David's Silly Words

Here are the funnies from this week:

"Hermburger"
As in, "Mommy, we went to the baseball game and Daddy got a Hermburger!"

"Gatorator"
As in, "Daddy mowed the lawn and drank his whole Gatorator!"

And of particular interest, Aspire finally called me back. This is the speech therapy group I called to get David evaluated 7 months ago! It is amazing how far his speech has come since the time I made that call. I remember he used to pronounce everything with a "D" sound... and it was often very difficult to understand what he was saying. Anyway, since it is only a $20 copay, we will go ahead and get him evaluated and see what they have to say. I am guessing he made need a little work but I will probably be able to do the majority of the work with him at home.

Out for a walk...

Today was Emily's last day of school, so I am guessing most outings from here on out will include all my children... David and Lia dearly love to walk to the pond and feed the ducks. David is taking very good care of his little sister by holding her hand. I'll teach him that gentlemen should walk on the street later...

For the longest time, we only had 2 ducks at our pond and they weren't always available to be fed. A few months ago, this duck family arrived and we have really enjoyed seeing the mama duck and her 5 ducklings. When they were little, one of the ducklings was bright yellow! They have grown a lot but are still following after Mom.

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The kids love feeding the ducks! Lia insists on having her own bread to throw - just like big brother. I have to make her sit on her bottom by the pond for fear she'll fall in!

We had a turtle friend show up for a snack too!

And then on the way home, we stopped to play in the sprinkler.

Emily's Kindergarten Graduation

Today was a very big day for Emily. Her Kindergarten class has been practicing for their big celebration and graduation to 1st grade. They sung songs and put on a grand performance for their parents. We are so proud of our Emily!

Big smiles for Mom and Dad. Emily is right in front.

Father Tom handed out their graduation certificates. He was very sweet to pose with each child for a photo op. Unfortunately, I took my shot a second too late... but you get the idea.

Here is Emily with her teacher, Ms. Walkowicz.

And the best part was the performance to "Celebrate Good Times...Come On!"

They were so cute!

Pump it Up and Emily's Friends

Here is Emily with Chiara. She had her birthday party tonight at Pump it Up. Her 6th birthday is in July but she wanted to have her party with her friends from Kindergarten. We got her a necklace making craft kit.

Here is Emily Nelli with Emily Machado. We will miss Emily Machado. Her family is moving to California next week.

Here is Emily with Maci Flanagan. Maci is having her birthday party at the pool tomorrow.

And, here is Emily with her very best friend, Rebecca Juranek.

Lia had fun too!

(Emily is dictating again - she talks and I type....)

We went to Chiara's birthday party. We took lots of pictures. I love it! At the end, we took pictures with my friends. When we were leaving, we saw all the lights going around, like blinking. They were like crazy lights. I liked playing with Rebecca J. I lost my balloon.

(me again)

When we were leaving Pump it Up, we walked by one of the party rooms and they had the light off with strobe lighting... it was pretty cool. By the way, Chris took David to a baseball game at Rice tonight. I am guessing they had a lot of fun. Chris took Emily to the baseball stadium on Saturday night. She got a blue snow cone and I think David wanted to get one too... the baseball game may be the next best thing to that.

More later!

Emily and Lia in the Swing

On Saturday morning, we went to the rec center to renew our pool passes. We are all very excited about going to the pools this summer. Bear Branch park is right next to the rec center so we were able to play for a while before heading home for lunch.

(Now I am typing while Emily dictates...)

Emily and Lia were going to the swing sets and Lia is on Emily's lap. Emily wants to put this picture in her room. And I think Lia knows what a swing is.

(Me again)

Lia will walk cross country to swing on the swings. It is her favorite thing to do!

Random Rocking Fish

Some days when we go to the YMCA, this silly rocking fish is out by the entrance. It is usually kept in the daycare playground... but occasionally it is removed. If you look carefully, you can see the day care kids on the other side of the fence. I am guessing they must fight over it and eventually the fish gets kicked off the playground. Regardless, my kids love to see it in their path! They fight over it too... but we just take turns. Each one gets 10 rocks. It is good counting practice.

Budding Artist?

The Neunuebel family passed along this easel to us. It has a chalk board on one side and a marker board on the other. David and Emily have been using it non-stop and little Lia has been watching. She finally got a turn the other day. Big girl!