Gosh I Miss This Guy

For six days I had the sounds of a little boy filling this house, and I sure do miss that little guy.   This is my nephew Tanek, adopted from Russia.   He and Boo are just a few months apart in age, but oh my how different boys and girls are!  He is so silly and goofy and  Full. Of. Energy!  He wakes up with a smile on his face and it doesn't go away until he has gone to bed.... which is very...very.. late!  :)


He left behind one of his Legos - this boy eats, sleeps and breathes Legos.   So this Lego man sits on my computer and is a little daily reminder of my little dude.


We sure do miss you Tanek man! I can still hear you humming your Star Wars theme song echoing through the walls of the house.   Come back and see us soon!

Boo's Birthday

On 11/11/11 we celebrated Boo's birthday at school. 


Daddy spent some time with her on the playground...










I think Daddy may have enjoyed the playground a little too much!






and then at 11:11 am we all sang Happy Birthday!




This is one of Boo's best kindergarten buddies - they totally get each other's humor because they both have much older teenage sisters, who also happen to be great friends.  Those two crack each other up!




Choosing a birthday treat from the birthday box.


Boo recited her birthday poem for her teachers, "Now We Are Six" by A.A. Milne.


We all shared a few tears as we reminisced on how that exact day six years ago, while Boo was being born at the hospital, her big sister Banana was in Mrs. Thompson's kindergarten class waiting to hear the news of her arrival!  Mrs. Thompson is a very special lady to us.






Then when the big sisters came home from school Boo was able to open her birthday gifts.   Her new American Girl doll was a big hit!








Thank you hugs for big sister who has become quite adept at avoiding the camera.




And sister Banana gave her the Wii game she has been waiting and waiting and waiting for ....  her face in the picture below absolutely cracks me up!



Then we had a small family celebration with our close friends - no big party this year!  Nana, Aunt Stephanie and cousin Tanek arrived from Florida to help celebrate too.  Lots of pictures of them coming up soon!









Happy Birthday Boo!

Kindergarten at the Zoo

My gracious we have had a busy few weeks ~ I have some catching up to do here!  My Boo's very first field trip was a few weeks ago to a local rescue zoo called The Plumpton Park Zoo.  It was a great place for young kids because they were able to see plenty of animals up close without too much walking involved.  Going to the Baltimore Zoo always makes the kiddos too tired and whiny and they don't get to see nearly as many animals, so this was great.  We had perfect weather for the day as well. 



How cute are those baby pigs??

Now We Are Six

It's birthday week around here!! On 11-11-11 our little baby girl turns SIX!! I think at 11:11 on 11-11-11 we will have to celebrate big!

Happy Birthday to our sweet little Poopsie-Loo - We love you to the moon and back.....

Snow Puppies