Goodbye to Preschool!

Isabella graduated from Bright Start preschool on June 4th. She is now officially a Kindergartener!

Here she is walking across the stage and getting her diploma from Miss Kathy. She also got the Class Scholar award because her teacher said that whatever they were learning in school, Isabella already knew it. That's my girl!

Here is a great picture of Michael and Vince at Fellows Road park.

And here is a great picture of all the kids. They all look so sweet and innocent, but they all have a naughty side and we have nicknames for them all except Christina. I am sure we will come up with one for her as she gets older. Andrew is Mr. Negative because he never has confidence in himself and always says things like, "I'll never score a goal", or "I'm going to get all my spelling words wrong on my test, I don't know how to spell any of them", then he goes and gets them all right. Bella's nickname is Dr. Jeckyl and Mr. Hyde because she can turn from sweet and innocent to a screaming devil in two seconds. Her teachers would rave about how wonderful she was at school and I would laugh, thinking if only they saw her at home they would be shocked. And little Michael has acquired the nickname Tazmanian Devil because when he wants something that he can't have, he runs away really fast and spins around and throws himself on the floor and screams and grabs his toys and throws things like a tornado. Oh my, they do test my patience.

I took this picture of myself and Christina. Look at those sweet cheeks! She is so scrumptious, I just want to eat her up!

Andrew's last soccer game is tomorrow. I am so proud of him. He has done really well, even though his team only won one game. But he has had lots of fun and has become a lot better of a soccer player. Bella starts YMCA soccer next week, so it will be interesting to see how she does. And Andrew only has 2 more days of school and he will officially be a 2nd grader!

Another crazy weekend!

As this weekend comes to a close, I still am catching up and posting about last weekend. Last weekend was action packed and fun filled! Here we are at the Memorial Day Parade! We all enjoyed it, but it was too hot and we were all exhausted from the heat after it was over. Christina slept through the whole thing, which was great because I got to sit and enjoy the parade. Michael loved watching all the cars and trucks go by and seeing the marching bands.

This is a great picture of Poppy with all the grandkids. I told him that it was because of him that they are all here. None of them would be possible without his marriage to Jean and all of his kids being born. That is quite an accomplishment!!!

And we can't forget Bella's 5th birthday party. Fun was had by all. She got lots of great gifts. Her favorites were the Zhu Zhu pets and Barbie mermaid movie. She got alot of money for her birthday too. I took her out today and she bought a Nintendo DS with her money and two games for it too. She is very excited that she has a DS like big brother Andrew.

Vince and I also got to attend Greg and Kim's wedding, thanks to the kindness of Michele for babysitting. We took Christina to the wedding with us, and she was an angel. It was great to get out and get all dressed up. It was nice to have the whole family together to celebrate on this happy occasion.

This weekend went by way too quickly too. It seems like there is never enough time to stop and enjoy my beautiful family. I really have to try and slow down and enjoy the kids while they are little. I know I will turn around and they will be all grown up too quickly.