Back in Action!

Got a camera from Erik last weekend. So , now I'm back in action! It's all charged up and ready to go! Here is Curtis laying on my coffee table watching his "toons" this morning!
Johnny and his BFF- he's holds a basketball all day long! All this kid does is play basketball and dance to High School Musical music!
Andrew's "rocking and rolling and what not!" He is days away from crawling. He's going backwards, but hasn't mastered forwards yet! He gets SO frustrated! Today my baby is 7 months old!

Through the Years!

Holland with Curtis, and Johnny at the Kukenhof.

It's our 10 year wedding Anniversary today! What a fast 10 years it's been. We've been around the world and had many adventures together!Here's to many more!

The night before we moved back to the States during our first stint in Holland!

Family of four on the beach!

Before my induction with Curtis!

Family of Five!

Very Pregnant at the St. John's Game!

Our souvenir from Holland!

Trip to London last year!

Graduation

This past weekend we had a great time! My Aunt Madalyn, and her family came to visit. While her guys went up to the Twins vs. Brewers game, we got to hang out all day! Megan and Maggie sewed and stayed up way past my bedtime! Above is a picture of Maggie and her finished product!

Madalyn and I with the little "chubbers"! Andy just can't get enough of Meredith's hair!

Curtis graduated on Wednesday from Preschool! Above it the picture after he threw his hat! He was LOVING it! So was the principal in the background!
Here he is during the graduation! Can't believe that he'll be in kindergarten next year! Now the summer can officially begin!
Sorry my posts have been slower. My camera is broken, and I have to rely on Megan's for pictures!

Last Day of School!

Today was the last day of school. Andrew and Meredith were SURE excited to go see Johnny in his bike parade! Up above, Andrew couldn't get enough of the parade when we were at school.

How stinkin' cute is she! All dolled up ready to go to school with cousin Andrew!

Johnny waiting his turn to ride in front of the parents!

This video is so cute, I couldn't resist putting it on! Andrew loves his brother! (All these pics are courtesy of Megan...my camera is on the fritz!)

Spring Concert

This is pretty much up here for the grandparents so they can see their grandson in action. Curtis is in the green shirt, and is the loudest voice you hear! (6th from the right)

Four Guys, a Girl, and a Ball Game!

I won four tickets in the 13th row, on the third base side, to a Twins game of my choice. We decided to spend Mother's Day at the ballpark! This was the kids first time to the Metrodome!
They were loving it, but I was a nervous wreck sitting in "Prime" foul ball territory! So, we moved out to the outfield after a few innings so the kids could wander about, and I could breathe easier! (Erik assured me when we were on the third base side that if a ball came, he'd protect us! That's when I made the decision to MOVE!)

Andrew took a little snooze.

Johnny was LOVING all the action from Daddy's lap!

I had to take this picture. I had the baby in a backpack, and Erik had to take my purse for me. This is when you know you feel real comfortable with yourself! Gotta love Leaver!

Andrew was great and loved all the action!

Go Twins!!

Trying to get on the "Kiss Cam!"This kid wanted to be on the TV SO badly! I think he waved for most of the game to try to get the camera man's attention! Didn't work! We finished the night with a nice, sit-down dinner for Mother's Day at Chuck E. Cheese! My kids are wishing it was Mother's Day every day!

Our New Pet

Introducing the newest member of our family- "OMO!"

Megan told us of a spot that she had seen turtles when she goes for walks. Curtis and Johnny, (AND ERIK) were SO excited and we left on our mission right away! You can tell I've been with Erik for a long time. (16 years since we started dating!) He told me to get a net, and a racquetball racket to catch the turtles! Only Dr. Erik would think to grab a RACKET???!!!! Here we are walking down the path to our "Pot of Gold!" (Megan said that this picture alone was worth the trip with our family!)
Here Curtis is carrying our turtle/frog tank. This truly captures Curtis with a "Bit of the Devil" in him! Notice the jersey....the neighbors gave it to the boys and are trying to brainwash them! Disgusting I tell you!

Here Andrew is chilling out watching his bro's!

The boys looked and looked and looked....but the turtles must have gone away for the night!

Curtis did find this beautiful goose decoy that Erik told him NOT to pick up! Listens well, doesn't he! Anyways, at the end of the hunt, we ran into two brothers who live across the path from the marsh. They had caught turtles earlier in the day, and gave Curtis and Johnny one!

That night we came home and discovered some ticks on us. I had two and Erik had one. So, we stripped the boys down and checked them, and then started showers. Johnny slipped on the tile, and cracked open his head and "Co-Pay Katie" was at it again! Had to go to the ER to get his head glued closed! Its always something!

On another note, last night Curtis was busy coloring on the driveway. He and the girl next door, were playing. They came from behind our house and said, "We went to the Mayors House!" They walked to the culd-a-sac behind us, and knocked on the Mayor's door. Curtis told him his address and said he drew a picture for him! He's probably wondering where this kid's mom is! I tell you, Curtis is going to give me a run for my money before he leaves this house someday!