I like it over here!

Brennan just pretty much deposits himself at the kitchen table now.

I think we've seen the last of the high chair.

Happy 4th of July!

Bathtime

Thomas didn't believe me when I said that Brennan doesn't usually cry when I give him a bath, compared to 99% of the time when Thomas puts him in. So I took pictures and video to prove it. Unfortunately the video won't upload. It was cute! So here's more pictures instead:

The #1 reason for being put in a bath: feeding self.

Forget the spoon! I love yogurt!

Recital

Marian had the audience cracking up, when she came out waving excitedly instead of dancing. Then she waved to where I had been sitting during rehearsal, then she waved at the people standing in the wings... I think she spent as much time waving as she did dancing. Most of the pictures of her dancing are from the dress rehearsal.


"The Doll's Waltz" from "Coppelia"






Taking a bow.

School's Out...

for summer!!!

I saw this in a magazine the night before and thought it looked like a fun way to begin summer vacation.

I didn't actually capture them breaking through the banners, but you get the idea.

Gymnastics

Aidan's done gymnastics for the last 3 years (we started in parent/child class). Here's a few pictures from his last day of class:

Warmups, which he just refused to do until this year.

Donkey kicks

Working toward a headstand

It took him all year, but Aidan finally figured out how to keep his arms straight and support his own weight. He started doing it everywhere--on the pews at church, on the baby gate at home! He doesn't like to flip forward though...

Showing off his V-sit

One of his least favorite things was the high balance beam, especially doing forward rolls on it.

Catching some air on the trampoline--always a favorite! And one of the reasons we liked doing gymnastics at a gym instead of at the Y--you get to use all the big equipment, especially fun for the parents in the parent/child class!

Deciding where his stamp would be at the end of class was always a very important decision. When he was little, he liked getting them on his tummy.

All done!

Cousins!!!

The girls have the majority when the cousins get together. Aidan and 'Mila Bunny' bonded over a game of running across the room and crashing into the couch, over and over and over. Marian and Mila danced to any music that came on the tv.

When Maggie and Didi arrived, much time was spent emptying the fountain of its water. The little ones loved it!

Aidan liked testing to see which golf balls floated and which sank.

With so many illnesses going around, the trip to the beach got changed to a trip to the park. I think the kids didn't mind at all. Brennan doesn't look too sure that Maggie can give him a good push. She is only 8 months older than him!

With the kids on different time zones and not feeling all together well, we never got a chance to get a group shot. Here's as close as we got:

We'll have to photoshop Maggie in.

Here's all the siblings with Mom:

Paulette, Thomas with Brennan, Deidre, Keven with Mila, Christina with Maggie