Observation Day in Abby's Dance Class

A couple of weeks ago, the parents were invited to observe dance class. The annual recital is coming up in just a few weeks, so it was fun to see what the girls were learning. This will be Abigail's first recital, so it will be interesting to see if she loves the stage or freaks out.... Only time will tell. Until then, here are a few pictures of her during dance class. What fun!

Happy Birthday, Tara!

Well... I'm officially a year older (and wiser, too)!  It was a pretty interesting one... The night before Mother's Day, Coley got very sick.  We were pretty sure he had food poisoning because the onset was so sudden and we had eaten out for lunch that day.  We started to doubt that was the case when he still wasn't completely recovered on my birthday (Tuesday).  My birthday was nice... We spent the day together and went out to dinner that night.  Red Robin is always a fun place to go.

My sweet visiting teacher even made me a yummy coconut cake.  

Abby and Michael helped me blow out the candles.  Michael really wanted to eat cake with us... Poor little guy... it won't be long!

Unfortunately, Coley decided to share his misery.... Three days later, I ended up with the same illness.  Yuck!  Happy birthday to me from some nasty stomach bug! :)  At least it didn't happen on my actual birthday.  It's been a week since I got sick, so I am hopeful that Abigail and Michael will be spared the same fate!

Our Adventures in NYC

During the last week of April, we spent some time in the Big Apple. Armed with the Sit 'n Stand stoller and a diaper bag, we were ready for some fun.  Here are a few pictures from our adventures in New York City...

Abby spotted the carousel at the little park in Manhattan. She had a great time riding the horse!

Michael hangs out in the stoller while touring Manhattan.

 A view of Manhattan from the Empire State Building

Coley saved us from waiting in line with two small children by purchasing express passes on the internet before we went.  Express passes were AMAZING! Yeah, Coley!



Can you see the Statue of Liberty?  This picture was also taken from the Empire State Building.

Abby and Michael make each other laugh.  It is really cute!

We had a great time.  Abby's favorite part was?....

Yes, you guessed it.... Swimming in the cold indoor pool at the hotel! :)

The Statue of Liberty

As many of you know, Coley was on vacation for the month of April.  We had planned on traveling the last two weeks of the month, but the weather was TERRIBLE!  So.... our plans changed.  We waited until the last week of April to visit NYC and Cooperstown.  We had a great time and the weather cooperated quite nicely.  Here are a few pictures of our day at the Statue of Liberty.

Michael and Abigail on the ferry to the island. 

A view of the Statue of Liberty from the ferry. 

Here we are... ready to climb the stairs to the top of the pedestal. 

We made it!  Here is a view of the Statue from the top of the pedestal.  We would have loved to climb to the crown, but you have to get tickets four months in advance....  A good thing to know for the next trip. 

The Statue of Liberty

Easter

The day before Easter, we had a little Easter egg hunt at the park with some friends from church.  The children all had a great time at the park, even though it was pretty wet.  (At least the rain and wind stopped long enough for us to hide and find the eggs!)  What a fun morning!

Coley and Tate Tischner push the snake-like "teeter-totter" for the kids.  From far away, all we heard were the squeals of delight! 

Coley and Abby hunt for eggs. 

They found one! 

Abigail and Michael are all ready for church (minus the shoes) on Easter morning.  It was a beautiful day!

The Fire Station

A couple of weeks ago, Coley set up a time for us to visit the fire station.  Abby was thrilled!  (I wonder if Michael will ever have the level of enthusiasm for trucks and tractors as Abby!)  The captain was very nice and told Abby she could pretty much do anything short of driving the truck around the block.  She was able to climb inside several different fire trucks and was even able to climb on top of the ladder truck.  What a lucky girl!

Isn't the helmet great?  What a fun afternoon!

Baby Food for Two

Michael went to see the pediatrician last Friday for his 6 month appointment.  He is 19 pounds 2 oz. and is 29 1/4 inches long.  No.... he's not a little baby anymore! :)  Now we are in the process of introducing baby foods to him one at a time.  He is LOVING it!

A couple of days ago, I got braces.  Even though the new systems aren't supposed to be as painful as they used to be, my mouth is still pretty sore.  About the only food that I can comfortably eat so far has about the same consistency of the food Michael can eat right now.  I'm NOT loving it!  (I am excited for the end result of having braces though!)