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Thursday, August 28, 2008

Is it "Back to School" Already?!

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Kristine said...: Your photo is perfect for this title! LOL! Love it!; August 28, 2008 at 10:20 PM

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My sister's big kids take turns helping me with Rus during gymnastics.

He loves the game room!

Stella Loves Gymnastics

This has become a special part of our week. We LOVE Miss K., the instructor. And it's extra fun that the kids go with their cousin, Mo.

Leo at Gymnastics

Somehow Rus got hold of Stella's Little House on the Prairie Cap

This is extra funny because he is 100 percent BOY!

Learning about the Root Systems of our plants...

Tracking the Progress of our Plants in their Science Journals

This journal page was created by Sis

Busy Studying Monocots and Dicots...

These plant experiments have been extra fun since it is snowy outside.

Here's our pole planter

Our Seed Planter

I have never learned so much about plants before! 3 cheers for TOPS Science Kits!

Check out our baby's nursery...

Do you think we'll have it done in 5 weeks?!

The Construction Continues...

As Rus would say..."This mess is PEEdiculous!!!"

I just can't take him seriously in this hat!!

Rus Models His New Hat from Leo

Leo Finishes His Hat for Rus

This was made with Stella's Nifty Knitter

My Grown Up 8 Year Old!

Snuggles with Rus

7 weeks to go!

I had to swallow my pride when I decided to post some pregnancy pics... I keep reminding myself that I'll be glad to have them for the baby book.

"Monument of Motherhood"

Krista cracked us up with this descriptive title for me and my massive figure. Just for the record...I went to the doctor today and am measuring right according to schedule... :)

The floor is coming along...

Stephen's been working hard on the floor today. We can imagine how beautiful it will be when it is down. No more splinters!!!

In My Final Trimester...

This baby is so active. The kids are getting to know him/her already as they feel his kicks and squirms. I asked Baby Boy if he was excited to play trucks with this new sibling. He answered, "Ummm...that's good idea!"

Sis and Buddy Sledding

This picture was taken at the Graham home. They were sledding with their cousins and jumping off the shed roof into mountains of snow.

Rus's New Outfit

"Auntie Kathy" sent us 2 boxes of gorgeous hand-me-downs and surprises this week. Rus is modeling his new outfit (the hat was his special touch...;)

Hanging out by the hot tub

This was taken at the Holiday Inn where we spent the morning swimming with Grandma. Hard to believe it was only 3 degrees outside!

Flexing Those Muscles...

Rus Hammers Away

Our Nursery

We have some work to do before April!

The carpets are gone in the halls and bedrooms!

A Job Well Done

Our first Christmas Tree in our New Home

This hat came straight from London!

All the Cousins

Whew! What an effort to get all these kids to sit still and smile at the same time. We were determined not to leave the beach without a photo for Grandma and Grandpa P.

"Mommy! My feet are green!"

Rus plunged into the water with his sandals on. His face was priceless when he discovered that his feet had been entangled by seaweed.

Chillin' on a Mountain of Seaweed

Fun at the Park with Grandma, Grandpa, and Uncle Ron

Stella and Grandpa

Building Those Muscles...

Swinging Along...

Rus Sliding

Wish I could have caught the breathless look on his face when he finally worked up the courage to take a slide...

Stella, August 2007

My 7 year old :)

Leo, August 2007

My 5 year old :)

Rus, August 2007-My 1 year old

Any time he is sad or frustrated, he goes to this lego table for a sit.

Rus and Mater

Leo with Wingo

Stella with her back-to-school gift

Leo Learning His Geography

Studying Hard...

Stella after Locks of Love

Locks of Love, A Special Day at the Salon

Stella decided to cut her beautiful hair and donate it to locks of love. It delighted her to think that some other little girl would be able to enjoy her hair. When the ordeal was over, she said that she couldn't wait for it to grow back so she could do it all over again!

Move to Our First House, Christmas Week, 2006

This is what our condo looked like on Christmas morning. No room for a Christmas tree.

Home Sweet Home

Leo on the Scooter

The kids had a blast in the monstrous puddle at the bottom of our driveway. There was snow all around, yet the temperature was above 60 degrees. We caught a bad case of spring fever!

Some Wet Fun in the Driveway of our New Home

A Heat Wave in Early Spring. No one thought to mention that this property is WATER FRONT!

Mommy's Girl, Thanksgiving 2006

I just love this picture!

Our Family Christmastime Photo, 2005

Our 3 Kiddies

Leo and Stella with their Live Baby Doll: Rus

Stephen and Megan, 2005

Evening at VBS

Snuggles with Stella

Mommy and Leo

Mama's Baby

Our Little Rus

Filia aka...

Bo Peep :)

Tert aka...

Little Boy Blue

Rus aka...

The Muffin Man

Sisterzzzzzz

Awwwww!!!

Filia in the Highchair Courtesty of Dad

Whoa.

