty boring field trip, but Linsey has been talking about instruments ever since...








SPRING BREAK at home, here we come!!!

Soccer Stars!

The kids just started a soccer class at East Hills - Lindsey was so excited to be 4 so she could play soccer, but she won't be old enough for the Spring AYSO season. This class is the closest thing to being on the "Blueberry Team"! Last year during Cody's season, Lindsey fell in love a little girls team in blue jerseys named the blueberries... So I got a couple of "blueberry team" shirts made for Lindsey and her buddy Sydney to wear to soccer class. It should be cute!

The nicest part of the class is that Cody & his best school bud are in it too! How nice for me! Plus, they are actually learning soccer skills - - - maybe this soccer season will be even more fun!



Lindsey & Syndey - the Blueberry girls!

Happy Birthday Lindsey!

Lindsey is 4! She brought pink bunny cookies into school & then she had a party at the "pottery painting place" with her school friends and quite a few of our babysitters :) Since she wouldn't allow her brothers to come to her party - "GIRLS ONLY!" - we had a cute little bunny cake that evening with our family! It was a great birthday for a great little girl. Happy Birthday Lindsey!

Shamrockin' on Ice Skates!

The day we got back from FL, Cody went to a Shamrock Party at the ice arena. His whole class was invited & even Mrs. Morris showed up to skate! The kids loved it! Cody had never tried skating before & he was so brave. With a little help from Grace's dad, Cody was zooming around the rink in a few minutes with a huge smile on his face!!!





After skate time, the kids had pizza, cupcakes, & green cookies to celebrate St. Patrick's Day. It was super cute - Thanks to Grace & her family for a great day!



Cody and his best buddy, Jack F.

Dancing Soets

So many of my FB friends have asked about the dance contest that I reported on while I was in FL. We were at a fun place near Dad's called Fudpuckers & the kids were playing on their playground after we ate. Soona band started up and the kids were ready to dance!!! Eventually they brought out some hula-hoops and the next thing we knew, Lindsey had won a trophy! That really brought out Cody's best dance moves - He was hysterically serious! It was great and it paid off - He ended up winning a trophy, too! Limbo came after the dance contest and they both won medals at that... It was a big deal to the kids & me! I was so impressed that anyone with Steve & myself for parents, coudl win a dance contest of any sort. Way to go Lindsey & Cody!!!

nothing but LOTS & LOTS of pictures :)

Eventually, I will try to put these pictures in some sort of order and tell a few funny tales of our FL trip...Today, however, I am up to my elbows in birthday preparations!!! Pink bunny cookies, pink cupcakes, and a fabulous bunny cake are on my agenda for today :) Lindsey will be 4 tomorrow & we are all getting excited for the big day!

So check back & I hope to stop neglecting my blog and give a little bit of reason to our trip pictures- Oh, the good old non-treated ADD days of staying up till 2/3 every morning dinking on the computer and keeping up with my scrapbooks.....

xoxo, K


so the water was FREEZING - and yet Cody splashed in it a little - usually before 9am!

/>Not exactly beach weather, but it was in the mid-60's and we did manage to come home with a LITTLE bit of color!







There was a cute aquarium right by Big Daddy's house. We checked it on a day that the winds were around 30 mph. The kids had fun watching the shows and the dolphins swimming in the tanks





We celebrated Lindsey's upcoming birthday with an ice cream cake for breakfast & Big Daddy got her the Barbie mermaid from the movie we watched all week - She was thrilled!

Heading back home...



So in repsonse to my comments - Charlie stayed home with Steve, Gigi & Mimi - COdy & lindsey were dance party rock stars & I will honor those triumphant moment sin a future post! It was truley memorable! Can't get these pictures in order, so I will just keep on, keepin' on!

Next stop - Cody & his class learning to ice skate & Lindsey Kate turns 4!!!!!