A Day at Kennywood with Friends

What's the good thing about having a Kennywood Pass?  We get to go more than once!  Today we went with our friends Katie, Emma and Zach.  Later on, Daddy and Dan met us there too!  It was a fun day!

Reagan's First Organized Team Sport!

Today was Reagan's first T-ball game!  She was so excited and did so well!  

Go Bluejays!!

Her "boyfriend" from school is on her team (and his dad is the coach).  This makes T-ball more fun!!  :-)

Pretty Girl

SNAKES!!

Something happened today that I never would have imagined, or ever would have thought I would approve of...

My children held snakes!  YUCK! Jocelyn was completely okay with it.  Reagan...she was a little grossed out.  The entire time the snake was on her lap she was saying, "Eww, Eww, Eww."  Why? You may be asking.  Why are your children holding snakes?  Well, there was a program at the library and we went.  And this happened.  These are some brave girls I have.  I did NOT hold a snake.  I just couldn't do it.  Neither could Daddy.  No way, no how!

Jocelyn's T-ball season 2014

This year was Jocelyn's second season of T-ball.  She had a great season.  She really seemed to enjoy playing, and we enjoyed watching her play!

Her stats given by Coach Kelly:

Games Played:  10

Hits: 21

Runs: 13

Outs Made: 3

 This year, Brentwood put in new baseball fields!  It was fun to have the kids playing on an actual field, as last year the T-ball teams played on the outfield of the high-school field.

The T-ball field is the one you can see here, closest to the playground.

Jocelyn receiving her trophy from Coach Kelly

Team photo

 This year, after every game, the players got Sno-Cones at the concession stand.  This was definitely a perk for Jocelyn!

Enjoying their last Sno-Cones of the season

T-ball Schedule p.1

T-ball Schedule p.2

 Next year Jocelyn will be 7 and if she chooses to play she will no longer be playing T-ball...she will move up to Softball.  Jocelyn has had an awesome coach these past two years.  Kelly really knows how to make this game fun for the kids while teaching them to be outstanding little players!  I credit a little bit of natural talent along with Kelly's coaching style as to why Jocelyn has been enjoying playing T-ball so  much the past two years.  Right now Jocelyn says she wants to play next year, but I'm unsure if Jocelyn will get to have Kelly as her coach again, so we shall see what happens!  I hope she plays...I really enjoy watching her!

Tooth Fairy Visit #3!

Jocelyn lost her third tooth on Friday, June 20th!  The tooth Fairy left her a lost tooth certificate, a letter and $5!  Her toothless smile is so cute!

I've still Got It

My days at Clever Cone Corner were not wasted...I can still make a mean banana split!

Father's Day 2014

We went to Kennywood for Father's Day!  It's so nice to finally have "bigger" kids when we go to places like this.  Jocelyn was actually tall enough to ride the Phantom's Revenge, which is craziness to me. To my disappointment, she didn't want to ride (I would have loved to ride it), but that's okay...she's still kind of little for that one I think!  Reagan rode her first big roller coaster--The Jackrabbit.  She seemed scared to death during the ride, but she said she liked it afterward.  Reagan's favorite ride was the Merry Go Round, and Jocelyn's was the Jack Rabbit.

Jack Rabbit!

Log Jammer! Mommy doesn't do water rides!

Corn dogs and Potato Patch Fries

Daddy won a giant stuffed animal!

It was a fun day!  The only change I would make was to remember to ask Todd to put sunscreen on my back.  That would have been nice...

Jocelyn's Dance Recital

It was Jocelyn's turn for her recital, which was on Thursday, June 12.  

This was a long-awaited performance. Why?  Was it because Jocelyn couldn't wait to perform the dances she had been learning since September?  No!  She knew today marked her last day of dance.  She just wasn't into it anymore.  I'm not sure if she's just not interested in dancing or if she took too many different types of dance and the length of practice was just too long, but she has been complaining about going to dance for a couple of months now.  We decided she needed to stick it out until the recital, and she was just happy the day was finally here.  It's kind of sad, but it's over now...and we got to see her looking super cute in all her dance outfits and performing her dances.

First up she dressed for her Tap performance, then Ballet, and then finally Hip Hop.

Tap Attire

Ballet Attire

Photo during ballet performance.  Jocelyn is on the far right.

Jocelyn and her friend Emma

Hip Hop attire and her trophy for a successful dance season!

 This is possibly Jocelyn's last dance recital as she has chosen to do cheerleading in the fall rather than take dance again (surprise, surprise)...we shall see what she likes best!

Reagan's Dance Recital

Reagan performed in her second dance recital yesterday!  She did an absolutely wonderful job.  We were so proud of her!!   Congratulations on earning your first trophy, cutie!

 

Jocelyn's Last day of Kindergarten

I can't believe Jocelyn is done with her first year of school.  It has gone so fast and Jocelyn has learned so much!  

Just look how much she grew this year!

First Day of Kindergarten

Last Day of Kindergarten

We are so proud of you Jocelyn!  Keep up the good work...your teacher says you are such a joy to have in class and are eager to learn.  We couldn't ask any more of you!

Buddies

These guys are best buddies!

Jocelyn, Emma, Abbey, Reagan, Claire & Zach