Leo, Filia, Rus

Having Fun on a Wintery Day! :)

Brothers

<3 <3 <3

Styling...

in Tissy's Hat =)

Wow!

Little Filia has decided that it is time she pottytrained herself. We all can't resist her precious little smile and sweet dimples! :)

I Love PlayTime!!!

Filia styles in this cute onesie from Cousin Lyd (http://www.lydscrochetcrafts.com) and pants made by Sis! :)

:) :) :)

Our Artistic Father...

Dad did an amazing job on our faces!! We were so pleased to be able to have our faces painted with the face painting set that we received for a back to school present! :D Thanks so much DAD!

Tert....

THE CLOWN!!!! (Of course! :D)

Rus...

THE TIGER!!!!

Leo...

The TIGER!!!

Stella

PUPPY!!!

Mater, Filia and Stella

Dressing up together...

Crazy Tert...

Yes Mother Dear?

Frosty...

Tert goes around the house singing: "Frosty the SNOWMAN!! Was a happy, JELLY SNOW!!! With a SMOKER!!! (Corncob Pipe) :D

Turkeys!!

Mater bought Turkeys when they were cheap and froze them for us to use in a bunch of different ways! She puts them into meals and we sometimes don't even know that she is sneaking the turkey in!! :D We love them!

~Snuggling~

Filia and Leo <3

Oh Christmas Tree! Oh Christmas TREE!!!

How lovely are....

Oh My!!!

GOODNESS!!!

Tert as Himself

Our little Tert keeps us all laughing and busy...

Our Birthday Girl

Big Sis turns 8 and celebrates with a sleepover at Aunt Krista's

The Birthday Cousins!

Baby Boy trying out Sis' New Body Pillow from Aunt Gretchen

He said, "Oh! This is nice bed for me!"

Sis w/ Her New Princess Doll

Decorating Cupcakes

Decorating Cupcakes w/ the Cousins

Kids with Baby Boy's Build a Bear

Sis' enthusiasm spurs me on. She singlehandedly gathered and organized most of our lab supplies

Success with the Science Scale!

I'm always a little humbled when I see how quickly Stephen pulls off these confusing projects with the kids. And there weren't any tears shed in the process...

Baby Boy is always coming up with funny costumes and accessory combos to make us laugh...

Buddy and Daddy worked on this cool truck when he returned home from California...

Sledding Fun

This was taken at a friend's birthday party. This mother invited 40 children to her home to decorated cupcakes after we went sledding!!

So Excited About the Sea Creatures

Working Up a Sweat...

This display demonstrated how much energy is required to bring an elevator up to the second floor. The kids would have to pedal to exhaustion to "create" that much energy. I think I'll take the stairs next time!

Learning how turbulence is created in water...

One of Our Favorites...The Bubble Station!

The kids made all different shapes and sizes of bubbles. They learned how to make a "window" in the bubbles through which they could stick their hands without popping it.

Who You Calling a Moose?

Whee!

Sis Checking out Some Red Ants Under a Microscope

This is the Skin from an Anaconda

Busy Bees

We strained to find the Queen Bee...

A Sparkling, Snowy Day!

We have gotten over 43 inches during December

He has become a professional gift-opener.

He's figuring out his new cell phone here...

Sis with her Princess Dolls

Now she has Sleeping Beauty, Ariel, Jasmine, and Belle. Maybe she'll get Cinderella next year?

Buddy Takes Aim...

This is the coolest toy! The gun makes amazing sounds and blasts the bottles using infrared technology. Only our resident electrical engineer understands how this works.

Sis in her new hat and gloves

Megan's Anallee Doll Collection

My dad has brought me on an annual trip to the Anallee Doll Factory (aka the North Pole) for 19 consecutive years! Sis has joined us since the year I was pregnant with her. Here is my collection...

Tiny Tots with their eyes all aglow

Buddy created this candy wreath.

Here's the tree the kids decorated

They said it was much more fancy than mine...

Mommy's Sugar Cookie Tree

I got to decorate my own, and it reminded me of how much I enjoy cake decorating. Maybe I'll have time for that again someday.

Adding Some Creative Touches to the Cookie Trees

Baby Boy Joins the Fun

He was delighted with the frosting and licked each cookie clean when he was finished...

Sis is proud of the cookies she cut out...

Christmas Baking Day

We made a sugar cookie tree with cookie cutters from Great Grandma Z.

Boys will be boys...

Okay, I know this won't be so cute in a year or two...

Baby Boy Turns 2!

His favorite gifts were a tricycle, a new Curious George and a cool Hummer

Sis and Buddy

They were court jesters in our homeschool play.

Family Picture, 2007

Stephen, Megan, Sis, Buddy, Baby Boy and New Baby (due in April)

Chillin' by the Kiln

Buddy in the Cooper's Shop

Learning to make a barrel

Hoop Rollin' in the Mud

Sis Posing Pretty

As Wet as the Ducks!

Picture from our family trip to Sturbridge Village

Fluffy Little Lamb

When the goats got pushy, he found solace in the company of this gentle creature.

Another Cute One...

so much fun to feed them

Riding Through the Corn Mazes at Charmingfare

Loving Those Baby Goats

Baby Boy and Daddy Meet the Llama

Sweet Pumpkins

Field Trip to Apple Orchard

Nothing Better Than a Tractor Ride

Buddy

Sis Playing Soccer

The Big Moment...

Buddy Opening His Big Present from Mommy and Daddy

A Cool Skateboard with a Green Lizard on the Bottom!

Loving His Birthday Helicopter from Grandma Z.

My mom saw the boys playing with these helicopters at a friend's house, so she bartered for them! She framed some pictures in exchange for 2 helicopters for her grandsons...

Baby Boy Enjoys His Present

Grandma Z. knows baby boy too well. She got a matching helicopter for him!

Ahhh...Now, that's refreshing!

Come On, Waves!!!

Maptangle

We bought a couple of cool school games. This Maptangle game is similar to Twister and helps the kids to learn their geography as they get rid of extra energy.

Pretty Princesses

They like to play that they are Belle and Cinderella

Some Handsome Dudes

Making Faces with Uncle Adam

Our Aunt and Uncle shared the wood we got the sand job!!!!! WE WERE EXCITED!!!!!!!

We were EXCITED when we learned we could finally have a sand box!!!!! We had played in one at the park but still that is not the same!!!!!!

Our new swingset from Grandma!!!!!

I Sis And Buddy were VERY excited!!!!! We had liked to go play on our friends when we played with them!!!!!! Now we have one of our own!!!!! Hip Hip Horray!!!!!!!!

Enjoying our Garden

What fun it has been to harvest produce and herbs from our first garden! It has completely taken off. We learned some valuable lessons about spacing this year (boy, those squash plants get big!), but on the whole, it has been a real success.

Special Sewing Project with Great Grandma

Last Sunday the kids sewed elephant bookmarks with Great Grandma

Great Grandma

Here is a sweet picture taken with my grandma and all the Z. grandkids at Beech Hill farm

BAD Bug Bite

Our little guy had an allergic reaction to a bite on his forehead. His forehead down to his nose swelled up in a startling way. You had to see it to believe it. When I brought him to the family gathering, half the room burst out laughing and the other half winced.

Puppy Dog Eyes

We gave him an ice cream cone, and (after gobbling its contents), he carried the thing in his mouth like a dog while he played. A big odd, but completely adorable.

Silly Face

Enjoying His Ice Cream at Beech Hill Farm

Family Picture in Magic Kingdom

Could someone please move that crane?

Panoramic Dinner

It was great to see Stephen so relaxed. He got a much needed respite from a challenging Engineering job, a long commute and Electromagnetic Homework...

Pluto, Sis and Buddy

Splashing in the Streets at Epcot

It was a HOT, HUMID day when we toured Epcot. The kids eyed this fountain with longing and were delighted when we let them jump in with their clothes. Before we knew it, they were surrounded by a flock of sweaty children who wanted to join in the fun.

Meeting Cinderella

It was a thrill to meet each of the Princesses. Sis said that she is most like Belle, since they both adore books. Buddy took a shine to Jasmine. We tried to put the best construction on this infatuation. :)

Trying on the Viking Gear at Epcot

Touring Epcot was one of the highlights of this trip. Who wouldn't want to tour several countries in an hour's time? The kids enjoyed dining with the Disney Princesses in a Norwegian Castle. I bought souvenires for Christmas gifts.

Our Favorite Snack!

Gorgeous Parade at Magic Kingdom

Meeting Pinnochio at the Magic Kingdom

Animal Kingdom

This was certainly one of the highlights of our trip. The safari ride was unbelievable. Our favorite meal was at the Rainforest Cafe.

Posing by the Fountain at our Resort

Our First Vacation to Disney World, October 2006

Port Orleans, French Quarter

Buddy and Sis at the Apple Orchard

There's nothing quite like sinking your teeth into a crisp, fall apple

Buddy's First Day Picking Apples

I'm not sure if he was more excited about the apples or the cool tractors?!

Fall Fun at the Apple Orchard, 2006

The kids enjoyed a wagon ride and picked their own apples. Mommy enjoyed the cider demonstration and the fresh samples...

Odiorne Point

Searching for Sea Creatures

Grinding Wheat At Remick Museum

This was a fun field trip for the kids. They had the opportunity to gather corn, grind their own grain and bake bread in an open fireplace. They loved the farm animals and were intrigued by the one-eyed cow

Field Trip to Heritage NH

We made it to one of the final tours of Heritage NH - an incredible museum where the children took a step into the past and had a hands-on tour of our state's beginnings up through present-day inventions

Court Jester

He came in costume to the Medieval Feast

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