Vandal Night at Chukars Game

 

Last Friday was Vandal Night at the IF Chukars Game. So Amy, Ryan, Ron, Ashley, Chase, Hannah, and I decided to go and enjoy some baseball fun. Well,  Hannah was chosen to race the mascot around the bases. Apparently I need to explain what run means because she started out with a slow jog...Finally, the mascot started catching up to her and she kicked it in gear, but completely missed second base. None-the-less, she ended up finishing first and won a Spiderman fishing pole. A couple innings later, Coach Akey came down to our section and visited with many of the alumni. Of course, never missing a photo opportunity, I snagged Chase and had him snap a quick photo! It was a great night and as always...GO VANDALS!

Ears Pierced

 

I promised that once she was a first grader AND could ride a bike without training wheels, I would get her ears pierced. She was quite nervous for the initial piercing. Before we entered the store I told her that it was going to hurt, but she had to be brave. Once they snapped the earring in place her upper lip started quivering. HOWEVER, she kept conving herself that she was brave and although it hurt, she made sure she wasn't going to cry. Since, she has been very diligent about the cleaning process and has already started putting many different types of earrings on her Christmas list!

Chalk Ladies

 

Monday we made chalk pictures of ourselves...These were the outfits we were wearing! Love it!

Turning 6!

 

Well, this is the best picture that I can do for Hannah's birthday. Her big gift was a SD card for her camera. We tried it out for her birthday and the pictures turned out great...however, she experimented with too many buttons and accidentally erased ALL of her photos, so this is the ONLY photo I have for her sixth birthday. Thank goodness I sent one to Ed via my phone!

Scooters!

The other day I decided to take the girls for a scooter/walk. It was actually quite a long distance for the little ones...about half a mile. Both of the girls got a scooter for their birthday but we haven't actually been able to test them out much. We have been riding them around the driveway, but this walk proved to be a stretch. Elayna was pushing the scooter by the end and claiming that she was exhausted. She did make it the whole way though! Hannah started getting her balance and is now pretty confident with her scooter skills...now on to the bike without training wheels!

Middle School Crater's of the Moon

 

We went to Crater's of the Moon before school ended. Although many spaces were quite tight, I managed to squeeze through them, as did many of my students. Here are some of the highlight photos.

PreSchool Graduation

 

The day after Hannah graduated from Kindergarten, Elayna had her Daycare graduation. As is tradition...Elayna was the sole flasher on the stage.

Kindergarten Graduation

 

Hannah has graduated from Kindergarten...this is happening too fast for us.

Elayna's Party

 

For Elayna's birthday, I tried a cake I saw on Pinterest. It was definately worth it, but very rich!!! A normal double layered cake with frosting, surrounded with Kit Kats, and filled with M&M's. Afterwards, she made quite a haul...her big gift was a three-wheeled scooter. She loves it and rides it most everywhere.

Elayna turns 3!

 

When Hannah turned 3, we took her to get a pedicure. It was only fitting that we take Elayna once she turned 3! Although she was so small that she had to sit on the tank, she thoroughly enjoyed getting spoiled. She even convinced them to do her nails!