Arts & Crafts....Arts & Crafts...

It has been VERY HOT here this week...so Mom and Dad have been trying to come up with things to keep us busy inside...not always out in the sun...so here is a look at what we have been doing...

Make a Lego car and then insert a blown up balloon and watch it race!

 We didn't really play this one the way Mom taught us...you try to hit balloons into a laundry basket using a pool noodle.  Mimi and I just liked hitting balloons around!

 Going for an evening ride in Mimi's car...

 Mom found pictures to print...put them in clear plastic sheet protectors and then we use play-doh to finish the picture.  Mimi was planting carrots in the garden for her bunny...

 I was adding apples to the tree and petals to the flower!

 Another fun one...take a pool noodle and cut it in half...use the tube part to race marbles into a laundry basket!

 Daddy made some rockets for me and Mimi....super cool!

 Happy Father's Day Daddy!

 These days, I will build anything with any kind go Lego.  I love big Duplos and I love small Lego sets...this is my big block birthday cake!

 During Mimi's nap time (I don't nap anymore) I help Mommy with her 31 business.  I like stamping the order forms!

But most of all...we LOVE swimming.  We go to the community pool and to the Fitness Club pool.  We are a couple of fish!

Daddy's Latest Project!

Daddy decided he needed to pressure wash the entire fence...and so here is he...with his little helpers!

Summer Stuff

Hank the "Hose Man"  Watch as he does not even know that Mommy is recording him!  He LOVES to go out and spray anything and everything with the hose!

 Me?  I prefer the indoors...looking at pictures of my cousins.

 Picnic at the park!  We had a great weather so we took a walk across the street and played on 5 different playgrounds at the school!  We were glad to take a break and eat some lunch!

 My beauty routine starts early...obviously I have not washed my face yet for the day but doesn't my hair look fantastic!

 Warm weather means lots of pool fun!

 Grandma Judy having a picnic with us in the family room!

 Hank's last day of school pizza party!

 The whole class (and somebody's baby brother)

Loved Mrs. Evert and Mrs. Dimino...my very first teachers!

Summer Is Here!

We had a great Memorial Day Weekend!  We traveled to Aunt Liz's house in Tampa.  Mommy and Mimi traveled on to Key West with Aunt Liz, Mr. Ben and Grandma Judy to do some wedding recon work for the weekend and Daddy and I stayed in Tampa.  

 The weather was HOT!  We spent a lot of time at the beach and pool!

 Key West was just as HOT!  We spent some time at the beach and pool when we weren't working on wedding planning!

 Some relaxing time with Mr. Ben

 Beach time with my shovel and bucket and the sand!

 We had to take a boat in Key West to the Sunset Key Cottages where we were staying.  How cool is that!  So I enjoyed watching the the guys drive boat each time we rode it!

 Daddy and I had a LOT of fun at Legoland...I did not make it out of the parking lot before passing out asleep!

 Me and a Lego R2-D2

 Loved the cars!

 Long morning of wedding planning makes for a very tired girl!

 Another great Key West view!

 "The Man" at Legoland...

 Enjoying a drink at the Westin bar in Key West

 Uncle Dan buried in the sandcastle...he goes with us wherever we go!

 A bit of a snack to recharge at the beach.

 Resting up before the big trip!

 Hydrating before the big trip with our new Dora Sno Cone Maker!

Prepping for the big trip with some pool swimming and fun!

Happy 50th Anniversary Grandpa Wayne and Grandma Judy!

 Nap time!  Daddy was pretty miserable since he chose the trip to Chicago as the perfect time to pass a kidney stone!  Good News!  He passed it the morning of the party for Grandma and Grandpa!

 The 50th Anniversary party was held in a huge suite at the Kane County Cougars baseball stadium

 Cousins!  Here we are...all in age order...(Mimi, Hank, Eva, Olivia, Anna, Nathan, Thomas, Joey, Cindy, Benjamin, Rene and Ryan...whew!)

 The Happy Couple....50 Years!

 Mimi enjoying some s'mores...thanks to Uncle Frank's great idea!

 I am enjoying some s'mores too!

 A look down at everyone enjoying the fire pit and s'mores fun!

Renewing their vows at Sunday Mass!

I had my adenoids out today and everything went very well!  I got to wear this fun blue "dress"...but everything after that was not so much fun.  But now I get lots of attention and popsicles...who could ask for more?

Hank's School Pictures

Video celebrating Hank's Birthday at school!

 Blow out the candle Hank!

 Enjoying the cupcakes

 Mimi even had a seat with "the girls" for cupcake time!

 Hank got to choose 2 gifts from the school's birthday present box!

 Aunt Liz was the mystery reader at my school!

Mimi again enjoyed time with "the girls" during Aunt Liz's reading

Hank's Preschool class photo 2012!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY HANK!

THIS LITTLE GUY.....

GOT A LITTLE BIGGER...

AND TODAY HE IS 4! HAPPY BIRTHDAY HANK!