First Day of Kindergarten

It's every mother's dream (or at least mine). The day that their little one ventures off for a FULL DAY of school!


We waited out front for what felt like ages, hoping to glimpse a streak of golden yellow that would be Logan's bus. It turns out that at least 10 buses go by our house in the morning. :)


My dad showed up to see Logan off and we all waited a little more.


Finally, the bus arrived (only 10 minutes late) and our little guy was off.


We followed in the car and met him at his class where he was already settled in. I swear I didn't cry once (and neither did he!).



Delilah seemed to handle his absence well, although she did repeatedly ask where he was. She occupied her self on the swings at the school playground and then spent a little while relaxing in the backyard at home.


Overall I have to say it was a perfect first day.

Happy Birthday Delilah!!!

Gosh, these kids get old fast. And I mean that in a good way.

The month of birthday festivities is nearing an end (thank goodness). Delilah is officially TWO! We had a lovely relaxing day. J.J. packed us a picnic lunch that we enjoyed in Highland Park and I made D a favorite for dinner, "pizzi".

Did I forget to mention....

In true annoying little sister style, Delilah ate a big chunk out of Logan's birthday cake while it was cooling after baking. It was kinda sweet, the way she actually used a tiny little spoon to gouge out the center. I craftily (is that a word?) packed the gaping hole using bits of cake that were carved away to form the shark's body. After it was frosted there was no way to know. I didn't even remember until I saw the photos I took. Oops!

At the breakfast table

"I'm gonna sit on your chair with my naked butt!"

"That's okay. I trust you."

"Do you want me to fart on your chair?"

"No thanks."

"I will, I'll fart on your chair..."

"No, that's okay."

"...I'm gassy!"

Shark Party

Logan's party was a success!

I finished the cake and piñata in time (just barely!) and they both met Logan's expectations, which is all that really mattered to me. Although without J.J.'s carefully crafted shark eyes, the piñata would have just looked like a big fat whale.

We had a perfect amount of guests that included school friends, neighborhood friends and family friends from babydom. I hope everyone was as happy to be there as we were having them there.

A big thanks to Mike for capturing everything on film, er, memory card. I was so wiped out by the time the party actually started that I couldn't get it together to pick up my camera.

Here are some of the highlights, click on the images for a larger view:


Emma, Logan and Ezekiel. Yay, more Transformers!


Getting blindfolded for the piñata bashing. It was so well constructed that each kid got to take a turn.


Ezekiel takes a swing.


Sammy's turn.


Logan smacks the heck out of it in the end.


Gutting the candy from the beast's belly, finally!


My masterpiece! The teeth and fins were made from white chocolate.


View from the front. Eat it before it eats you!


Happy Birthday Logan!!!

Ring...ring..."Hello?"

"Hey Logan, it's for you!"

"Who is it?"

"Someone calling to wish you a Happy Birthday."

"Papa?"

"No."

"Give me a hint."

"She's a little crazy."

"Sammy?"

"No. It's a grownup."

"Kerri?"

Thank you Crazy Aunt Kerri for the birthday wishes and rad gummy sharks!

Happy Birthday Logan!!!

I can hardly believe he's already 5! What the heck?!? The frenzy of
the kids' birthdays officially begins, NOW!

Big thanks to Aunt Kerri for sending the shark gummies. I KNEW they had to exist somewhere and I guess that somewhere is Maryland.

LZJ's new haircut

Before...

... and after!

Birthdays!

It's birthday season around here. With the kids having been born on days just 2 weeks apart it feels a little frantic from an organizer's point of view. Luckily we started planning and shopping early so things are pretty much under control. And I'm trying not to go TOO crazy.

Logan has chosen a shark theme for his party and I am going to attempt to make the raddest cake. I almost went off the deep end (haha!) when I realized you can't get candy corn after Halloween. They would have made the best teeth! Then I found a link on how to make a food-grade silicone mold from some craft putty and I actually considered making molds from Logan's real shark tooth. J.J. was there to reel me back in (ha! I'm too funny!) and I think I have found a more simple solution. We shall see....

Here is an example of the cake that another fabulous baker made.

Worst... blogger... EVER!

That's me. I haven't posted in months! How shameful. I think I'll get
my butt in gear. Honest.

:)

Pre-K Last Day!

Logan had his last day of Pre-K this afternoon. The poor guy has been fighting off some bug for the past week but I dragged him out of the house anyway. Couldn't miss the last day! We had a lovely pot-luck lunch with many of the parents and siblings in attendance. It was a wonderful end to a very fulfilling year. I hope Logan got as much out of it as I did!

A big thanks to all the teachers and staff at the RPPP and #23 school. If anyone is looking for Pre-K in the city I highly recommend the RPPP free program.

This will be Logan's first official summer vacation. Then off to FULL DAY Kindergarten in the fall. Sadly I think he will miss going to school. How old were you when you truly appreciated vacation from school?

Aria...

... called today and she will be coming to visit this summer! This
will be her first trip home since the inception of the dirty ½ dozen.

Foo on you!

We just bought tickets to see the Foo Fighters at the Blue Cross
Arena. Bianca and her boyfriend James are going to fly out for the
show as well. This will be the first time he gets to meet this side
of her family, we wish him luck.

*UPDATE*
We did not get to see this show, for a myriad of reasons, but instead sold our tickets at a very reasonable price.

COMING SOON

J.J. has entered the Great Valley Firemans Regatta. I can't wait to post photos and stories upon his return!