1st day fo preschoool

Today was Callie's 1st day of preschool! She was so excited to go that we started getting ready lastnight ..LOL! We painted her fingers & her toes, picked out her outfit & her shoes.
This after she got dressed we put in a pair of pearl earrings and put on her favorite perfume & put in a princess crown her pretty!

ready for school

outside her classroom door

in front of the cubbies

tobias lake

We wanted to do one last fun thing before school starts so we went to Tobias Lake in Halifax, Pa!What a neat place. The kids really had fun walking around looking at all the animals. The safari ride was the best! There was a couple of guys in front of us from Italy and they were kind enough to share their crackers that they bought (they were just for the animals)

(yawn) he was soo bored!

The zebras was funny!! they kept chasin a poor ostrich around their pen!

a joey! Carter said he was super soft

a beefalo( a cross breed a cow + a buffalo)

a zedonk (zebra + donkey)

Tourist!!

ya either love em or hate em!! most of the time they get on my nerves but last Saturday we played tourist in Intercourse,Pa... Owen didn't wanna go so it was just Jason, Carter, Callie & me!

We had fun and I truely felt like a tourist with my big ole camera draped around my neck..LOL

so.. which is yours???

whoa!! Amish girls painting their nails!

love the many colors of the scooters!

my lil amish crew

surprise!! it's a 60th birthday party

My mom turned 60 this year and I wanted to throw her a big party.. Peggy & Eddy, Jr. helped as well! I invited mom's family in from Oh.. Aunt Carol & Don, Granny , Carissa & Terry (and the kids) came in. Peggy's got a DJ and we danced & had a fun!

We thought someone let it slip to mom about the big surprise but she seemed to be really surprised when she pulled up in the drive way!

::Here are a few pics from the event::

food tent

Jr... grill master

mom and her gag gift.. 60 stool softners

Carissa, Terry & Granny

Th circus was in town...

for Carter's 6th party we had a circus theme... it was a lot of fun and planned at the very last minute. I was up the night before scrambling for ideas and working on printouts until 1a.m! But on Sunday it all pulled together and looked awesome!

Carter swinging at the pinata...

treat bags {filled with animal crackers}

popcorn table

Cake time

balloon animals

photo booth{with clown noses}

presents{and lots of 'em!}

8.4.04 {that is the date my baby boy was born}

6 years ago I was blessed with a second child, my second boy!! He was tiny 6lbs 13.5oz & 19" tall! Today he is still tiny and still has those beautiful blue eyes that have captured my heart!

He may be my second child but he is my favorite Carter!

He is a whiner .. he likes to tag a long with his big brother{even if Owen don't want him to}.. he is a big 1st grader.. he can ride his bike with out training wheels.. he can read{even though he says he can't}... he has an amazing raspy voice... he is missing 2 teeth {bottom center}... he likes to fight with his sister.... he is a people pleaser! He is baby boy ...

Happy 6th Birthday Carter Isaiah!

Job interview

For the 1st time in about 7 years I applied for a job! It's with Cocalico school district being a substitute paraprofessional(a teacher's aide).. I had an group interview on Thursday.. which was only filling out paper work.. like W-4's, direct deposit forms, tax exempt papers, retirement forms.... the next step is for me to get background clearance(criminal & child abuse) & getting a TB test(not looking forward to that one).. then once all that comes in, My info will go before the school board and get voted in.. so I could be employeed by Cocalico school district by Aug... no later than Sept!!

Here I am on before my interview...

Not the easiest to take a full length photo ;)

Swimming Lessons

I signed the boys up for swimming lessons through the local YMCA.. they had lessons Monday - Thursday from 8:40-9:10 in the morning.. it was bit early for us to get up and get motivated but we did it(& we weren't late). The lessons were for 2 weeks. They didn't pass the "guppy" but I think they learned the basics and I will continue to work with them at my mom's in her pool :)

CANNON BALL

Owen learning to do a kneeling dive

Carter floating with a nooodle

Carter jumping off of the diving board

As you can see they had tons of fun!!

10 years of love

Yesterday Jason & I celebrated our 10 year anniversary ♥ We can hardly believe that it has been 10 years already.. if the next 10 years go as fast as the first 10... Owen will be 19{gasp} Carter will be 16{and driving.. double gasp!} and Callie will be 13.. eeeekkkkk!! Not to mention that Jason & I will be in our 40's!


These 10 years have been filled with lots of ups & a few downs.. but I surely wouldn't want to spend the rest of my life with any other man!!





Jason bought me a beautiful ring...



I got him a new band {made out of stainless steel} but I gotta send it back.. It's too small :(

Rehoboth Beach, DE

on Thursday, July 2nd, we took a day trip with my mom & Cailan to the beach.

The drive there was a bit taxing... It was over 2.5 hrs. and Carter kept asking every 45 min. or so if we were there yet! Cailan finally showed him the road signs that showed how many more miles.. that helped A LOT!!

Once at the beach we had fun and the day passed really quickly {I think we shoulda left a bit earlier}!
The weather was absolutely beautiful for a day spent on the beach.. the high was aroun 79 or so with a breeze! The water was rough & there was no swimming due to the jelly fish, which were washing ashore... the kids had fun with them and even picked a few up with their hands{they didn't have any tentacles, so it was safe}

Callie and I had fun digging in the sand and I tried to make a sand castle but she was quick to smash whatever I done.

She was also a bit afraid of the water.Towards the end of the day she would venture out to get her feet wet but if she saw a big wave coming she would try to run from it... sometimes she would win.

We were lucky enough to see a pod of dolphins super close to shore.. they were hard to capture on camera though! Owen found a crab claw..

The waves were strong all day long.. they even knocked Carter down at one point & snagged Cailan's bottoms off her hiney.. good thing she's fast..LOL

we had a wonderful day with Nana at the beach