Cheer!

Tonight was the last night of cheer camp for our girl! This year she once again attended the HCS cheer camp - a whole week of evenings devoted to cheering. This year she learned how to back some amazing stunts. We all went to see the show tonight where the girls showed off the skills, chants, cheers, and dances they worked on all week. She had a blast and learned a lot. Good job, sweetie!

Swim Meet!

Today was our boy's first swim meet of the season. Landisville vs Overlook. It was a beautiful night - not too hot or cold, and he had a great time swimming. He swam in four events - free, back, butterfly, and a relay. This was his first time swimming butterfly in a meet - and he did it cleanly without a DQ! Good job, buddy!

Happy Father's Day!

Today we spent the day in West Chester as our daughter participated in the Rec Select tournament. Her team played 4 50 minute 11v11 games against some amazing teams. They won two games and lost two games and finished in third place! Pretty amazing for a group of girls who never played 11v11 before and only had 3 practices together.

After the tournament we stopped at Victory Brewing Company in Downingtown to treat DAD to a father's day dinner and brew. A great end to a fun weekend!

Baron Cup

The boy and his friends participated in the Baron Cup 3v3 tournament again this year. They played 4 outstanding games and took second place! Well done, Strikers, we are proud of you!

Soccer

Soccer is a sport of choice in our house. Both kids play, and dad has coached them as well. Right now the UEFA 2012 tournament is going on. Our son has been actively following his favorite teams on these hot summer afternoons. While watching, both children have been working on ball mastery in the living room!

Climbing on up

Today we had a great time at CNH Family day. The company always puts on a fantastic event full of food, fun, and games. Carnival rides and games, five different bouncy inflatables, big equipment, pedal go carts, and the rock wall were of high interest for the kids. There was more food choices than any one person could ever eat, great music, a plant tour, and tons of other activities on the grounds. Good times!

Jumping into summer

My summer vacation began today, as Thursday was the last day of school for my district. We started our summer vacation together the way we do every year...2 hours of swim practice in the morning followed by lunch and a few hours at the pool to play around.
The kids had fun rubbing it in that their vacation had started two days earlier, as their school got out on Tuesday. :-)

Adelyn

A baby is love.
And we love you, Adelyn! Welcome to the family.

More Fun at Nonna and Papa's!

Fun at Nonna and Papa's

It is great when family is in town to visit! The cousins were able to spend some time together. Here are some photos taken tonight after dinner...

I love these kids!

Beautiful Line

I love the spring when the cherry trees bloom on our street. You see this gorgeous line down the road, and it just makes you smile.
Too bad their time with us is so short, it really is beautiful.

The Birthday Bike

The girl has gotten so tall that she needed a bigger bike. We surprised her with a Friday night trip to Martin's Bike Shop, and they sized her up just right. She chose this beauty of a bike, and she couldn't be happier!

They've exploded!

It is amazing what two days will do!

First blossoms of the season

When we arrived home after school today, they were here! The first cherry blossoms have emerged on our tree out front. It won't be long now until the whole tree is covered!

Spring is on the way...

I am always intrigued by the lines the tree branches make. Those lines are changing! The tree out front has buds on it!

Card Shark

This little card shark beat me in an epic 20 minute UNO hand. Many skips, draw 4s, reverses, and peals of laughter took place.

Sunday in the Sun

Today brought a beautiful spring-like day with lots of sunshine. The boy had flag football practice. Our daughter took the time to read her kindle in the sun. What a beautiful day!

Blue Lightning

Our son has been having fun this winter playing in the indoor league. Today he scored two goals! Although I didn't get shots of the actual goals, here are two of him playing today.

Red Dragons

Julia enjoyed getting back into the swing of soccer after cheering in the fall. Winter soccer is a great way to get back in the game.
Today was the last game of the indoor winter session, and the girls were all smiles.

Philadelphia

Our daughter wrote a paper about the liberty bell...so we had to go see it!