New Hair!

We made a quick trip to Maryland for the weekend and these are the only pictures I got. Andrew and I got our hair chopped off! He had 3-4 inches and I had 7! Ahhh…..Oh, and he wanted a hair cut that I could put in a mohawk. 

Ryan had to have one too!

Last Day of Kindergarten

                                      He looks soo much bigger in just 10 short months!!

They had an end of the year party where all the kids got to show their work, they did a song and had a slideshow. He has really grown up a lot this last year. Don't get me wrong, there have been plenty of mornings of me pushing him out the door because he is crying about going to school, but he has really blossomed into an actual reader and writer and definitely shows his considerate side to most of his classmates.

Andrew had to do two poems this year-this is one
Julian-I love your rolling over and holding you. I love your open mouth kisses. my baby Julian

                                           Andrew's teacher Melissa and assistant Ernsta

                                               Grab your tissues! We can hardly believe it!

Stomach Sleeper

As soon as Julian learned to roll he became a tummy sleeper. I think it easier for him to find his thumb that way:)

                               Forts will NEVER get old. Watching TV while under cover.

                                     Somebody is starting to sit up on his own. Kind of.

 Playing with our friends Felix and Jasper. I am pretty sure my boys would live at their house if I would let them.

 Ryan has been working on his letters a lot lately. I did that center H, but they looking pretty good! He (finally!!) started speech this week, so hopefully we can fix all his articulation errors soon! Look at those fat little hands-I love them! I also told Chris, I remember reading that as parents we are so focused on the "firsts" that happen with our children that we don't notice the "lasts." Tonight the kids were playing in the tub as the water went down and both boys came out with their towels on all by themselves. Ryan didn't want me to wrap him like a burrito. When did they get so big?!

Ryan's Last Day of Child's Play

Ryan had his last day at Child's Play:( We have really enjoyed it there and will definitely miss it next year. Unfortunately the director is taking over another space and opening up a preschool for a mere 25k per year. He was in a funk on his last day and wouldn't take any pictures with his friends or teachers Holly, Emily and Pat. He tells me all about the activities and what everyone had for lunch each day. Onto a new school next year!

The Baker's Visit!

My cousin Jason, Jessica, their girls Brianna and Adi and Jessica's mom Ally came to NYC! They were SUPER busy doing lots of NYC things. Julian and I met up with them on Thursday for a quick trip through a little bit of Central Park. Saturday we met up with them and spent the entire day at the zoo, the mall, a playground, lunch, and the Natural History Museum. I unfortunately forgot my camera, but did get a few pictures with my phone.

Beast and New Videos

I was curious a few days ago to compare pictures at the end of each of my pregnancies. Holy Moses. I can now truly see why Julian was 10 pounds. I was a BEAST. 

There are also some new videos posted at our video site. You may have to click on Welcome ACAS up in the right hand corner. And, I still need to remember to turn my phone!

Playground and NYC Elite

 Yes, we REALLLLy need a haircut. Next week.

 So the kids got their medals last week at gymnastics so the other moms and I didn't think they would be getting them again (nor did we take our camera's!) But, they did! Andrew is telling us he doesn't want to do gymnastics anymore, so I guess we will see come fall!

Happy Father's Day

We "attempted" these shots-something cute I saw from pinterest. Maybe next year!

We had a very relaxing weekend for Father's Day. We ventured over on Saturday to some new playgrounds on the west side of Central Park. There is a really cool one that we will definitely hit again this summer. On Sunday we hung out at our local playground with some water balloons.

                                      Found this oldie of me and Tracy and dad

                                                And this REAL oldie of Chris and Don

           Julian's first time in a swing! He wasn't quiet ready for this one yet. Maybe another in a few         more weeks!

                      Happy Father's Day Chris! Maybe next year there won't be any whining!!