Merry Christmas 2015!

Johnny's Preschool Christmas Program

Nothing gets us in the spirit of Christmas like hearing a bunch of preschoolers sing praises
to Baby Jesus.  What a fun night to see Johnny perform and reflect on the season.

Horse Parade 2015

We enjoy a holiday tradition with friends and family....

Trick-Or-Treat 2015

May the Force Be With You...

Family Portraits

What a nice fall day!  

We paused to take a moment to snap some family pictures...

Don't forget the toad we found in the backyard!

Johnny Spells

Johnny amuses himself one morning by using magnetic letters to spell things on the fireplace.  

(Mom, Dad, Howie, Johnny)

Fun Run 2015

Howie's school had a Fun Run Fundraiser and boy what a blast!
I love that the school did a 10 day promotional time of physical exercise and positive messages about friendship and being a responsible person.  

Howie did the maximum laps (and a few extra that were not marked!) and his family supported him with some amazing pledges.  

Thank you family!

Tractor Pull (it's Ohio Y'all)

We took the boys to a tractor pull today. Fascinating.  

We took in the sights, sounds and folks.
And tractors.  Lots of tractors....

First Days of School!

Happy First Day of 2nd Grade!

... and Marching Ants Preschool!  

It's going to be a great year!!

Happy Birthday Johnny!

A Superhero Ice Cream Social.... the perfect way to turn 5!  

Happy 8th Howie!

Howie turned 8 years old this weekend.  

We celebrated with family pizza and rock climbing with friends.  

Happy Birthday Howie!

Ladybug Graduate

And yet another year has come and gone at preschool. What a wonderful and nurturing place our kids have attended. We will have very fond memories there!

Update!

Okay people, where has the time gone?!  

I cannot believe that this is my first post of 2015.... and it's May!  

Thankfully, pictures have been taken along the way 

and hopefully they will help tell the story of the past six months.  

Let's review:

Of course, we had a lovely Christmas....

The winter proved to be rough (can you say EIGHT snow days from school?),
but we took advantage of the warmer days to get outside....

 Daddy buys a new building for his company.  The boys "help" with the clean up and renovations.  Here is a picture of Johnny being the boss,
"Take a picture of me being the boss after someone did something naughty."

Howie has a line in the school play....

Rick and I seek a retreat to Chicago....

Another warm day with snow still left on the ground....

St. Patty's Day at preschool.....

The annual Florida trip.
Friends, sun and family time.....

And Haiti.   We love you Haiti.  

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