Mata Bear

Amata is getting ready to be a flower girl in Steve and Jill's wedding. Her dress came in the mail today. She had it on for one minute and managed to get it dirty. Thank you Tide pens.

Big grad!

Dom graduated from Triangle yesterday. He will go to Fum Fives Young 5s at the First United Methodist Church next year. This kid is so cool. He had a great time at graduation and went to spend a couple nights being spoiled rotten in Grand Haven.
In this picture Dom is with his wonderful teacher, Mariann. We adore her!

Some highlights I want to remember

These kids crack me up.
Felix keeps dashing up the stairs. If I follow he laughs. If I do not follow he cries at the top. He does not know how to come down yet.

Amata: "Can I get a little help here?" She often climbs to a height or squeezes into a contraption that requires some assistance. So polite in her request!
"Hey there little buddy!" Her joyous greeting for Felix. "I am on it!" When I ask for help...even if there is no way she is the person for the job...like when Dom needs help on the monkey bars.

Dominick: "That book is too funny for me!" After laughing at a book from the library. "I love you forever." How he melts my heart.

cuter every day!

Felix is getting big....and fast. He dashes up the stairs anytime I turn my back. He is also very flirtatious, saying hey and giving big hugs and sloppy kisses to his friends and family. He is into everything and the reason I must keep these posts short...

Florida Fun

We went to Florida last month for a wonderful visit with Mimi and Boppa in their Sarasota condo. It was a blast. Dom loved the pool and demanded a visit each day. Fully clad in swimmies, a floating vest, a noodle, spf and full swim attire, we took the brood down to the lovely pool. We also visited a couple beaches with flour-like sand and found some great parks. We even saw an alligator at a little shopping village.We hope to make an annual voyage.