Highland Falls Carnival

The kids have been begging to go to the Carnival all week! It was set up right across the street from John's school, so they saw it everyday! I finally gave in and took them to the Carnival. They LOVED riding the rides and Katie & John even won stuffed animals!

Katie & John getting off of their 1st ride, Spinning Dragons!

Luke watching Katie & John on a ride!

Riding the Motorcycles!

Luke was even able to ride a few rides. His favorite was the boats! My three little boat drivers!

John's Last Day of Preschool!

John had his last day of Preschool at Sacred Heart. It was Beach Day! All the kids wore their swimsuits and had a blast pretending they were at the beach and playing water activities! They even finished off the year with an Ice Cream Sundae! John has made a lot of great friends this year and really enjoyed going to school to learn and play!

John with his teacher, Mrs. Donaldson!

John after school showing off his "Bucket of School Goodies"!

Way to go, John! Next year you're off to West Point Elementary School for Pre-K! So proud of YOU!

Strawberry Pickin'

The kids and I went to Lawrence Farms to go strawberry picking! What a perfect day! Everyone had fun picking strawberries and playing with friends! We ended up going home with over 7lbs of berries! We had fresh strawberry milkshakes, cold strawberry soup, and strawberry shortcake! Everything taste better with fresh strawberries!

My three little strawberry pickers!

Look at this strawberry!

Katie was a great strawberry picker! She was so excited and kept telling us that she was finding the BEST berries!

After picking strawberries we went to play in the "little village" and have a picnic lunch. The kids love playing in all the little houses and riding on the tractors! They even decided to eat their lunches in the church/school house! And a trip to the farm is never complete without visiting the animals! We had a great day picking strawberries and a delicious evening eating them!

The Strawberry Pickin' Crew!

Playdate!

John has been asking to have a playdate with his friend, Scottie from school. Afterschool, John had Scottie over to have lunch and to play! The boys had a blast playing in the backyard...riding the Gator, playing in the sandbox & with the water table! It was so cute to watch them play! This was John's first "offical playdate" with a friend from school! He is growing up way to fast!

No more Kindergarten Baby...

Made out of Gravy! Donnie always jokes with Katie that she is a "Kindergarten Baby Made out of Gravy"! As Katie puts it, "I ain't no Kindergarten baby made out of gravy anymore!" She is officially a 1st grade baby! Here she is on her last day of Kindergarten!

She has certainly changed a lot since the first day of Kindergarten...
I am so proud of Katie! She is reading, writing, adding & subtracting! 1st grade here she comes!

Lets Play Ball...

T-ball season is over! The kids had a lot of FUN hitting the ball, running the bases, learning the field positions, and playing in the dirt! All the kids got medals to celebrate the final game! Way to go Katie & John!

Memorial Day Weekend!

We enjoyed a great Memorial Day Weekend! I can't tell you how nice it was to have our little "Party of 5" together again! We took advantage of the great weather and grilled out for my birthday on Friday night. The kids and I were thrilled to have Donnie home! What a great birthday treat!

Saturday was filled with family errands and a night in NYC for us!

We spent Sunday morning at Dragon Park where we attempted to teach the kids to ride their bikes without training wheels. A lot of the neighborhood kids have learned to ride on just "two wheels" and Katie & John had both mentioned they were ready to learn, so I told them when Daddy was home we would give it a try! After plenty of tears and frustration, Katie finally started peddling on "two wheels" all by herself! She still needs some practice, but I think she is on her way! John even gave it a go too! I think the only one who will need training wheels soon will be Luke!
Luke was perfectly happy just playing outside on his "bike"!

After all the bike riding and some much needed naps we headed to Krazy City for some more fun! Katie & John LOVED the roller coaster! I lost track of how many times they rode it!

Luke was too short for the roller coaster so he did some kiddie bowling with Dad! We finished the evening off with dinner at The Cheesecake Factory! Yummy!

Monday morning we went out to Round Pound to do a little fishing before Donnie had to go to the airport. I think everyone, but Luke caught a fish! Here is Katie's first catch of the day!

And John's first catch of the day!

They even managed to get in some time on the Gator this weekend!

I am thankful to have fun family weekends like this one!