Father's Day 2016

Happy Father's Day to the best daddy our gils could ever hope for....Michael.  Michael epitomizes sacrifice for the good of the family.  He so rarely does for himself so that we can have so much.  We spent Father's Day at home this year celebrating this guy.  I made Crab cake benedict for him & a homemade turtle cheesecake....it's delicious.  We love you, Michael.  Happy Father's Day 2016.

Memorial Day at the Lake

This year we spent Memorial Day at Lake Erie, mostly visiting our usual places in Westfield, NY.  We love, love this area as there are many wonderful things to do, great places to eat, & farmer's markets.  We took off from Pittsburgh the Friday before & stayed through Sunday evening when we got rained out.  It was a great weekend to spend time together as a family and nice time away from the moving/unpacking that has been our life for a while now.  The girls got to enjoy time at the little kiddie park up that way called Midway State Park....their favorite place (besides, Disney, of course).   We did enjoy time at the beach, but I forgot my camera, so it will just have to be memories that I have of that day, but I'm sure we'll be back.

Pre K graduation

Our little Ella completed PreK on June 2nd.  They had a little ceremony at her school, Kindercare.  She has done so well this year.  She's starting to read & her writing has come a long way.  The most marked development has been her social skills/independence.  She is such a big girl now & actually won the "most independent" award.  We are so thankful for such a wonderful school for her & how prepared she is for Kindergarten.  Can't believe our baby will start the big K in the Fall.  We love you & are so very proud of you Ella.  What a joy it is to watch you grown & learn!

Ella & her sweet teachers, Ms. Christine & Ms. Becky, we are so thankful for these 2 ladies!