Myrtle Beach - Fun in the Sun!!

We had beautiful weather all week, and the kids had a blast jumping in the waves and playing in the sand!

Alina and Maddie doing moves from Miley's Hoedown Throwdown - "gliding" in the waves.


Beach Babe Alina!


Beach Boy Nicholas!


Beach Babe Maddie!


Racing to the waves!

Last Day of Preschool

Today was Maddie and Alina's last day of preschool! They are really going to miss Mrs. Davis, their teacher, and their friends, but they're also excited for summer and for kindergarten in the fall. I'm going to miss them so much next school year when they're not in the same building as me anymore!! Keep scrolling down to see the girls on their FIRST day of preschool!

Maddie and Alina.



Michael, Alina, Maddie, and Matthew - good buddies!!



The girls with their wonderful teacher!

Look How Much We've Grown! First Day of Preschool

I can't believe how little the girls looked on their first day of preschool two years ago! Alina did not want to get her picture taken; hence the frowning and refusal to stand next to her sister for a picture. She really disliked getting her picture taken back then. Then there's Maddie - always the poser!

Pappy Po's Birthday

Baba and Pappy Po came over this weekend, and we celebrated Pappy's birthday. Ian grilled some delicious hamburgers and hotdogs, and we had cake, too. It was a nice evening, so we got to eat out on the deck!

The kiddos with Pappy.


Nicholas and Pappy playing basketball on the deck.


Baba, Nicholas and Maddie shooting hoops.


Grilling and enjoying some cold beverages.


Baba and the kiddos.

Memorial Day Weekend

Sorry I'm about a week behind on my blog again! On Saturday of Memorial Day weekend, we got some stuff done around the house. On Sunday, we went to Aunt Judi's for lunch and then to Gee and Pappy's for steaks on the grill (and John Deere cake for dessert!!) for dinner. On Monday (my birthday - the big 3-1!), we just relaxed around the house, and I got to do a little shopping. By the way, the song playing right now is the kids' current favorite!

Opening birthday presents at Gee and Pappy's.



The kiddos with Pappy - doing their "work" on the computer!

Memorial Day Weekend, continued

We went to Aunt Judi's on Sunday of Memorial Day Weekend for a lunch-time cook-out. it was a very nice day, and the pool was open, but the water was a little cool. That didn't stop the kiddos from wanting to go in, but they managed to just stay on the steps. Nicholas dunked his face right in! I think he's going to have a lot of fun at the beach! My mom brought a cake since my birthday was the following day. The kids liked singing Happy Birthday to Mommy and helping to blow out the candles!

Alina and Maddie styled Matt's hair.



Eating popsicles on the deck.



Hanging poolside with Dani.



Mommy's birthday!

Preschool Graduation and New Hair Cuts

Maddie and Alina celebrated their preschool graduation last Thursday! I can't believe they'll be starting kindergarten in the fall - they are growing up too quickly! They looked beautiful and did a great job going up on stage to get their diplomas and to perform a song with their class.




New hair cuts for summer!