Georgia had her last day of pre-school for the year today. I was a homeroom mom this year. Her teachers gave me these adorable flowers to say thank you. I cried. I blame it on the hormones.
We went out to lunch today with a few Georgia's classmates. This is one of her favorite friends to play with. And I just love the pose!
Love, love, LOVE this show! It just started a few days ago, and I watched it on DVR tonight. It is in the audition phase, a la American Idol. But I did get some really good laughs out of it!
I drove back to our house tonight, on my own with the kids. Surprisingly, I had no traffic, which is pretty much unheard of for this area at the end of a beautiful Memorial Day weekend. I was stopped when I took this picture right as the light turned green to get on the Vine Street Expressway. It was a green light all the way home to bedtime.
We had a BBQ at my parents' house today and my brothers and sisters came over. This is Georgia, Noah and my niece Mallory. She is turning into such a little person right now, learning how to talk and run around like the older kids. It is such a fun stage. And they all played together for a while, which was really cute to see.
We went to the circus today with Georgia and Noah. It was a treat just for "big kids," and Sam stayed home with my parents'. It was a great show, and we had great seats. We were literally under the tight rope. Quite a few times we thought we might end up with an injured circus performer in our laps.
Sam got to meet his Great-Grandmom Kay (G.G.) today for the first time. I am not sure how much time he will get to spend with her, as she has been diagnosed with a very serious cancer. It was a beautiful moment to see her enjoying her newest great-grandchild. She held him, stared at him, and rocked him to sleep as she sang him some old standards from the 40's and 50's. I had a hard time holding it together.
Noah had his last day of "school" today. They had "popsicles in the park" to celebrate it. He and his buddy Rachael were up to no good together, screeching and giggling at each other. I couldn't resist this shot of their tushes lined up together.
We are finishing a walk-in attic in our house so that Alex can have an office to work in when he is at home. It is nearly done. We just need to have some remaining electrical work, and get some carpet installed. It is looking good!
Georgia, conked out at the end of the day. I wish I could sleep like this.....peaceful and oblivious to all noise. It may be a pain getting her there, but once she is out for the night she is really out.
Noah took this picture while we were all hanging out in our bedroom on Sunday morning having coffee and milk. He does a really good job with the camera for being 2 1/2 years old.
We watched our friends' kids today for a while. They get along very well with ours, and are pretty funny together. They were all pretending to be cats at this point, and were climbing all over. It was quite entertaining. And, of course, the dog had to make sure everyone was doing okay.
The kids LOVE this game called Hullabaloo. Noah would play it all day long if he could, and sometimes it seems that he does. It is a great game for getting out the energy on a rainy day. Anyway, they were playing while I made breakfast, and decided to both wear headbands for some reason. It was pretty funny. This is actually Noah's "cheese and crackers" face, but he looks like he is saying, "don't mess with me, lady!"
Every morning the kids cuddle in our bed under a blanket and watch a show while I shower and get ready. We all have our morning drinks in bed (coffee, chocolate milk, and "yogurt shake") before heading downstairs to start the craziness of getting out the door. It is a little bit of calm before the storm everyday.
HAPPY MOTHERS' DAY! What a glorious day it was! I was beginning to think we would never have spring this year, and then, out came this sky. It was beautiful.
We had dinner at our friends' house tonight. Our kids are great friends, especially Georgia and Courtney. These were their dinner outfits. They were too cute!
It was such a beautiful day....the kids got to have a picnic lunch on the deck and then BUBBLES!!! It still amazes me how enthralling bubbles are to a 4 year old and 2 year old. The simple things in life.....
We had Georgia's Mothers' Day Tea at school today. I was happy I got to go, because I was originally supposed to be in the hospital for it. The kids had an adorable performance, and then we got to eat muffins and brownies that they made in class the day before. It was a very cute morning.
We received these gorgeous flowers yesterday from my in-laws. They are just too pretty not to post a picture of, and the roses smell amazing. Can't wait 'till everything is blooming outside.
Georgia made these lovely (and tasty!) peanut butter cookies today. She loves to cook and bake, and loves to eat her creations even more.
Sam came home today. I love this little outfit, and he is almost too big for it! The kids come back from my parents' tomorrow, so we are planning on enjoying a (relatively) peaceful night on our own.
Cuddling with daddy before he left the hospital. There are many, many more of these nights to come.
The kids met Sam for the first time today. Georgia was such the big sister, just wanting to hold him the whole time. Noah was interested, and gave him lots of kisses. But he was more interested in his french fries!
Welcome baby Samuel James Scherer. Such a wonderful and emotional day.....and FYI, my heartburn has disappeared completely.
