Finley and I had a lovely lunch of BBQ - just the two of us - after kindergarten round-up. We chose BBQ just to torment her father!
Girls with markers - a repeat from the last blog - don't worry they did not do it again!!! I just really liked this picture!
Here are some pictures of when the tree fell on our house in April!
Dad and Sam at the Braves game in April. Beautiful night - terrible Cubs! We were all so happy that we saw Carlos Marmol pitch one last time!!!!
Next day game with the girls and Cubs - same fate, but we got to see the Bud ponies.
Babysitting Baby Leo - tough job, Aunt Sammie!!!! Where were you when he woke up???
Yes I really kept Maverick alive for a whole week. He only ingested a little mulch!
Giant Cousin Finley, Maverick, and good dog Dixie Lynn Chicken Nugget Weinstein!
It is a rough life for that dog!
I fed Maverick everyday - popsicles!!!!
Oh, he also loved to color with his cousin, Harper while watching Finley practice soccer.
Monty digs the boots.
Just a regular day in costume - why not???
Our Nana Pat came to visit, and we took her to the aquarium and saw a terrific dolphin show!!!
After many weeks of saving money in their build-a-bear fund, the girls purchased dog houses for their dogs.
We have been spending a lot of time and money at our country club. The girls just finished swimming lessons. Finley can swim without wings, and Harper understands and enjoys swimming with hers on. 
We even got the Hoscheks to join us one Saturday night at the pool. We can't wait for Teddy to get his cast off, so they can come again!!!
This is not a PG picture, but I had to put it on. The girls have days of the week undies and were trying to figure out how to spell Friday. It took both of them taking their undies off. Harper dictated, Finley wrote, and then Finely, naturally, had to double check what Harper was saying - micro-manager.
We finally got our couch in May!!!! It really took the full 8 weeks. Needless to say the dogs were most excited. Check out Monty in her thunder shirt - nice!
Girls are ready for karate!
Finley graduated from preschool in May, too.
So thrilled!!!!
The only other girl in the class, Ellie - Fin's best friend.
Harper attended Princess camp solo in May while Fin was still in school.
We had friends from Canada who actually came to visit us in our new home!!! We all - minus Matt - represented the Blue Jays! Sadly, they suffered the same fate as the Cubs in Brave Country. But we had awesome seats and a good time - thanks Kelly and Simon Pong!
Nana Pat spoiled the girls rotten with sticker books, $$$ for build-a-bear fund, and the beautiful dresses you will see in a bit!
More aquarium fun!
Fashion show of their new clothes - thanks again Nana!
AHHHH...little Serena - I will try to get some of Finley playing, too.
In June, they both attended princess camp together - great fun!
The Hoscheks were nice enough to hang out with us after a long morning there already. Leo liked the cow!
The baby goats were awesome!
Where is my goat???
Yeh!!!
Finley lost her first tooth - so exciting!
And, finally, the girls have become quite the little photographers. This is their show now.



