Summer so far....

  I am way behind on blogging, as I am frequently reminded by my mother.  So this is my attempt at a recap of the last 2 months. 

Dan, Heather & Seth came to visit

For Memorial Day weekend we got to play with baby Seth.  Both Molly and Mitch LOVED having a cute baby to harass play with.

I actually got to leave the kids for the day and have fun at Cedar Point.  It was so fun to ride all the big rides, but I was definitely reminded of my age by the end of the day.

Rock n' Roll Hall of Fame

 

Fun at one of our favorite Cleveland parks, Preston's Hope.

Swimming and sliding on the natural water slides at Euclid Creek

Goodbye BBQ's

We made so many good friends during the last few years of residency.  We are really going to miss everyone.

End of School Zoo trips

 

I went with both Molly and Ethan's classes on their zoo field trips.

Saying goodbye to our neighborhood friends

Last Day of School

Ethan and Molly both had such a great school year, with wonderful teachers and friends.

We miss ALL our good friends

Baseball

Ethan played half the season before we moved.  He had such great coaches and some good friends on his team.  Wish he could've finished the season.

Too many good friends to say goodbye to

Last Cleveland Beach trip 

I got to meet up with my cousin Jessie and her girls at the beach.

Graduation



So proud of Scott and all his hard work over the last 8 years.



Moving Day



It was so sad leaving our HOME.  Mitch was crying and wanted to go back in when it was time to leave.  He was so confussed and had no idea what was going on.



 We made it to Charleston



Huge THANKS to Bonnie for coming out to help us with the move.  I seriously don't think we could have survived it without her help.



 Week with the Merrill's

After getting settled in Charleston Scott had to go back to Cleveland to finish work.  So I invited myself to Joe and Monica's house in NC.  We were just planning on going for 2 days but the kids had so much fun that we stayed the whole week. 

 Happy 4th of July



Fireworks at Patriots Point.  The kids loved watching the helicopters land and take off.



 I LOVE the BEACH

It is so nice living 5 min from the beach.  I LOVE it



One night at the beach we found this horseshoe crab



Concert on the green

Molly's preschool had a concert on Monday night and it was adorable to watch.  She was so excited to sing for all the parents and had been practicing at home.  When it was time for her class to sing, she got a little nervous and just stood and smiled.  When it was all over I told her she had done such a good job and that I was so proud of her.  She said "but Mom I didn't even sing."

Molly and her best friend McKinlay.  She is really going to miss her this summer, they are more like sisters.

These are Molly's teachers. It has been such a fun year for her at school.

and here's one of Mitch playing peek-a-boo.

TWO!!

Happy Birthday Mitch

I made "doggie biscuts" (homemade graham crackers).  They were not that great, but Mitch really liked them.

He loved opening his presents and was so excited about everything!

He really liked his "doggie" cake and he kept saying "Oh Coooooooool"

beware of shark

"watch this"

Mitch tries to do EVERYTHING the big kids do, including, but not limited to "jumping" off the stairs and trying to climb trees.  He is a funny little guy, I can't believe he is almost two.

 Ethan is going to really miss his favorite climbing tree when we move.

happy birthday Molly

Pure JOY about being 4
Her big day finally came and she couldn't have been happier. She has been counting down pretty much since Christmas so you could say she was a little more than excited that it was her birthday.

On Sat morning we had a "Pajama's and Pancakes" party. Her friends came over to play and have breakfast and it was really fun. Molly LOVES pj's but most of the ones in her drawer are hand-me-downs with basketballs and dinosaurs. So she got some new ones, special for her b-day, right before the party.

The night before her B-day I made a balloon wall on the outside of her door. She was definitely surprised when she opened her door. It was funny because she wasn't sure how she was going to get out of her room.Keeping with the breakfast theme I made her a giant "Donut" cake. She kept having us sing to her all day, it was pretty cute watch her face sparkle every time. She has already learned that it is the one day each year when she can have as much attention she wants. When we were sitting down to dinner she said "wait!! Before we say the prayer everyone is going to sing to me. Okay, on the count of three..." She got lots of fun presents and LOVES the doll bed from grandma B. She also got this little doctor kit and has been giving everyone in the family check-ups.

Her amazingly talented Grandma made her a box full of doll clothes and she has been changing Sleeping beauty and Rapunzel's outfits non-stop since

Here is Molly with "bunny Belle"

we took cupcakes to school today and I had some fun experimenting with rainbow swirl frosting. Mitch really likes the frosting.

funny Mitch

He is talking more and more everyday, but never for the camera

Jan-February

I looked at my camera yesterday and realized that I haven't loaded pictures since we got back from UT in January and there were some funny pictures so I thought I would put them on here.

Ethan started playing basketball in Jan. and really likes it. He has fun running around, randomly throwing the basketball at the hoop, and getting all his energy out with his friends.

Mitch really likes going to Ethan's basketball games too. He is impossible to keep off the court though. he is always running out there trying to play with the big boys. He hates to be left out of ANYTHING! He wants to do everything he see the rest of us doing.... even the potty.

We are in no way potty training right now, (he's not even 2 yet) but every time he asks to sit on the potty I let him. Who knows maybe he will just potty-train himself like his sister did! A mother can dream right. (He looks so grown-up to me in all these pics.)

Mitch is a funny boy. He is starting to talk a lot more and is mostly happy all day long. He does get pretty mad when I don't give him what he wants and he can throw a tantrum with the best of them, but he is so happy and easy to please, that it doesn't happen very often. He loves to play catch, play with blocks or dinosaurs, and loves his cars. But he also LOVES to play with Molly's princesses, baby dolls, Barbies and even dress-up. Yesterday Molly's friends came over to play and Mitch, not wanting to be left out, played right along with them. One day he will hate me for taking this picture.

He also loves to wrestle and has gotten pretty good at tackling Ethan.

A few weeks ago we went swimming and the kids had a blast it was so fun. But now we all wish that it was summer so we could swim everyday.

These kids sure love their silly dad.

Brad and Nikki got Married

The Happy Couple

Fun time with cousins