Ella's Pledge

Ella has known her "Pledge of Allegience" since she was 2 years old. She says it every morning at Circle Time in her PreSchool class. Here she is on Memorial Day showing her pride for America!

Memorial Day

Here are some pictures from our Memorial Day BBQ!

Gia, Ella, Uncle B and Duchess

Poppop and Mommom

Everyone enjoying a delicious dinner

Ella and B-Mom

Fishing...For Real This Time!

Last Monday, we finally went fishing for real. Gia had been once before with Daddy, but this was Ella's first time. They LOVED it! We didn't catch any fish, but that's ok. It was still lots of fun!

Daddy and the girls carrying their gear to the water

Trying to catch some fish...

Gia waiting for a nibble...

Ella's first cast...

Fishing sure makes us hungry...good thing Momma packed us a picnic lunch!

Sprinkler Day!

We love the sprinkler! Well actually we were a little intimidated by it at first, but after a while we realized just how much fun it could be! We needed to get in some sprinkler time now because in the summer, we have sprinkler day twice a week at school! Fun!!

Playing in the Yard

A Lil' Bit Country

I have to admit...we are a lil' bit country around here! Here are some pics of the girls doing one of their favorite things...fishing in the driveway. Daddy bought both of the girls their very own fishing pole. They love standing in the driveway and trying to cast all the way to the bottom or to the side into the birdbath. Good times!!

Here's Ella with her fishing pole...pink, naturally!!

Nice cast Ella!

Gia being...well, Gia!!

Momma's Vacation!!

Last weekend Momma got to go away for a "Girl's Weekend!" It was the first time in over 3 years that she was away from us! We missed her very much, but as you can see she had a great time in Chincoteague, VA with Miss Tara! We were sad that she went away, but when she came home she had some really cool pony souveniers for us! We had LOTS of hugs and kisses for her too!

Momma relaxing before a delicious BBQ lunch!

Best BBQ ever!

Momma's toes in the ocean. The water was FREEZING!

The Bay

A beautiful sunset!

"The Castle Playground"

Here we are at "The Castle Playground." The girls love playing here! The whole playground looks like a giant wooden castle. Follow-the-Leader is always a hit! We try to save this playground for days when Daddy has off work because without two sets of grown-up eyes, its very easy to get lost in this huge play-space!

Ella's turn to be the leader!

Here's Gia being the leader!

Happy Mother's Day!

Here are some pictures from Mother's Day. We had so much fun cooking out! This was the first time the girls played frisbee. I was surprised at how quickly they picked it up!! Good times!

Daddy teaching Ella to throw a frisbee!

Ella is always eager to help!

Mommom, Poppop and B-Mom enjoying dinner!

Having Fun At B-Mom's!

We LOVE trips to B-Mom's house! We stopped by for "2 minutes" just to show B-Mom our new haircuts...some how we ended up staying for over 2 hours! Funny how that always seems to happen! We are very lucky to have our B-Mom (and Uncle Brad) less than 2 blocks away!

Here's some sister lovin'!!

Silly Girls!

Gia is such a big helper! She loves to sweep...driveways are her favorite!!

Ella working in B-Mom's garden!

Ella and B-Mom

Haircuts!!

Standing in front of the pink limo BEFORE their haircuts!

Gia before her big cut!

Gia and Ella AFTER their cuts with lollipops and sparkles!!

Gia's First Phillie's Game

The Phillie's newest Phan!

Here's Momma and Poppop at the game. We were so happy that Poppop came with us!

Don't let the face fool you...she had a blast! The roar of the crowd scared her at first, but by the bottom of the 10th she was dancing and cheering right along! The Phanatic was a big hit...of course we had to get one to bring home to Ella!

A Typical Weekday Morning

This is the norm at our breakfast table! The girls have to get up at 6:30am during the week so we can make it to school on time. They perk up a little after Daddy serves breakfast! On cold days they wear their robes complete with hood up and all!