Jake graduates from Preschool

My little man graduated from preschool last night. It had been a busy day for him. We started off spending the day with friends where he rode bikes, scooters, and just did the boy thing outside most of the day. As soon as we got home, he went straight to the neighbors house where he played in the hot tub. Then came home to get ready to head to his TBall game. After sliding more times than he needed to and being completely covered in dirt, we headed straight to his graduation ceremony. Overall, he did really well. I anticipated a meltdown at some point which happened when we had to leave his TBall game a few minutes early to be on time for graduation and he totally lost it because we didn't get his snack after the game. When the kids received their certificate they were asked, "What do you want to be when you grow up?" Lots of cute answers... firefighter, doctor, a jet fighter pilot, Cinderella, a mom , a dad, the usual answers. Then Jake has his turn and his answer? "A King!" What in the world??? I was totally expecting a baseball player or sports of some sort... but no... a ruler! O'well... it got a good laugh.

Happy Easter!

We hope everyone had a Happy Easter with family and friends or whatever your tradition may be. Ours was simple... just us... and too much chocolate for the kids. A little on the chilly side... hopefully warmer temperatures will be here to stay soon!

Brrrr!! A Cold Opening Day!

Yesterday we woke up to cold temperatures and as Maggie was heading out for the bus, the snow started coming down. It was coming down pretty good for awhile, but nothing that was sticking to the ground. Just enough to put a chill in the air. The girls represented the Reds by wearing their new Cincinnati Reds t-shirts which of course, they got several snide remarks about at school. Jake was very excited to watch the game on tv (no he didn't watch the whole thing) but he lasted longer than I expected. Of course, while watching it he saw a vendor in the background with cotton candy and said, "Next time we go to a Reds game, I want cotton candy!" The Reds lost... but we are excited that baseball season has officially started. :)

Florida Fun

The girls, including Krysta, were on Spring Break this past week so we spent the time in our all time favorite vacation spot, Destin, FL. Krysta and her boyfriend Grant joined us as did JJ, Angie and their boys. Jeff's parents also joined us for a couple of nights and we celebrated Jeff's birthday and Granddaddy Jack's 65th birthday while they were there. The kids had an absolute blast and if not in the pool were at the beach or playing putt putt, or jammin to guitar hero, or fishing at the pier, or looking for crabs at night, or eating out and having some great seafood, or shopping, or just hanging out and enjoying being with family. The weather was absolutely perfect after a couple of days of rain and the week went by too quickly. Only 5 more weeks before Krysta finishes her first year of college and is home for the summer. :)

Melissa comes to STL!

We were so happy that our good friend Melissa Mayo made the drive from Cincinnati to come spend part of her spring break with us. After Jake's soccer game on Saturday, we spent the day taking her out for good food and to the Arch. It was a first for us to go to the top of the Arch... 630 feet up! We had lunch at Pappy's Smokehouse and then had dessert at Crown Candy! We hope more of our Cincinnati friends will come see us soon!!

Running Krysta

Krysta kept busy this month running in her first 1/2 marathon and the Gasparilla 15K. Here are a few pictures of her accomplishments and her big supporter, Grant! Way to Go Krysta!!

Quick Trip to Cincinnati

Michelle, Natalie and Maggie made a quick road trip to Cincinnati over the weekend to attend Rachel Litmer and Adam Knollman's wedding. We all had fun being with our friends. Maggie was able to surprise her best friend LeeAnn Saylor... who had no clue she was coming to town. Natalie was able to be with her bff's Kaily, Melissa and Erica and Michelle had fun with her best girlfriends too. Rachel was a beautiful bride and fun was had by all.