Piano Lessons

We just signed Lilly up for piano lessons! And got a new keyboard. Lots of interest so far!


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Cousins

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Soccer

Hen loves soccer!


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Lilly

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Love it!!

Our boy is so proud to be at Explorers club.




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Anne's family wedding

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Lilly gets ahold of my I phone

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My little guy

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Need I say more

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Moment of Fame

Henry and I went to the Mariners game with Nanna and Papa and during the 7th inning stretch, during Louie Louie, we were featured on the jumbo tron! Very cool!



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Getting dressed

Look who got dressed all by himself. Patience I always say in the am to myself....Of course socks first buck naked!



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Summer

Exhausted I font think he opened the books. Love the guy he insists on hAving them in bed, and will not get out if bed.


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Graduation!

Ms cook and Lilly, we loved our teacher and school!



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Dad's Day

Lilly and Henry, with a little help from Mom, took Dad to a Mariners game as a special present for Father's Day. Loved it!







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Stay at home spring break

Stay at home break! Enjoying the new tree house, visiting Tacoma children's, visiting Ellery and Schuyler, going to movies, swimming.




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Lilly six!!

Lilly is six. Where did time go? For some reason this birthday hit me harder than most. I no longer have a little girl- my "big girl"!

1.reading chapter books. Yes with intonation.
2. Getting ready in am and room cleaned up!
3. Figures ways to trick us into making her "surprise" lunch.
4. Flips on bars
5. Making new friends all the time, and able to navigate through the playground.
6. Caring for her brother.
7. Eating fancy cheese, crab, and almost any veggie!

But, still our little gal- sneaking sucks of her thumb, requesting am snuggles, and telling us everything.








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Katie

We are so lucky to have our nanny Katie in our life.



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Husky Deli

Celebrating last day at school at Husky Deli



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Lilly's last day of Kindergarten

Last day of school for Lilly. Hard to believe we have a first grader on our hands



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Katie

Katie has saved us, cared for us, and lived us. We are so santo have her go...she has spoiled us. I will have a hard time finding another nanny as great as Katie!

Update on Hen Man

Henry- is 2 months away from his 4th birthday.
He is doing a wonderful job getting ready in the morning. He is a chatter box at home, telling us stories, playing make believe with his toys, and singing random songs. At school, he is just starting to find his voice. Raising his hand, sticking up for himself.

Henry loves his time with his family - stay at home days, trips to the zoo, or even just playing with his puzzles. He loves his sister and follows her around like crazy!

We love our Buba!

Now we have a first grader

Lilly did it! Well maybe we all did- she loves school, her friends, and her teacher. We are so blessed to have been assigned to Ms. (Mandy) Cook. She is an amazing educator, with a big heart. She loved each one of the little kids. Lilly has a love for learning - and Ms. Cook is a big part of this.



Summary of Kindergarten:

1. Learning: Lilly loves to learn - loves school - Schmitz park and going to school!

2. Friends: She has made some wonderful friends- boys, girls, in her class and in other classes. She is very well liked by many. We really saw here energy grow this year with her friends.

3. Music: Lilly still has a love for Music. Ms. Dunn her music teacher gave her the front row in the kindergarten musical- because she always remembers her lines.

4. Confidence: she has an amazing ability to lead the class- in the class room or on the play ground.

5. Reading: Lilly is reading at a 2nd grad level. She has a love for books - and who ever thought that our kindergartener would be reading chapter books!

6. Writing: she loves to write stories and poems. She is learning how to express her self through a pencil. It is quite impressive - and we are loving the spelling.

7. Art: Lilly loves to draw. Cards for friends, picture for her mom, we love to get the art.

8. Family: Lilly has a love for Henry. She watches out for him, cares of him and shares with him. Sometimes when we are frustrated, it is so cute to see her try to help him.Lilly still prioritizes the family- her brother, her grandparents, her aunts/uncles, cousins, and us. It is so wonderful how she picks us all first.

9. Fashion: She is quite into picking outfits and making things work. She does her own hair and rarely asks for help. We are in trouble!

10. BIG GIRL: We have been calling her Big Girl for years now. and it is wonderful to see her become a big girl - using her manners, asking for help, and looking after others.

Father's Day

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Lilly's poem

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Olympic tri

Thanks to the family! I trained and raced in my first Olympic triathlon. This will not be my last! How special it was to have the family cheering me on (especially since it was Father's Day!)


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Great friends

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Big girl

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Bedtime Story

Tonight Lilly chose my favorite book at bedtime and surprised me by reading it to me!  She is such a good reader and a sweetheart- that made my day!

Playset

New playset- a big hit, kids love the "treehouse"


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Self photos

Lilly lives playing with the phone and finding new ways to use the camera.





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Celebrating with little B

We are so fortunate for little B! And while he was born at 27 weeks, he is growing like crazy. He eats like Big B! This picture shows his lust for food! Lilly celebrating with her cousin. His first cup cake!








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Swim lessons

Henry is loving lessons. And that he is going with Reed!



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Cancun ironies

1. We can't drink the tap water but we had sushi.
2. In one day, the kids learned about Michael Jackson and the Mayans. A concert and the ruins.
3. Lilly got upset "mom your being rude" when I was bargaining at the local market.
4. A bag of Cheetos was over $10. (We bought Pringles for $6)
5. Henry still asked if it was a "stay at home day" (not yet understanding vacation)
6. Henry counted down the 7 nights.


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Cancun

We had a wonderful trip to cancun thanks to dad's work! Stayed at the Hard Rock, amazing. Kids did great- beach, kids club, drinks, eating out, dolphins, Talume, submarine boat, cabanas... We did it all thanks to work. Only spent a few $1 tipping.


Talume was a bit hot!!! Lilly broke down. Live this picture.








Submarine boat was a blast- turtles, stung rays, under water statues, visiting the second largest reef in the world!


Pool bar was a hit! It was all exclusive with drinks(top shelf). The kids became masters of smoothies. And discovered Fanta.












The beach was amazing! The beauty of the Caribbean .



We loved the night shows, kids took naps almost every day do they could go to the show!!





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