Emma's Last Day of Kindergarten!

Emma's field day was amazing with multiple bounce houses and inflatables, a sno-cone truck, water games, and a sound system that played Kidz Bop!   Here are the 5 girls of Emma's AM Kindergarten class: Sophie, Tessa, Camille, Emma and Aami.

They are such a close knit group of young ladies!

 I had to include the shot of Emma being the anchor for the Tug-of-war!

Emma was so excited for her bus ride home, they got to sit in the last row of the bus!

"It was awesome Mom."   It is amazing how much Emma learned this past year in Kindergarten.  Her reading, writing, communication, maturity - all had incredible growth.  

Kudos to a fantastic teacher Mrs. Nicastro.

We celebrated the end of the school year with the trip to the pool!  Now we're ready for summer!

Memorial Day 2014

John and the kiddos headed to Worthington to meet Ms. Dominique and her family for the Memorial Day parade followed by a picnic.  Everyone looked so patriotic and its always a special day to remember those who have passed while serving in the Country's armed forces.

Here is the 2014 Annual Memorial Tournament Picture!

Kate's Preschool Graduation

 Kate had a wonderful year in the Frog Class at Northwest Presbyterian Christian Academy for preschool.  She had wonderful teachers - Miss Beth and Miss Caroline.  It was a great experience and Kate learned a lot.  They worked on writing, counting, site words and problem solving  She also matured and developed great relationships with her classmates.

 The preschool graduation on May 23rd was very special.   The children sang beautiful songs including Jesus Loves Me, God is so Good and a song reciting Psalm 100.
 Above is a video of Kate singing.  Enjoy!

Kate with her friends Emma, Sienna and Ella at Graduation

Next year, Kate will be attending Kindergarten at a local church, Prince of Peace.  She will then start in the Dublin School system in the 2015-2016 calendar year.

2.5 years and Mulch "oh my gosh!"

Sage had his 2 1/2 year appointment last week.  He is 34.8 pounds (90%-tile) and 36.5 inches (67%-tile).  We hadn't been to the doctor since October so that was great - lets hope for the same health for the next 6th months :)

Sage is chatting up a storm.  He loves to help John in the yard and he even has his own tools.  He still loves to play outside.  He sleeps around 11 hours/night and takes a good solid 2 hour nap in the afternoons.  He likes to eat salads, pizza and french fries (that's well balanced right?). 

Sage loves anything to do with trucks or John Deere.  Here is a video of Sage's reaction when the truck pulled in to dump our mulch. 

Mother's Day 2014

Dominique and the kids made me beautiful rainbow cupcakes and homemade cards.

 Both of the girls' schools had a fun Mother's Day events. 

 On Mother's Day we had Brunch with the Weatherwax's and Dinner with the Zinser's.  As a mother, I am blessed with beautiful healthy children, a wonderful husband and a very supportive family. It was a fun day.

Fire Truck Obsession!

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 Nearly every Monday morning Sage and I head to Kroger to get our groceries.  He is obsessed with the firetruck cart, looking for firemen shopping in the store and hunting for the firetruck parked outside.

Last week as we were walking in, we stopped to say hello to a fireman.  He hopped out of his truck and talked with Sage and even let him sit in the truck.  

 Kate and Sage went to the Hilliard Fire Department to meet my friend from work, Nate.  The kids got to tour an ambulance, a firetruck and the firehouse.  

How adorable is this?! Thank you, Nate we had a great visit!

Spring Soccer 2014

Emma and Kate

 This beautiful smile makes it look as though Kate loves soccer...however, she wasn't a big fan of the sport for the second season in a row.   She cheered when games were cancelled and snack time was her favorite part of the game.  

 This picture is hilarious and I couldn't help but post it!  Thank you to our neighbor Gail who came to support the girls and snapped some fantastic action shots!

 The girls biggest fan!  

Emma LOVES soccer.  She was lucky to land on a team with great coaches and wonderful little girls.  We hope that they can stay together for future seasons.