It has been quite a while since I have done anything with my blog, sorry mom. This semester at school added to the kids getting out of school for the summer made for quite a busy month and a half.
I am happy to say we all survived it and came out on the flip side ready for a fun filled summer. Not sure what kind of fun we are actually going to have but we will figure it out. I am thrilled to report that the kids grades were great with Lys and I both getting all A's.
Alyssa, Jonny, and Mikey have decided to play soccer in the fall so they are signed up and ready to go with that. Patrick is driving now, he has his permit and is one drive away from passing his drivers training course. Zackery had an exceptional year at school to which I give all the credit to his wonderful aid Kim. She is awesome! Charlie is ever my wild child and keeps us on our toes. He is very sad he cannot attend summer school with the other three so we keep him busy here at home. Dan is working on telemarketing with a new client and is enjoying it and I am gearing up for classes over the summer.
I will be backtracking and adding in pictures from the last couple of months so for those of you who follow my blog, sorry for all of the extra emails. Enjoy the updates, who knows when a new one will arrive. *smile*
Zackery and Alyssa both got their new glasses today.
They look great!
What a happy day when Melissa and David came to town with their beautiful daughter Elena. She is beautiful and why not with such adorable parents! After we went home, Mikey and Charlie both asked if we could have a new baby. Sorry boys, that is not going to happen, no more siblings.
After initially not wanting to go to the Jr. Prom, Patrick changed his mind and decided to attend. He had a great time with his friends and they all looked great. It sure is hard to get him to dress up at all but he looked great and so did his friends!
...and today was Dan's. Happy Birthday honey!
The Brownies went bowling and had a great time. This was her first time bowling and Alyssa won one of the games.
This year my parents decided to fly me out to Utah for a visit. It was my first vacation alone is many years and the first time I have had a chance to visit my parents since they have moved to Utah.
Dad took us on many drives around the area and it was beautiful! There is so much to see where they live and the scenery changes dramatically from mile to mile. I absolutely loved it and cannot wait to go back this summer with the kids.
We had the family over for Alyssa's birthday this year including Grandma & Grandpa, Dave, Cleo & the kids, and Van & Carolyn. Alyssa's favorite gift was the latch hook kit that Granny sent.
Every year the Girl Scouts many areas promote a Thinking Day for their troops. This year Alyssa was involved with the Brownies. Her troop picked Spain to study and learned many facts about Spain as they researched it online. They made a beautiful poster board that told facts about Spain, learned how to do a Flaminco Dance, and tried a chicken and rice dish.
Here is Alyssa dressed up and ready for the afternoon.
And the rest of the girls.
All of the girls dancing their version of the Flaminco Dance.
Michael had surgery to fix his eyes. His eyes were not working together the way they are supposed to, a condition called Strabismus. The eye muscle surgery aligned his eyes so that they will work properly together.
The day of the surgery his eyes looked like this, all red. The doctor said that the redness will fade away in about a month.
A week and a half later, his eyes are beginning to clear and he is seeing double less often. He also says that things are not blurry anymore either.
This year our PTA made scarves for our wonderful teachers. There was plenty of leftover yarn and I put it to good use making a couple of afghans that the PTA will be able to use to help raise money for our school.
The finished result are a pair of almost matching afghans. The only difference in the two is the beginning and ending colors are different. These afghans are 4'x5', perfect to snuggle under while watching a football game.
Jonny celebrated his birthday this year with the family and Grandpa who came over for dinner. He requested pizza for dinner and chocolate cake with chocolate icing as his cake. He got a couple of games for his DS and was quite happy about it.
