RICKY'S SUMMER BREAK HAS BEGUN!!!

I have been saying for the last few weeks how much I couldn't wait for the kids to be out for summer break...Well only 1 is out so far and I have already had a hard time keeping him busy enough. Every morning that we have woke up so far Ricky starts by asking "Is daddy going to be home today, then proceeds to say "What are we going to do today?!" I wasn't planning on going somewhere every single day, but I think I need to re-evaluate my summer schedule.

We have had a swimming playgroup & went to the park a few times. Ricky has been pretty easy to please with going places. He doesn't seem to care where we go, he just wants to get out of the house. Ricky & his bud Brady at the park Ricky can be so sweet!!! Here is a picture that little Ricky snapped of me (Without permission BTW)while we were at the park. LOL

For everyone waiting to see a pregnancy picture here is a blurry version. I am now a little over 5 months along now. I still have morning sickness a couple times a week, but the baby is growing just perfectly. I look like I am about 7 months along, but I have only gained about 6 pounds, who knows how much I will end up gaining because I still have quite awhile to go. So far this baby is really easy going and isn't too busy in the womb. He does have some turbo kickboxing moves when he does get to going. At my last appointment they confirmed that it is defininatly a boy. Now we just need to come up with a name that we both can agree on. I also need to get started on his nursery. Oh so much to do before his arrival!

End of year performance

At the end of this school year we had a small performance. We did 2 songs and a poem for all the parents, grandparents, friends, etc. The kids did a wonderful job singing and dancing. Each child had to make a fishie costume out of posterboard with their parents supervision and assistance. Ricky did a wonderful job working on his fish, he used lots of sparkly glitter paint, and some pieces of tissue paper to make his fish. He worked on 98% of it all on his own!!! I will post some pictures of him painting his masterpiece soon. Ricky & his friend Anna

Ricky is definiatly going to be our little performer! He was singing, dancing, and just being a superstar the whole performance!

Ricky the Charmer!!! Smiling for the camera. Rick had to take the pictures while I did the speaking and directing. It was a really cute little show. I am going to miss those kids next year. It is unbelievable how attached you can become to each individual over the course of a school year. I say it every year...I am happy the school year is over, but boy will I miss those kids. :)

Ricky's Field Trip

As you all know I run a small preschool that Ricky also attends. Recently we went on a field trip to the pet shop! It was actually a pretty neat experience. We went to a shop that has a lot of exotic animals, snakes from different countries, lizards, chinchilas, rabbits, birds, etc. The kids got to pet 90% of the animals and learn a fun little fact about each. Here are some pictures from our visit!

Class Picture

Petting a snake I can't remember what this was called...it was some sort of dragon.

Is this a mouse or a hamster?

A sweet little sugar glider

Field Day 09

What happened to the old fashioned field days I had when I was a kid? We had to do "REAL" Track & Field Events! I remember the 3 legged race, all types of meter runs, disc toss, and many others. When we got in 1st, 2nd, or 3rd place we received a cool ribbon.

Eevie got to enjoy a variety of Carnival Type Games. I didn't get pictures of all of her events, but it was a hoot to watch! Her class won 1st place in the Tug-of-War!!! Sorry for the slideshow with no music, I didn't have any songs that would go good with this particular theme.

Backyard adventures

Little Ricky Hitting golf balls in the backyard...One of his favorite things to do. In my last posting, I had said that I would update my blogs more often...Well I haven't kept my word. Lately it seems like time is flying by. I have been completely exhausted by the end of the day and just haven't had the energy to blog much. We haven't done much recently. Here are some pictures of the kids hanging out in the backyard. My little Ricky is turning into a small version of his father. He does so many things exactly like Rick that it is almost scary!

Every Spring we have a few different bird families come and inhabit our birdhouses, they build their nest, lay their eggs, and soon they are gone. This year the kids checked the birdhouse regularly to see if the birds had laid any eggs. On this particular day after our girlscout meeting, the kids went to see and long and behold there was teeny tiny chirping sounds coming from the birdhouse. I thought these were cute pictures to share of them checking out the baby birds. They were so curious!