Joseph's New Obsession

A long ride (around the block! LOL)

Vrrrroooooommmmm!

Maybe someday I'll take it out of the driveway...

Joseph was so excited that he doubled the miles. It had 24 when he got it.

Joseph's baby

From the other side

Katie was more interested in her Chap Stick!

Happy 2nd Birthday Samantha!

We went to the Garden State Discovery Museum to celebrate Samantha's 2nd birthday. All of the kids had a great time! Sandy and I took Katie and Juli there before and I guess they were just too young at the time because this time, Katie had a blast!

Waiting for Jenine, Kelly, and Liam

I don't understand what all this fuss is about. Can't I just go play???

Gianna, Katie, and Samantha

Katie playing in the treehouse

The biggest Lite Brite I've ever seen!
(Check out the cool ladybug tattoo she got there!)

She shoots...She scores!

Katie said "Look Mom, I got a job!"

Putting on a show! She was singing and dancing up there.
(What's up with the guy on the right with the glasses picking his nose? EWW!)

Trying to wrap themselves in a big bubble

Elizabeth got it!
(Anyone know how to rotate a video?)

New 'Do

I finally went and got my hair highlighted (and cut). I haven't had it colored since before I had Katie! It turned out really great. I just wish I could do my hair as well as my stylist did! I told her if I win the lottery, I'm going to hire her to come do my hair every morning! LOL

Before...

After...

Vroooooom!

This past weekend Joseph and James completed their motorcycle course so they have officially 'joined the club'. Joseph and John went to upstate NY yesterday to pick up Joseph's new motorcycle. Joseph said "When we started seeing signs for Montreal, we knew we were way up there!" LOL It took them about 5 hours each way. Katie saw it this morning and thought it was pretty cool. She couldn't wait to sit on it and 'ride' it.

Hey, doesn't she know - "No helmet, no ride!"

Happy Semi-Retirement, Mom-Mom!

I just realized that I never posted this... Mom-Mom took a buy-out after working for the Inquirer for almost 30 years! So for now she's in "semi-retirement", at least until the fall when she starts looking for another position. If you're looking for her this summer though, you'll be able to find her hanging out at the swim club, helping Janet run the snack bar and front gate. :-)

Congrats Mom!

Home Sweet Home

Poppy made settlement on his new house last Wednesday and on Saturday we all helped move him and Rudy into the new place. No pictures yet, but I'll be sure to add some when I take them!

Congrats Dad! :-)

Bubble-licious!

We got an automatic bubble maker last night because Katie can't blow the bubbles the old-fashioned way yet and she gets so frustrated. I try to blow them for her to pop but then she wants to try and can't do it and a melt-down ensues. She loves the bubble machine though!

Katie's super cheesy smile

My unintentionally artist picture

Got tired of bubbles, moved on to chalk

Katie's serious working face
(She must get this from Daddy because he has one too that I always tease him about.)

Speaking of Daddy... our artwork

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Play Time

It's not all work and no play around here! After we were finishing digging, Katie played on her swing set while I collapsed in a chair, LOL. Then it was off to the bath for both of us...

Katie saying "Hello out there!"

I don't know why, but I love this picture!

Katie giving me her "biggest smile ever"

Uh-oh Daddy, Katie has a boyfriend!

The Big Dig

We're putting another shed in the corner of the yard to hold all of the garden/lawn care stuff so the ground needs to be leveled out. I decided no problem, I can do it! Whew! That was a lot of dirt digging and mud slinging and I'm not even sure it's wide enough so there might be more work to do. I have more appreciation for Joseph though (he usually does these projects with a wee bit of help from me...)

Katie getting her tools ready

In the hole

Doesn't look like much here, but a lot got done!

This is where all the dirt went. I'm trying to fill in the super slope that is there!

It rained hard last night so we were squishing in mud the whole time. Eww!

Katie showing off her muddy shoes

Gone Baby Gone

We went to Juli's Goodbye Tonsils party on Wednesday night but I'm just getting around to posting a few pics now. Now the tonsils are already gone and Juli is back home!

Goodbye Tonsils, Goodbye!

Katie helping Juli open presents

Katie couldn't wait to check out the Hannah Montana doll!

You're never too young to work on your computer skills, :-)

Juli in her froggy robe

Happy 1st Birthday, Livi!

Today is Livi's 1st birthday so we went over to have dinner together and sing Happy Birthday to her since her big party won't be until May because Juli will be getting her tonsils out next time Uncle James is home. So we had a mini-party tonight...

Make a wish!

Let me just take a lil' taste...
Cake is goooooood!
Katie and Juli agree
SCREAMING Happy Birthday to Livi!
(and possibly the last picture of Juli's tonsils, LOL)

Follow me to the presents!

What's in there?

It's a bubble mower!!!

Livi and her present from us

Livi trying out her new mower

But it wasn't long before Thing 1 and Thing 2 claimed it as theirs!
(Look at poor Livi's face, she's like "What the heck just happened???")

She did get it back but the girls didn't give it up easily!