Halloween Fun!!

This Halloween was so funny. I decided to buy both of the kids a costume this year. Alex said he wanted to be a black knight and Hannah a leopard. So after $100 spent for these costumes you will notice Alex is not a black knight. We had a bunch of parties this month so he wore his black knight outfit to the first one, batman pjs to the next, scary skeleton to the next and finally on Halloween night he said he wanted to be a football player. Note to myself don't buy him a costume next year. Haha. Hannah loved her leopard outfit and wore it out. You will notice Teca was a princess. Hannah dressed her in her build a bear clothes. She had a blast for her first Halloween.

Fun At The Fair!!

This is the third year the kids have rode the elephant at the fair. They always have so much fun. Mommy did not ride with them this year because they are getting so big. We had a blast as usual. We eat gyros, frisk fries, and ice cream. Yum Yum. The kids really enjoyed the rides this year. Alex loves rollercoasters. Hannah and Mommy rode a water ride three times. It was awesome. A little scary but fun. We can't wait to go again next year. Until then....

The First Day Of School!!

Look at my little ones on the first day of school. Hannah was starting Kindergarten and Alex Child Development. They were so excited that they would be at the same school. I am very excited too because it make my life easier. They look so cute in their uniforms. Notice the lunchboxes that they picked out. Alex- Spiderman and Hannah- Hannah Mantana. No surprises there. My little ones are growing up so fast. I will keep you posted at how they do....

A Tribute To My Dad!!

Well it has been a while since I have written a blog. It has been a rough summer. In June I received a phone call that my dad was having emergency bowel surgery. He ended up having one complication after another and unfortunately his battle ended on August 9th. He gave a good fight but his body is finally at peace. I will miss being able to call and talk to him about the kids. He always loved talking to Hannah. Hannah asked me recently to call Granddad. I told her he had gone to heaven. She asked if she could take an airplane to see him. It was so innocent and cute. I really grew closer to my dad over the past few years. I think he really loved being a part of the grandkids lives. I will truly miss him. I hope he is watching over all of us and enjoying all of the good parts of our lives and helping us through the rough patches. I love you Dad!!

My Tubing Boys!!

We have really enjoyed the boat this year. Alex has had a blast tubing. Here is a picture of him and Daddy after tubing. He really likes to tube with Mommy better because he does not like getting too wet. Mommy always wants to go slow so no one will get hurt. He loves it. His favorite thing to do at the lake is fish. He has not caught a fish to date however he loves trying. Picking up worms and crickets is a lot of fun. Until next time....

My Little Munchkin!!!

This year in Hannah's dance recital she was a munchkin. This was part of the Wizard of Oz. It was an excellent performance. It combined dancing with acting. She really did great. Mimi and Papa Dude came to watch. The flowers she is holding came from her mommy and daddy. Wow how quickly they grow. Until next time...

The Surfer Boy!!!

Our little surfer boy. Alex loved surfing this year at the beach. The only thing is he liked to surf on the sand and not the water. He really is obsessed with surf boards. We had to get him a surfing towel from Pottery Barn for the trip. He has a surf board bathing suit as well. Look at how cute he is. Everyone on the beach was laughing because he surfed for hours. Even falling off the board every now and then. Until next time....

A Day At The Beach!!!

Once again we had a wonderful trip to Litchfield. We had the whole clan attend this year. We went to the staple places again- Debodieu, Wahoos, The Crazy Crab, and Eagles. Hannah went with Mandy for an extra week this year. She was a beach bum. Loving every minute of it. She even held a shark that a fisherman caught. It was bitter sweet when we left this year. The house we always rent was for sale. So we will have to wait and see what happens next year. Until then...

What a Mother's Day!!!

I had a great Mother's Day. The kids woke up and Hannah cooked Mommy breakfast in bed. I slept in at the lake. The kids were up early fishing and getting breakfast ready for Mommy. It was really cute. They made me cards, flower pots, and Hannah did a plate with her handprints on it for me. My favorite thing in the world is something handmade from my kids. I loved it. Until next time...

Fishing Anyone!!!

Mother's Day weekend was a blast. Our family stayed in a cabin on Lake Moultrie for the weekend. It was beautiful. The kids wanted to catch a fish so bad. They tried and tried and we never ended up catching one. We did take the golf cart down to the playground and the beach. The water was cold but that did not stop them from going in. We had a blast. It was nice to spend time with the family with no daily distractions. Until next time....

Soccer Time!!

Ok it has been a while since I posted a blog. So I decided to update 3 tonight. Alex has started his first activity. He is now playing soccer at the Y. He plays with a few of his good friends Harrison, Jackson, Camden, and Ryan. He is really starting to enjoy soccer. Last week he got a hold of the ball and kicked it all the way up the field. He did not quite score but we are getting closer. One of his buddies actually did score last week. He scored a point for the other team. You take what you can get at the age of 3. Until next time...

Tulips Again!!

Every year I go and take pictures of the kids at the most beautiful church with hundreds of tulips. This year was a little easier with the kids. Alex still runs around picking tulips. This year we only picked five. It is a good thing they have hundreds of them. The pollen was real bad this year and you could see it in some of my pictures. Crazy. This is a tradition I would like to continue. I love looking at years past and see how the children have grown. Until next time...

Daddy Daughter Dance!!

Hannah and Buzzy went to their second annual Daddy Daughter Dance. They had a blast. Hannah spoke about it the entire week. She told all of her teachers about the flowers she was going to wear on her wrist. She wanted me to curl her hair and she even posed for several pictures this year. Buzzy said she would not let him off the dance floor. This is what I would have expected since Buzzy always dances with her every night. He always says they are working on their dance routine for the next Daddy Daughter Dance. When Buzzy's legs started getting tired he took his sweetheart to get icecream at Sprinkles. What a way to end the evening.

Alex's 3rd Birthday!!!

Alex and his best friend Harrison had their birthday together this year. Their party was at Bounce Around. They had a blast running and jumping on all of the bouncies. He really loved the basketball game that was there. He shot basketball for half of his party. He picked a Batman cake and Harrison picked a Spiderman cake. I thought it was funny that they both picked a super hero cake. Until next time...

Look At That Snow!!!

I had to put a post in for the big snow storm in Columbia, SC. Yes, we were determined to build a snowman no matter how much snow we had. The kids had a blast. They went sledding down Aunt Stephanie's golf course. Buzzy said he guesses you could call it sledding considering he had to tie a rope on a cookie sheet. Regardless they drank hot chocolate and had a blast. Look really closely next to Hannah on the ground and that is the big snowman that we built. Until next time...

We Are Ready For Santa!!!

Hannah and Alex were so excited for Santa this year. They put on their Santa hats and got everything ready for Santa. They put out cookies and milk and wrote Santa a very sweet note. It was so cute on Christmas day. I heard Hannah saying, Alex wake up wake up lets see if we were good this year. They walked out of Hannah's room and said, "we were we were look at the gifts." Until next time...