Happy 4th of July!!!!

It has been a great day today, this 4th of July......Hot and sunny....and we took advantage of that and took a rafting/tubing trip down the Lehigh River today...since we've had no rain in days and days and days, the water level was very low and it took about 4hours to get down to our end point. We were all missing our friends/family from down under, as they were supposed to be celebrating with us. Since they were not able to come to us, we took them with us....We had our American flag flying high today and right below it was the Australian flag.....we got many questions on why we had the "British" flag flying....and we had to explain that it was not the British flag, but instead our sister country....and on and on...so to my dear friends in the land down under, you were with us today.....and we did cheers to you....and we did say "that's bullshit mate" a few times.....it was not the same, but it was the best we could do. I did take a disposable camera along and took many pictures...hoping they turn out. Will try and post our trip as soon as I get to the store.......Missing you all terribly......Happy Independence Day!!!!

Sending good vibes

Sending good vibes to my soul sista/cheer coach/mum-aka. Leanne and to ALL her cheer chicks...but especially Tahlia.....they have their 1st competition of the year. I hear there are 90 girls going!!! Leanne...make certain you have some headache medicine with you. I am certain that you are all very well prepared. Can't wait to hear the results!!!!!!

End of School Year!!!

The last day of the school year is officially upon us....and at lunch time today, Mike and I will have a 7th grader and a 3rd grader!!! Where has the time gone!?! Yesterday, was the 6th gr. award ceremony and Michael, along with several others, was awarded the Presidential Education Award....it has something to do with keeping a certain GPA for so long. So we are very proud of him!!! It looked so weird to see class of 2016! That is only 6 years from now and he is graduating High School!!! Now that is crazy!! This morning, as Big Mike got off of midnight shift, he brought home all the goodies to make an "Aussie Breakfast" this morning. (along with a few American traditions). Anyways, we had the kids up by 7am, and they were drinking OJ out of wine glasses and eating french toast, bacon, homefries, ham, fried veggies...Yumm...it was really good! Below you will see some photos of yesterday and of this morning....also there are 2 photos of when the kids were little and than a recent one....Funny!...and kudos to Jolene who just recently had 10 inches of her hair cut off to donate to locks of love.....if you look at the cheerleading photo of the "most recent photo" and than of the bus stop, you will see the difference....Good for you Jolene...You look lovely...and at the same time, you are helping a child with a severe illness. Good luck to our 6th graders!!

This last photo is at the end of the day! ....In the fall we will have a 10th grader, 2-7th grader's and a 3rd grader...everyone did fantastic on their final report cards!!! Good job guys.....

6th Grade class trip to NYC!!!!!!!

Yup...my oldest is in NYC today for his 6th grade class trip. (I didn't have a class trip like this when I was a kid!!)....It was an early day so far for Michael and myself. Up at 5am...left the house at 6am....buses pulled out of the school parking lot at 638am. He was very excited and I was very proud of him. For any of you who know, Michael has been getting over some anxiety issues of being w/o Mike or I....so this is a HUGE step for him. They started their day off by going to Ellis Island and Liberty Island...lunch in Battery Park....than at 2pm, they are going to see the Lion King on Broadway!!! Than dinner at HB Burgers....and last stop is at Madame Tussauds wax museum before heading home tonight. No doubt they will have a great day. Will add photos as I get them and update with some stories!

Nick's 1st Holy Communion

This past weekend was a busy one. We had Nick's 1st Holy Communion on Saturday and also opening day of baseball. I was able to get "some" pictures with the help of my cell phone camera and a friend. I did have every intention of using my own camera, but on the way to church I stopped to get batteries...which I did...but they were re-chargeable....and guess what? You need to charge them first! So I got no pictures in church (forgot to use my phone camera in church) but another friend got some and than I used my phone at home...Nick did very well on his special day. And yes, mom got a little teary eyed...just a little...this is my baby after all!!

Very belated photos.....

For my dear friend....here are some photos of our NH vacation!! The puppy is John and Jen's new dog Moose...The "bear" is the neighbor's dog...The photo of Jen is how we had to cook when we lost power for 3days...with headlamps on!

I know I've been a bad blogger when.....

I know I've been a bad blogger when my husband asks when I'm going to update our blog!!! Sorry...I guess I do need to get the snow pictures off the blog, since it is now spring and the grass is turning green and the flowers and trees are beginning to bud and bloom...

Not too much is happening...work and now baseball. Yup, it's that time of the year again, when baseball pretty much monopolizes our life. But it's all good. And the boys have both made the traveling teams this year. Michael has moved up to the traveling midget team and Nicholas has made the traveling biddy team. He is 1 of 3 8yr.olds on the team. It should be a great season for both teams. Will keep you updated on them.

As I type this I hear the buzz of a saw in my kitchen. We are still working on updating our kitchen. It is a long process when you try to do the work yourself and not go totally into debt. Today 1/2 my cabinets are gone along w/my counter top and our neighbor Joe is over to help put stone on the chimney that will stay exposed in the kitchen when we are done. But as anyone knows who renovates an older home, things never seem to go as planned. And not that anything has really gone wrong, but when you start taking things down, you start to see things that you never have seen before and than my lovely husband needs to figure out what to do. When the kitchen is done, we will be having a kitchen party!! woo-hoo! Can't wait to have a dishwasher again!

Hope all who keep up w/my blog are doing well. Enjoy the springtime weather and take care!