Toledo Zoo

Last week we spent a hot, sticky day at the Toledo Zoo with Grandpa O, Joel, Emily, Lydia, Makayla and Austin.

We had completely melted by the time we were done, but had a fun time!

Lydia

Makayla

Austin

Uncle Joel and Aunt Emily

There is a neat little stream built just for playing in.  It was the perfect place to be on such a hot day!

End Of The Baseball Season

 This week marks the end of Dawson's baseball season.

He had a great year, on a great team.  

They learned a lot and have become really great players!

This year he played kid-pitch.

Here are a few more pictures from one of the last games.  

#6 pitching

Cheering

Jamie is not very interested in cheering.

Game over.

Coach Mike and Coach Ted

Custard Time!

Baseball Season

We spend the majority of our May and June evenings at baseball games or practices...

Go Bulls!

Last Day of School

Dawson and Jamie went to school in the morning as 3rd and 2nd graders.

They came home in the afternoon as 4th and 3rd graders.

Last day of 2012-2013 school year.

First day of 2012-2013 school year.

Here are their annual end-of-the-year interviews:

Dawson

I am really good at: Running

I really like to: Make forts

My favorite thing to play at recess: Wall-ball

My favorite subject in school: Science

1 person that makes me laugh: Jacob P.

My favorite book: Animals

My favorite song: The Bellybutton Song (Veggie Tales)

My favorite color: Blue

My favorite food: Pizza

My favorite Movie: Here Comes The Boom 

My best friend: Ty M.

One word that describes me: Fast

I am really happy when: I am with Ty

I am really sad when: We have indoor recess

My favorite TV show: The Regular Show

My favorite Vacation Spot: Florida Keys

Vacation Spot I'd like to Go: Beach in California

My favorite sport: Baseball

My favorite holiday: Christmas

I like school when: We go out for recess

I don’t like school when:  It is reading time

My favorite season: Early Summer

My favorite toy: Legos

My worst nightmare: A guy comes around the corner with a gun and shoots me

This makes me mad: When I get yelled at

I like my dad because: He does boy stuff with me

I like my mom because: She buys me candy and gum

I like my family because: They play with me

I like my grandparents because: They are super nice and generous

My favorite thing about Jamie: She lets me play on her tablet when I'm bored

My favorite thing about Dylan: She is super funny

My favorite thing about myself: I'm good at baseball

One thing I hope to do this summer: Go to Alaska

My favorite 3rd grade memory is: Scaring people outside of the haunted house at the Ice Cream Social.

What I hope for the fall school year (4th grade): To have Ty and Jacob in my class

End of the school-year Ice Cream Social.

Jamie

I am really good at: Running

I really like to: Do gymnastics

My favorite thing to play at recess: Play house

My favorite subject in school: Math

1 person that makes me laugh: Chase W.

My favorite book: Jack Russell Dog Detective

My favorite song: 22 by Taylor Swift

My favorite color: Purple

My favorite food: Pizza 

My favorite Movie: Enchanted 

My best friend: Audrey and Carly

One word that describes me: Creative 

I am really happy when: My friends are being nice

I am really sad when: I am in time-out

My favorite TV show: Good Luck Charlie

My favorite Vacation Spot: Florida Keys

Vacation spot I'd like to go: Sea World

I like school when: We write stories

I don’t like school when: Mrs. Wells gets treats but we don't 

My favorite season: Summer

My favorite holiday: Christmas

My favorite sport: Gymnastics

My favorite toy: Android Tablet

My worst nightmare: Ursula (Ariel Octopus) came in the basement and Grandma and Grandpa V's to scare me

This makes me mad: When I get yelled at

I like my dad because: He plays with me

I like my mom because: She takes me shopping

I like my family because: The are nice

I like my grandparents because: They are so nice and give us tootise rolls and we go to their house

My favorite thing about Dawson: He lets me play legos

My favorite thing about Dylan: She is nice and funny and cute

One thing I hope to do this summer: Go to Sea World or go camping

My favorite 2nd grade memory is: When Mrs. Wells laughs

What I hope for the fall school year (3rd grade): To go somewhere cool for my birthday

New Taylor Swift-ish haircut at the end of the school-year.

18 Months

It is May...
Which means that the short one is 18 months now!

Here are a few things going on with Dylan currently:
- LOTS of screeching.  Not many words...but a lot of squealing and screeching.  That thing about the 3rd child not needing to talk, in order to communicate, must be true.  She gets what she wants without using  recognizable words.
-The few words we do recognize are: "uh-oh"  "this" and "ba" (ba could mean a number of things: ball, bathtub, bottle)
-She is still very petite, wearing 18 mos clothes (Jamie's old stuff.)
-She is still drinking a bottle of milk a few times a day.  Don't judge.  She likes it and she is the last baby...she can have what she wants.
-It seems that we have a bit of a picky eater on our hands.  She doesn't eat much...cheese, yogurt, fruit and baby food squeeze pouches are in the usual rotation.
-She is loving the outdoors, now that we can finally get out of the house and enjoy the weather without bundling up.
-Cars driving or people walking by us will get an enthusiastic wave from her when ever we are outside.
-Dylan is not much of a TV watcher, and never sits still.   So we are constantly on the run after this curious busy-body.  She moves from one thing to another very quickly and gets into everything! (Jamie and Dylan definitely have something in common: high energy and the need to stay busy doing something at all times.)
-Both Dawson and Jamie are still a huge help with Dylan.  They watch her a lot for us and she loves to follow them around and do what they are doing.

Sampson

A lot of excitement over here this week!

Spring break, a trip to Canada and a new puppy...

Meet Sampson.

Dylan actually likes him.  This was just the first day.