Elainea's First Communion - June 8, 2013

Elainea looked so precious!

Elainea and Fr. Vidal

Wow it is November and fall is already gone and I have not posted since the spring. Boy how life goes so fast these days. I love watching my children grow and how quickly they change. Part of me is frightened at how quickly it goes by. This summer we introduced the kids to camping. Had a blast camping with some friends and family.

Hannah threw a surprise anniversary party for us. It is hard to imagine that Joe and I have been married for 15 years now. Hannah turned 9, Elainea turned 6 and Hayden turned 3. We will not discuss the other two birthdays in the family as they are now on the bi-annual basis (Joe and I both agree to this philosophy).

Learning a lot about ADHD and dyslexia. Hannah is learning how cruel kids can be. Trying to find so tools to help Hannah feel good about herself.

The girls joined the Children's Choir at St. Mary's. Hannah has a beautiful voice. Elainea has a contagious energy and sings with gusto. We just need to help her find the right notes...

Hayden started preschool and loves art. He is taking after his Grandpa and Grandma Joe and JoAnn in that department.

The kids started at a new daycare so they can start to take some music lessons. Hannah wants to play the guitar and Elainea wants to play the piano.

Hayden likes to play with cars and trucks!

Enjoy the pics!

Union Station

Cute as a button.

I did not tell her to pose that way. It was all Hannah.

We took the kids to Union Station so Hayden could see the trains. Little did we know that he would be petrified because of the size of them. We thought he would love them since he is so enthralled with Thomas the Train. We tried to put him on the engines and he just cried and cried. The girls however loved it and we got some great photos.

Camping at North Fork

We went camping with some friends and had a blast. They saved a spot for us and we joined them for a couple of days. When we pulled up they had reserved us a parking space and then made us a sign for our tent. I must say our tent received a lot of attention. All that seems to be missing is the picket fence and some window boxes! After getting back both Joe and I agree that we are too old for tent camping!

Elainea's Kindergarten Graduation

She did it!

Not only did she do it, she nailed it! When Elainea started the year she was in the 30th percentile. They figured it was because of being in an orphanage. Then she started school and had Spainish thrown at her. She finished the year in the 90th percentile. YOU GO GIRL! Do not get me wrong I would have been proud of her anyway, but I am so proud to see that she is flourishing. She is so excited to start going to a full day of school next year. Lets hope for a fast summer!

Stevens Graduation

My nephew graduated from High School and I did his senior pictures. I thought I would post a few.

Easter 2011 (cont.)