Norris 2011 (post 3)

Norris 2011 (post 2)

It took a few days to convince the kids to jump off just the platform...but once they finally did, they realized how much fun it was and then they were jumping fools! Drew's favorite quickly became jumping off the top of the boat--and saying in his best Buzz Lightyear voice, "To Infinity and Beyond!"

Norris 2011 (post 1)

Too many pictures for just one post! We had a great time as always!

Chloe's Curls

Although our plan to avoid sibling jealousy at Drew's party back-fired completely (Chloe was a total mess the whole time Drew was getting any sort of attention), it was definitely cute to see her in her consolidation-birthday present hair curlers. And she was so excited for the end result the next morning!

Drew's 3rd Birthday

Drew is so happy to finally be a "big boy" now that he is three!

Cumberland 2011

The kids had a blast with the Kuenning family at Lake Cumerland this summer--Chloe's best progress of skis for the year so far was when she was in the water with Mrs. Kuenning!

Chloe's 5th Birthday

Catching up on a few pics from the summer--here are some of my favorite's from Chloe's 5th birthday party! She loved being the star of the show!

Memorial Day Water Fun

The kids were so worn out this weekend from the ultra-hot weather and an overabundance of outdoor activities (soccer, washing the cars, first boat trip of the season) that we set a new record for Earliest Bed Time ever....6:45pm, and not a minute too soon!! I guess that's what we get for jamming so much into the long weekend, but with such a wet and cold spring we are trying to take advantage of the warm weather as much as we can....but I guess it was a little more than they could handle!

Just one of the girls...

When Drew's favorite teacher started putting pigtails in the girls' hair at school, he was so jealous that he insisted he get pig-tails in his hair too! He was so proud of these pig-tails and wanted to keep them "forever", until of course the tears of pain started flowing when I took them out before bed!

Brian's Bday & Mother's Day

The highlight of our birthday/mother's day celebration was Drew's sudden fascination with Chloe's princess shoes and magic wand--we definitely plan to pull this picture out in 20 years to embarrass him fully!

Fun with Friends

Here are a few pics of the kids having fun with some of their friends this spring--from a sleepover with Josie to fun during our Flying Pig weekend, Chloe and Drew are really starting to love playing with other kids--and it gives us a break, so we love it too!

Decorating Easter Eggs

The kids decorated Easter Eggs in their own unique styles today...Chloe used lots of stickers and a gentle touch....Drew preferred to go a bit more abstract and squeeze the egg until all of the shell broke off! Both approaches were quite beautiful! :)