Franklin Park Conservatory

Today I drove down to Columbus with the girls to meet up with Heather and the kids in the hopes of bringing her girls back for a sleepover.  We had a wonderful time exploring the conservatory and their butterfly garden.  All the kids loved exploring each room from the Desert to the Rainforest.  Happy memories and fun times!

FAC 2013

We made our visit to see Gramma at the Fresh Air Camp again this year. On our first visit, Kateri and I took the kids to see the firefighters.  The kids and I also returned on the dance day with some special visitors.  We showed up with Annie and Millie.  Katie, Grayson and Brynn were also in town and the evening made for a special little family reunion!

Isa and lil cousin Brynn!

June is here!

We started out this month with nice relaxing days at home.  We have wavered between 60 to 88 degree weather!  Yep, we are in Cleveland, land of the ever changing, non-predictable weather!  Despite it, we love making the best of every day!
This month inspired Gabi to join Will and Isa in the artistic realm.  She finally drew her first set of stick people and also wrote her NAME all by herself !

We also joined the Millers at the Fairview Relay for Life to honor and support all those fighting cancer and remember those whom lost their battle.

Riding through this world...

Daddy has a new toy!  After talking about it for several months, Tobin finally got into the Rider's Edge Course at Harley Davidson last weekend, and this weekend he's on his own Harley!  There have been many things that we consider and don't do... but life is too short to not enjoy every moment of it.  As long as he's being safe, then we are all okay with it!  Here's to Tobin's new motorcycle!

Enjoying the day!

Will's moving to 1st GRADE!

Today was a bittersweet day for us.  Will has graduated from Kindergarten and is on his way to 1st Grade.  Will has extremely surprised us this year.  We were real worried early on about his anxiety about going to Kindergarten, and here we are on his last day with a big smile and ready for Summer break.  His teacher wrote on his report card that he is a strong reader and writer and that he has done exceptionally well socially and academically! We couldn't be more proud of him.
Our eldest, our little miracle, our blessing... is growing up, and right before us.  We can't even begin to express how proud we feel when we hear him read.  It warms our heart to see him excel and start to become the man he someday will be.

Will's buddies, so blessed for these special friendships!

Memphis Kiddie Park!

What a wonderful way to end Isa's preschool days, a school trip to Kiddie Park!  Jessica came with Kyle and I brought Isa, Gabi and Ava.  The four of them had a wonderful time together.  It became a little hot, but the kids made it through the heat and enjoyed the time together!
One sad part is seeing how much my girls have grown... they were almost bored with the rides.  Gabi got her biggest thrill on the roller coaster... I think they even may have yawned on some of the other rides.  Nonetheless, we had a fantastic time with friends!

Final days of Kindergarten for Will

The final week of Kindergarten was filled with fun for Will.  A trip to Avon East to visit his new building next year, a field trip to the local Dairy Treat for ice cream, teacher's Parent Appreciation breakfast and Will's first Field Day were only a few a of the fun days!
Tobin and I attended the Parent Breakfast.  The kids performed several songs, recited some poems, and we watched a Kindergarten year video put together by his teacher.  We couldn't have been more blessed to have Mrs Gannon as Will's Kindergarten teacher.  He certainly had a soft spot in her heart, and he did fantastic this year under her guidance.

Will and Mrs Gannon

Will and his teacher's aide Mrs. Shagovac

 Will's first Field Day!!!

Done with Preschool

Our little Isa has joined Will as a graduate of the Soaring Little Eagles preschool program at Avon Village.  She is ready for KINDERGARTEN!  Today Gramma, Gabi and I watched her get her sing and dance some songs with her classmates and receive her diploma.  She asked me again if I would please curl her hair again for this special occasion (we have only done this once before), and she looks beautiful!  Unfortunately it was real hot and the curls didn't last too long.  Nonetheless, she had a wonderful afternoon and we are off to Memphis Kiddie Park with the preschool to celebrate tomorrow!

Start and End of school year for Isa!