Zach, Luke and Molly's Bedrooms

Zach, Luke and Molly's bedrooms are finally complete. The boys love their Penn State Bedroom. They have taken all of Mike's Penn State memorabilia and moved it upstairs to their new room. It was a big adjustment decorating Molly's room. We aren't used to looking at girl items. I had a good time shopping for her pictures and decorations. Luke also thought all the girl things were pretty cool too! The pink chair the boys are sitting on was Pop's chair. The boys absolutely loved this chair so much. We are so thankful he left it to them when he passed away. We will have wonderful memories rocking Molly in this chair. Thanks Mike for painting and helping to decorate.

Our Summer

We are still patiently awaiting the arrival of Molly. Her room is complete and the boys have moved to their new Penn State bedroom upstairs. My mom put together a wonderful baby shower for me. I was so appreciative of all the family and friends that attended and how generous they were. Molly has so many cute clothes to wear. Her room is all organized and ready to go.

Molly's coming home outfit

Luke made a big step too this past week. He has finally given up his bin bin (pacifier). We are very proud of him. I wasn't sure he would ever let go, but he did so without a struggle and has not asked for it since then. He is on his way to being such a big guy.

Finally No Bin Bin's

We just returned from a week in the Outer Banks, NC. It is so beautiful down there. We vacationed with my parents, my twin brothers Marc and Joe, my older brother Matt and my nephew Josh. The kids had so much fun swimming, miniature golfing, go-kart racing and going to the driving range. They were busy kids all week. The week went by so fast as all vacations do. The house we stayed at had its own private pool, hot tub, pool table, ping pong table and basketball court. The kids were just thrilled. Luke was so brave in the pool this year and jumping without any fear. Zach was the champ and swimming underwater too.

A day at the beach

Hot Tub Fun

Getting ready to brave the waves

Mr. No Fear

Father's Day Fun!

We went to Knoebels this Father's Day. My parent's and Mike's Dad joined in on the fun too. Knoebels is an amusement park by Bloomsburg, PA. The park is great because it is free to park and free to get in. You just pay for the rides you want to go on. The food is also very inexpensive. The kids had a blast and we all had such a nice time walking around the park. We were very lucky to have the weather turn out to be great. This day was also a tribute to Pop whom we miss so dearly everyday. This was such a hard day for Mike, not being able to spend it with Pop. Knoebels was one of his favorite places to go. Pop loved to chow down on their famous hamburgers and stewed onions. Mike ate one right before we left in honor of Pop. Mike also made it a point to go visit Pop at the cemetery too. Hopefully the healing process will start to begin sometime soon, but right now we just take it day by day.

The "Men"... My Dad, Luke, Zach, Mike and Mike's Dad.

Mike and his Dad in front of the Carousel.

Zach and Mike coming of the Log Flume ride. Mike was soaked but Zach managed to escape with only a few drops of water on him.

Luke riding the Sharks. Luke had no fear of rides this day. The faster and higher the ride would spin around, the better for him.

Grandpop, Luke and Grandmom enjoying some ice cream while waiting for Zach, Mike and Grandpop Jack on the skylift.

Grandmom, Mommy and Zach taking a break from the day.

Mommy and Zach enjoying a hug together.

The Kindergarten Graduate

Zachary is officially a Kindergarten Graduate! We are so proud of him. St. Ann's had a Kindergarten Prayer Service for their last day. The whole school was invited as well as parents, grandparents, etc.. Zachary was a reader during the service along with some other Kindergarten students. He bravely walked up on the alter and said his prayer in front of a packed church of people and students. The Monsignor and Principal of the school handed out diplomas to all the students and then they were off to their classrooms for a pizza and cake party with their 8th grade buddy/prayer partners. It was a great day for him. We will miss his teacher dearly. She is an amazing teacher. Zachary is now officially a 1st grader! Way to go Zach!

Zach, Luke and Mommy the morning of his last day of Kindergarten.

Zach is in the first row, second to the last boy on the right. This was after they received their diplomas.

Zach's final farewell with his wonderful teachers Mrs. Kline and Mrs. Caton.

The Start of Our Summer!

Zachary's first day of kindergarten (will post the last day picture later)

Zachary will be finishing an incredible year of Kindergarten on Thursday, June 4. He had such an amazing year of school at St. Ann's. He is reading books from start to finish, writing stories, adding, subtracting and yes..they even learned some algebra in Kindergarten. He has grown up so much this year. Zachary had an incredible teacher who gave him love, encouragement and support throughout this whole year. His teacher told me that he has both 1st grade teachers fighting over who gets him next year. We couldn't be more proud of him. He is one incredible child. Zachary has also been quite heavily involved in sports this year. He has played basketball this winter, tball and soccer this spring, he also decided to sign up for Cub Scouts.

Luke going to his last day of preschool


Luke and his classmates

Luke finished his first year of preschool last Friday. He really surprised me with how good he was at school. He listened and was cooperative. He shared toys with all the other children. He prayed, sang, colored, danced and just had a great time. His teachers were so proud of him thoughout the school year as were his Mom and Dad. He also really grew up this year. His tantrums have decreased significantly and he is much more cooperative with everything. We are very proud of Luke and all that he has done this year. (If only we can get rid of the pacifiers....we will be ahead of the game) :) Luke is very excited to start his new preschool next year at St. Ann's. He thinks it will be so neat to go to Zachary's big school.

Mike, Luke and Lauren in Dorney Park


Luke and Lauren on the Helicopter Ride

Zachary, Josh and Matthew in Camp Snoopy

My parents bought us Dorney Park passes for Christmas. This is such a great gift so we can have a fun summer with the boys and my nephew Josh. We went for the first time last week and the kids had a blast. Unfortunately I was not allowed to go on any of the rides being 7 months pregnant, but Mike graciously took over that job for me. We all had a blast. We will soon be getting our pool passes too so we can spend our days relaxing by the pool until Molly makes her big arrival in August!