First Day of 6th Grade

Today my oldest started 6th grade. I am sad that school time is upon us again. We had a great summer full of memories with the kids and I was not ready to have it all end. (not that we do not make memories during the school year BUT we just cannot cram in as much!)

This is his last year in the Centennial School, next year he is in middle school. Whaaaaaaaat?! My babyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy! Time. Flies. So. FAST!

Winter Concert

Tonight was Dominic's winter chorus and band concert. It was his first performance on a stage and he ROCKED it! We could not be more proud of him. We are very blessed to have such a well rounded talented kiddo.

Dom is in 5th grade and decided to take up the Saxophone when band sign ups began. To be honest, Gary and I were not really great in the whole musical department in school. Gary can play a bit of guitar but I cannot do anything. I am more of the dancer type than the playing music type.

His teacher talked about how great this 5th grade is. They have come a long way from when they first started. Both his chorus and music teachers gave the entire class praise. Dominic and the other children who were in the solo's got kudos for being very talented. We are over the moon proud!

First up in the line during his performance was the band portion of the show. Then was the entire 5th grade chorus. And the final song was when Dominic got to do a solo. Him and 3 other boys and 4 girls were selected to perform. It was wonderful. He got to introduce himself and he has been so super excited about this performance.

I only have one picture to share because it is hard to get all the other kids blurred out.  And it is not even a great pic, boo!

I hope that Dominic continues with his love of music. He is a very math and science type kid and seeing him explore and succeed in the arts is fabulous!

D is for weed?

Dominic is growing like a weed. It became obvious to us on Sunday that next year he could be taller than some of MY Aunts before he hits 12! The kid is long. And lean. And will be a heart breaking machine. (okay, he won't be because he was taught to be sweet)

Dominic was never really a small kid. He was always amongst the taller kids in class. But I was hit the "OMG my kid is so BIG" this weekend. He starts in the Centennial School in 7 short weeks. During this past year, he has become so much more...well, everything! Makes me sappy. Makes me smile. Makes me look at pictures of him when he was Logan and Charlie's age. Make me wonder if he will tower over me before he starts middle school. (How do you tell a kid that is bigger than you, no? Heh)

These years are flying by. I wish I could hold back time just for a bit. If I don't, he will be graduating high school next week, right?!

If you wish upon a wave

As you all know, we had our first big family vacation last week. We went to Dewey Delaware (and 3 other beaches!) and Washington DC! The five of us and Libby. My Mom with her 2 Yorkies. My Brother. My Sister and her boyfriend. It was not relaxing at all. Really, could you relax with 9 people and 3 dogs? It was FUN and exciting. And exhausting. It was adventurous. I LOVED IT!

Day 1-
We packed the car up at 3:30 am on Sunday June 3rd and headed out! 7 people and 3 dogs in my SUV makes for some cramped quarters but we made it work. The drive out went smooth, I was relieved.

We stopped at a local farm for some fruit and veggies. I put the bag beside Charlie's car seat and did not think anything of it. 5 minutes later, we hear Dom laughing and saying "Ah Charlie!" She had grabbed two peaches out and was eating them. That kid, too much I tell ya!

We arrived at 11:30 am and checked into our beach house. 5 bedroom but only 1.5 baths. The kitchen and living room were an open floor plan, which worked out. The spiral stairs were a bit much to with the 2 toddlers and 3 dogs, so glad I brought a baby gate!

After unpacking, we headed to the beach for a bit so the kids could play. Logan was cracking us up. Every time a wave came in "It coming, RUN!" Charlie cried the whole time she was in the sand. Dominic went in but the waves were rough so he stayed close to shore. We went to the board walk after dinner for the kids to ride rides at Funland. It was awesome!

Day 2-
My littles were up at FIVE THIRTY am. They obviously did not get the memo that this was vacation, heh. We spent the day on the beach and the night at Funland. It was cold in the evening and I was wishing that I had packed myself a sweatshirt!

Day 3-
Kids were up again at 5:30. *yawn* We headed to Assateaque Island to see the wild horses. On the way home, we stopped in Ocean City, Maryland for the afternoon. I have never been on a vacation where we visited 4 different beaches in two days until now! Adventure was the word.

Day 4-
Kids slept until 6 am, WAHOOO. Not We went back to the beach for the day. The kids played hard. It was a great time. Sand. Water. "Baketball on a string" (according to Logan) Funland in the evening had become our thing to do with the kids. Rides and games in one place, score! Dominic used all of his tickets to get Logan the other 2 Yo Gabba Gabba stuffed animals that he was missing. That boy is awesome and has a great heart. Very proud of him!

Day 5-
Today was our anniversary of four years. We went to the boardwalk to shop for the day. My brother had a great idea of going to Creative Creations to allow the boys to paint a ceramic piece as a souvenir. Dominic picked a dragon and Logan picked a robot and a dinosaur. (Dominic's was a pretty big piece and Logan was done with his robot in about 10 minutes, giving him time to do another)  Gary and I went out for drinks that night to celebrate, took a walk on the beach and reminisced our honeymoon beach vacation. All and all a great day.

Day 6-
We had a photo shoot at the beach. Dom did wonderful. The littles were a bit difficult. Have you ever tried to get 3 kids to smile, look at the camera and pay attention at the same time? It is hard work. We packed up and left the beach to go to Washington DC. Separate post for that part of the vacation :)

We had a great week. A week of fun. A week of craziness. A week of new. A week of memories.

Wordless Wednesday - Flash Back

Satruday's Top Five Laughs

Another week has come and gone. I really cannot believe how fast the days go by!

5. *Logan pulling Charlie's high chair closer to his* "I gonna has sum of you hot dogs, kay?"

4. Charlie took a step here and there this week. Once she realizes what she is doing, her eyes glaze over and she squeals. Drama Queen !

3. Dominic has had a sassy mouth just about every single morning. Then when he comes home from school he says he is sorry, he was just in a bad mood because he did not sleep enough. Today I laughed at him and advised him how he was asleep before 9 last night! Kids man....

2. Logan climbed onto the Baby Einstein jumperoo and fell backwards. His bum landed in the middle with his feet straight up in the air. He continued to play with his legos as if he meant to do it. Then asked for "Halp! I cant get out!" when he wanted up.

1. *Logan has my purse on his arm, a home made lego gun in the other hand and is pretending to open the front door* "Bye Mama. Have a good day. Miss me." "Logan, where are you going? I hope you have a good day too buddy." "I goin out." *Giggles then runs over to me* "Mama, I NEED a talk a you." "What do you need to talk to me about?" "My bweakfast. Libby eat it all gone."   This kid, he kills me with his imagination and his conversations!

We are off to the History Museum tomorrow since it is going to be cooler and rainy. Then we have lot more spring cleaning to do. Cleaning up and getting rid of stuff that we may still have packed from moving 2 years ago, heh.

Zoo'in Up

Gary wanted to work on the bathroom remodel today so I decided that we would go to the Zoo. I asked my Mom if she wanted to come along, and of course she did! My Aunt, cousin and her son also decided a day at the zoo would be fantastic!

Here is a nice photo dump of our day: