Soccer, Kindergarten and Candyland!

Here is one of our favorite songs to sing!


Colin and Adi are learning Candyland with Mom while Max is hiding out!



I love how Max pushes the blue ladybug across the floor - just like a car! And, yes, that's Mike Bellotti being thrown around!

Papa and Colin are playing a hand held video game that Adi found at the Dollar Store (we had to go back and buy two more, they were so popular! - See Max toward the bottom of the blog!)


(Aunt Janie, close your eyes!) Here's hot rod Adi racing across their front yard!


Colin started kindergarten this year and Nana got to go and volunteer in his classroom. I got to hand out the paper apples, read an apple story, and visit his music class (I was very impressed that they are already learning to play the recorder - and they know three notes so far and three composers and their music!) September has been all about apples: they made applesauce, caramel apples and visited an apple orchard to pick apples! I love his teacher!


They are writing thank-you notes for their trip to the apple orchard (those paper apples? Those are the ones I got to hand out! )

The summer Nana and Papa moved into their new home, they found a robin's nest in the pergola. Nana, being the sharp gal that she is, said," This would make a terrific sharing for the grand kids! Let's stash it in the garage!" Five years later they were unable to find that sneaky bird's nest (Papa has admitted he "might have" tossed it!) Now, Nana is frantically trying to think of something for Colin's "Show and Tell." She's promised a bird's nest! Fast forward to the night before leaving for St. Helens.....one of Nana's bridge gals has one in her garage. Nana is happy, Colin is proud, and Papa is off the hook!


At the end of the morning the teacher plays "Backpack Boogie" while the kids get their backpacks and clean up the floor. What a way to end the day!

Nana and the class in music!


Colin scoring a goal! Yeah team!


Listen for Adi at the end of the video calling to Colin after he makes the goal.....he gives her a little smile and nod!

Even Max enjoys the game (oops! He's enjoying that handheld video game!)

Adi is number 19 and cousin, Judah is number 20.....they are very determined and listen well! Good job, Adi and Judah!!

And finally.....for your listening pleasure.....we present Colin!! (He also knows "One bright day in the middle of the night, two dead boys came out to fight....!)

Unbirthday Weekend

Last weekend the kids came for their last summer visit. Colin is starting kindergarten on September 1st, so they wanted one last hoorah before getting into the school schedule. They wanted a chance to float the river, fish, golf, and just laze around with Nana and Papa. So.....Nana planned an "Unbirthday Party" to help celebrate everyone's unbirthday. Colin even knew the words from "Alice and Wonderland" when the Mad Hatter sang! We had cupcakes, candles, and presents for everyone!

Adi is wearing a hat that Nana got when playing in a TEA/TEE Tournament!

Colin and Adi both like to "work" on the computer. Here Colin is playing chess (really lowered Papa's overall score!!!)

Colin, Max and Nana are watching "Pete's Dragon." (Colin and Nana have popcorn, Max has "puffs!)

A week before Max arrived he had started crawling..... and here he is.....

And, no weekend would be enough without a couple of fishing trips down to our pond across the street. Colin and his dad could spend hours down there, catching and releasing those poor bass! They each must have hundreds of holes in their mouths!