baseball

dow gardens photo shoot

even though they're all wearing 'play clothes' with bathing suits underneath, i managed to get some good shots of the kids during our recent trip to Dow Gardens....we took several of the pictures next to copper sculptures that are in the gardens right now...

and you can go from this

to this

to this

in thirty seconds or less

molly is HOW old?!?

we celebrated molly's birthday in so many ways....

the day before her birthday, she got her own library card and checked out her own books!


on her actual birthday, molly's choice of activities included a trip to Dow Gardens and the sprinkler park...where she played with bubbles and dined on fruit snacks...she also enjoyed a 'traditional' fast-food lunch of choice - this year was KFC mac and cheese (last year was McD McNuggets...)

then she spent the night at grandmom and grandpop's for her first 'alone overnighter' - the older kids rotate through spending the night at there without the other kids...but molly had previously been too young...well not now! clearly it suits her well...


the day after her birthday, we celebrated by having a 'party' for her at the Loons game - our minor league baseball team here in town...Lou E. Loon came to wish molly a happy birthday, and we enjoyed the group outing, complete with fireworks...

two days after her birthday (which also happened to be father's day) she finally got to open her birthday presents from us....(who brushes this kid's hair?!?)

it was a great celebration for a great little girl!

let's dance!

the three older kids all participated in dance this year - at a new studio - and instead of a traditional recital, it's more of a production - this year was Peter Pan based. here they are with their instructor (all three had the same one!) ms. tracy - after opening night...

all three kids earned the 'Hardest Worker' awards for their class!

Porter even earned himself a special spot in the show - so he had two costumes just like the girls - and a little cameo as a mouse who scares pirates.


we had loads of fun...though the first show was on molly's birthday, she got to spend her first overnight by herself at grandmom & grandpop's...so we took the three deserving, older kids out for a post-show treat at pizza sams...a local pizza and ice cream establishment.

bravo, guys!

project 365 - part five

recap of the month of May...

my first batch of cupcake pops...i'm a pro now :)

our new geocaching hobby...more to come on that later!

no May recap is complete without the Mega Meet!

and I hosted a fantastic Girls Weekend with my friends and our daughters

Jason and Maya took in a Tigers game