Blakely's Preschool Graduation Program

Wow!!! Blakely has loved her preschool experiences, both this year and last. It is crazy to think she is going to be a kindergartner next year!!! She is so bright and has loved her class with Mrs. Wilkinson and all 16 classmates. She is going to miss them. Her part in the program was very impressive. She said, "This year we had fun playing games with shapes. Pizza is for triangle, table is for oval, candy bar is for rectangle, Kite is for diamond, ? is for circle, we also learned, hexagon, trapezoid, and parallelogram."

Creative Movement: Dance performance

Blakely and Abby attend a family friend, Angela's dance class. They have a lot of fun moving in creative patterns and shapes. This was their little recital. Abby wanted to get all decked out in a princess dress, earings... the works. It's

been a fun little endeavor. Bryan takes them often and especially enjoys the "mommy dance" at the end of each class.

Thanksgiving Point: Farm

We thought we were headed swimming, but the pool was closed, so we hit the farm instead. The girls love to go to the farm and ride the pony's, feed the overly eager goats, and get an ice cream bar. Bryan loves to harass the goats and try to trick them.

Soccer Time: and Zoo fun

So, Blakely has really learned a lot since last fall in the Soccer department. She had such a fun time w/ her team, the Blue Sharks. We were so grateful for our cute neighbor, Todd and all his efforts in making this season so fun. On Blakely's last game, her cousins came to watch and after we headed to the Zoo...with what seemed like the rest of the world.

Abby turns 3

Abby wanted a "fruit" party for her birthday. We had family and some neighbors over for a little get together. We'd also done a playgroup a few days prior and re-used the pinata... always a hit! Abby was elated with her new high heels and all of her good supporters... she is loved.

NY NY... Amy's last hoorah

So I begged and I begged, and I got my way. With 3 kids quickly approaching I felt a huge urgency to go on one last hoorah. Bry thought I was spoiled, and I was, but he was happy to oblige. My aunt and Uncle live right in the heart of Manhattan, and we stayed w/ them. They were so gracious... and we really went for it in the 4 days we were there. The first night we arrived we went to the Yankees game. The next day we headed out and saw the LDS Temple, Time Square, great food, Rockefeller Cntr. We were able to go to Dave Letterman w/ Josh Groban!!! A delicious Italian Restaurant, Carmines, and see Phantom of the Opera. You know we were pooped when Bryan kept falling asleep during Phantom!!!

All in a Days Work

Our second day in NYC was so great, but I thought I was going to die we walked so much. Bry started out w/ a jog in Central Park w/ cousin Rob, then came back for me. We then went to Central Park for a stroll, and afterward found Serendipity. This is a little cafe from the movie which I like, Serendipity. We had their famous frozen hot chocolate and Bry hasn't stopped talking about it. We also sat at their table. We then met up w/ old friends Jeff and Scout and kids in Soho, where he works for a delicious cuban lunch. It was great to see them. Onward we went thinking everything would be close together... not. We went to ground zero, and from there were planning to stoll quickly to battery park and the Staten Island Ferrie. This ended up being an hour of walking, and we'd prob already walked over a mile 1/2 previous. I was dying... remember I'm like 71/2 months prego here! We took the Staten Island Ferrie, where we relaxed and took in the views of Lady Liberty and the views of Manhattan... and then met up w/ Lindsay and Rob in China town for shopping and dinner. Onward we went after to Brooklyn to see the promenade and the view of Manhattan. But, it was pretty rainy so we used this as our excuse not to walk the bridge... I was dead!

Packing it in NYC

Here we do China town with Uncle Lindsay and cousin Rob. The next day we walked by the Empire State Bldg. Spent only an hour at the MET due to lack of time (so tragic) and found the Hungarian district where we hit a meat market and saw a hungarian church... all before hopping on a bus to Jersey to spend the night w/ Bry's cousin and family.

Lady Liberty

We spent our last day of the trip with Bry's cousin and family. We went from the Jersey side to the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island. It was a fun day and we were impressed with the beauty of the statue close up and the history of collaboration that went into her builiding. The only thing that we weren't crazy about was all the security!

Grandpa Jeff: we love him so...

Grandpa Jeff is a professional DI Shopper. He has rounded up some real treasures including these fun cars the girls play in. He works so hard on the farm every year. He always gets so excited to get back on his tractor. This year he got himself a new one... Here, Blakely gets a ride.

Blakely's 1st lost tooth

Our cousin Emma lost her tooth a month or so ago and Blakely has been wiggling her's ever since. We were at a Primary activity and the kids were doing a parachute, and Blakely got knocked. She came up to me after and said her tooth was loose. It was! For days I tried to talk her into letting me have a pull at it because it was hanging by a thread, and then all of the sudden it was gone. We never did find it! O'well, the tooth fairy did. She now has another loose tooth!