Life Through Our Eyes...

Thursday, August 23, 2012

Maryn's first day of her last year of preschool!

It's hard to believe that this will be Maryn's last year of preschool! Where has the time gone?? She was super excited to head back to school and see her friends. She is a Caterpillar this year and talks about turning into a butterfly at the end of the year :) A couple of days before school started her teacher, Ms. Virginia, came over for a visit. Maryn had cleaned her room and made her bed so she could show off her room...so cute! Looking forward to a great year, but wishing it to go slowly!

Yay for school!!!!

Her shy face...

excited face...

my little sweetie :)

We got to school just as her little bestie, Adriana, was arriving!

a little of this and a little of that...

Maryn and her buddy, Caleb.
They are a year apart in age and for part of the year miles apart, but boy do they love each other! They love to play, chase, can each hold their own, and laugh a ton. So very thankful for our friendship with the Gandy's and that our kiddos get along so well. Theo and Abigail are about 6 months apart and are fairly smitten with one another :)

Swimming at Mimi and Ceta's pool!
This was the scene of the crime for below pictures...

Cormac likes the pool :)

Maryn and Mimi
We were celebrating Mimi and Aunt Lindsey's birthdays.

Showing off :)

Doing twirls!

Theo and his first black eye :(
He was swinging on the bar at the pool, slipped and hit his check right by his eye.

I have a feeling this could be the first of many :)

Just too stinkin' cute!!!!

Cormac loves to roll, but stayed looking at himself for the longest time...so sweet!

Indiana State Fair

Once again, we made our annual trip to the State Fair. We went on a Saturday night which was pretty busy, but the weather was perfect. This kids loved all the fun in the Family Fun Park area...not sure why we have not done that before. Maryn got to ride on two rides of her choice and of course we had to eat :) As I'm working on this post, Theo is sitting at the computer with me giving commentary on every picture! He keeps saying, "tactor...orn dog... heo" (translation: tractor, corn dog, Theo)...I think he wants to go back to the fair! Next year buddy!!

Theo loves tractors!

Ready to drive away!

Maryn wanted us to buy the gator..ha ha!

Checking out the cows

Our future college graduate!
Love how she chose the boy to stand behind :)

Picking up baskets and seeds...

now for the eggs...

along for the ride in his Pioneer hat :)

planting seeds and then picking the veggies...

pedaling away with her hat on one pigtail...oh my :)

Theo loved riding, but he was a little short yet to reach the pedals.
I don't really think we have the "farmer" look in the last two pictures :)

milking the cow...

so towards the end you got to "sell" your collected items to the store...
Theo was not happy about having to give his basket and items up!

Our Pioneer boys :)
Plus, Theo and his very first corn dog...he ate the whole thing!!

Cormac taking in his first trip to the fair!

Ride #1...the bumblebee with Daddy.
Repeat from last year.

Ride #2...the dinosaurs.
All by herself!

Daddy and Theo

Mommy and Theo sharing an elephant ear.
He was made that I wouldn't give him the whole thing!

Wednesday, August 15, 2012

Pure Michigan...pure fun!

The first weekend of August we traveled to St. Joseph, Michigan for a fun filled weekend with our Butler Crew. Our friends, John and Sara Horvath, live there and let us invade their home for the weekend. This was our annual ornament party crew, minus the Jones family. So what do 6 families with 14 kids (ages 6 yrs- 6 mos + one due to arrive in Sept.) do for a whole weekend together? Well it was action packed! We met up at John and Sara's for dinner on Friday night. It was great to see everyone and for all the kids to play together. Of course with the majority being boys ( 11 boys & 3 girls), there was much rough play. But don't worry the girls can hold their own! We spent the night at the Silver Beach Hotel both Friday and Saturday.

On Saturday, we packed up and headed to Silver Beach. So much fun to play in the water and the sand! In the morning it was not too busy, but by the afternoon the beach was packed and quite a scorcher. The excitement of the day was starting to wear off, for both kids and parents! We packed it up and headed back to the hotel for naps. Dinner that night was back at the Horvath's. A big storm rolled in so we were contained inside for awhile, but after the rain was gone the kids were quick to get outside. I know the kids enjoyed playing, but I'm pretty sure the adults loved getting to chat just as much. It's so great that the kids are getting old enough to play on their own...at least most of them :)

Sunday morning we ate breakfast at a little bakery by the hotel and then headed back down towards the beach to play in a very large fountain. It was like a spray park, but not like anything here in Indy! The kids loved it and the temps were much cooler luckily. We had a picnic with pizzas and then let the kids run off some energy before heading home.

I know I speak for everyone when I say it was a fabulous weekend! I love that we could all spend time together and now we just have to wait till November to see each other again!

Love the BU crew!!! :)