Leah's last day of Kindergarten 6/8/11

First day of school: 9/13/10

2nd to last day of school: 6/6/11

Leah had her last day of Kindergarten on 6/8/11, so now she is officially a 1st grader. So hard to believe. I am truely amazed at how much she learned this year. She has truely grown, and is ready for 1st grade. But, as she told me: "mommy, you know what I will have to do in 1st grade?" I said: "no, what?" To which she replied: "Homework, and I don't like homework." She has also mentioned to us "I am ready for 1st grade, my teacher told me."

Leah made this very nice card for her teacher.

I needed clarification on this drawing, so I will share it. The person in the middle of the circle (?) is Mrs. Klar and she is reading to her students - The dash marks. The yellow squares are windows.

She got to spend the day with daddy on her first day of summer break. Joe said that she didn't want to do anything in the morning, that she seemed kind of sad. Leah told Joe that she was tired. That same morning, she wrote these notes to 2 of her classmates. She even put them in envelopes and wrote their names on the envelope. I am going to bring them to the school office next week to see if they will address and mail them for her.

Beth's Bachelorette Party 6/4/11

I had such a great time at my friend Beth's bachelorette party. Her sister, Suzy, did an awesome job organizing the day!

We started the day off by playing golf. What an adventure. 3 woman - never golfed, 1 (me) woman - golfed maybe 3 times, 2 woman who had golfed some. Well, needless to say we let a few people through. One thing I discovered about golf... I like it, but I don't like it when people play on top of you. Makes me nervous. Another discovery, an adult beverage does improve your game! Okay, maybe you just don't care as much. And, our last discovery was that golf carts are fun to drive.
Next, off to dinner for some pizza and beverages. We waited forever for our food. Apparently a cook left. That was not the problem, though. It was that we had a very rude waitress. Suzy and I were able to get all of our drinks taken off the bill. $25 for the entire bill...not too bad! We even headed back to this place later in the night.

What a fun night on the town in the limo. Unfortunately, the bars were not hoppin' on this night as there was a festival going on not to far away. We, of course, still managed to have a great time. We had the limo stocked, so we were set. This picture was taken at the end of the night. I don't think us girls look too bad - especially since we are not in our 20s anymore, and most of us are no longer accustomed to staying out late!!!

Memorial Weekend

Our first weekend at the cabin. Leah was so excited to go. She asked about a month ago, "when do we get to go to the cabin again." So, even though the weather wasn't great (60s and rainy/sunny/rainy/sunny/cloudy...), the girls still had on their swim suits and played in the water. Meanwhile, mommy was in pants and a sweatshirt most of the weekend! Sunday was the better of the two days, the girls spent most of the day playing down at the lake in and out of the water and sauna. Too fun. Looks like grandpa has some company for the sauna! Oh, and they also did plenty of fishing, but they were disappointed that they did not catch any fish. They remembered how they caught lots of fish last year.

Amber had fun playing near the lake, but she did not attempt to get in the water. She did have fun running on the dock. Yep, running. Ugh. Oh, and she was a climbing machine this weekend- chairs (indoor and outdoor), kitchen table, end tables, and stairs. Yep, this one keeps us on our toes!:)

Delila's 3rd Birthday Party 5/14/11

I can't believe that little Delila (our lovely niece and goddaughter) is already 3. We had a fun time celebrating her birthday last Saturday. She has so much personality. She is going to be a joy to watch grow up!
Hard to get 4 young ones to cooperate at picture time...

Amber would not stay on the step, she has mastered going downstairs, and now just is a show off!!!

Beth's Wedding Shower

My great friend Beth is getting married on June 26!!! Her sister, Suzy, and her Mom, Marlene, hosted a fabulous bridal shower for her. My mom, Leah, Amber and I drove to Glen Flora, WI for the occasion. So glad that we were able to make it. We had a great time!

Mother's Day 5/8/11

It is fun to celebrate Mother's Day when you have a child that is old enough to understand the day. Leah made me 3 cards on her own!! The first she was too excited to give me, so I got it early (on Thursday), the next one (that she had made at school) was given to me on Saturday, Then on Sunday morning before waking me up, she made another one. They were all so precious. Here is a picture of the first card she gave to me.

March for Babies

We did it! In the cold and wind (with even an occasional flurry), we walked 4 miles. Those babies are worth it! I did feel quite bad though, Amber was absolutely miserable. For the first three miles so cried, no screamed would be a better description. I carried her for at least 2 1/2 miles (yup, I got a good arm workout). She had not been herself since last Thursday, so, today, Joe and I brought her in. Explanation for her misery on Sunday (remember it was WINDY), DOUBLE ear infection. Poor baby, guess I don't get mom of the year...taking a baby out for a 4 mile walk in the cold (less than 40 degrees) and wind. My mom was joking through the walk- Who is more stubborn? The mom or the baby?

Around mile 3, she FINALLY gave in and fell asleep!

Kaylee and Leah walk the entire 4 miles, Thea walked most of it, and Delila tried to walk for some of it! Amazingly enough, Leah was not even tired at the end of the walk, she wanted to go to Adventure Park. So, after the walk, we went to Adventure Park for almost 2 hours. She certainly got her exercise!

Our group - Amber (sleeping), Kaylee, Jaclyn, Andrea, Thea, Barb, Tiffanie, Leah, and Delila (sleeping)

Other weekend activities:

Friday night: Leah wanted to watch some of the Royal Wedding Coverage. We watched a special on NBC from 7-8 that summed it up, but the girls just couldn't make it to the end! Yep, we know how to do a Friday night!! Leah did mention that she wanted a dress like Kate's!

Saturday: After raining all day, if did clear up late afternoon, but was still quite windy, so we made the best of it, and flew the kite. Leah was a great kite master!