Ice Cream!

The ice cream truck actually drove down our street before 9pm unlike all of last summer! The girls were so excited and really enjoyed their treats!

The Show

Erin and Giovanni put on a show for me the other night. Erin's been having fun dressing up and putting on shows every night and Giovanni was more than happy to be her piano accompaniment! I love how he keeps looking back to see if she's still dancing!

Boating

We went boating at Tappan Lake on Sunday with Grandpa and Grandma Clapper and Uncle EJ and Aunt Tracy. The girls have been so excited for this trip and it exceeded their expectations! Sammie went tubing with Uncle EJ for the first time and with George the last time. In between she was riding solo and was having the time of her life! She had a huge smile on her face as she was bouncing across the waves! Erin got in the tube with me but grandpa hit some unavoidable wake and it bounced me and Erin out of the tube. We were fine and Erin wasn't scared at all (once she realized I was still holding onto her)! There's no pictures of me and Erin tubing because everyone on the boat was spotting! Erin spent a lot of time shore swimming. Swimming has finally clicked for her, at least with her life vest on. She got her legs kicking behind her and kept swimming between me and Sammie (we were playing in the tube off shore while the others were knee boarding) and grandma on shore. It was so exciting to her swimming all over the place! We really had a great time and are looking forward to many more boating trips this summer. There's even been talk about a used jet ski for a father's day gift for George.....we'll see!
Note: Turn your speakers down before watching the videos below! All you'll hear is engine noise. The first clip is Sammie tubing by herself and the second is Sammie and George together as we were heading into shore to pack up for the day.

Summerfest 2010

We had a very successful Summerfest this year. George was there the whole festival helping out with the drink stand. The girls and I went in the evenings and we all worked on Saturday until Nana came to pick up the girls. George and I stayed through clean up. It really was a great festival. The dancer's preformed beautifully, the food was delicious and the weather was mostly on our side! The girls had a blast riding rides, helping with the drinks, running into friends from church and school and dancing with the HOF Festival court! Thank you to everyone who came to support Sammie and our church!

Final Cake

This is the final cake for my final cake decorating class!

Spring Fling 2010 - Beatlemania

The spring concert for Sammie's school was themed Beatlemania and it was a fabulous show! The girls have been listening to a lot of Beatles lately and Erin was singing along in the audience!

Napping Through Dinner

Erin was exhausted after our busy day on Saturday and decided she wanted to lay down while Sammie was taking her shower before dinner. George brought her down shortly before dinner to give her a chance to wake up and eat. She slept like a rock throughout dinner! When she did wake up she hungry and ready to eat!

Cats and Car Seats

Every time I bring a car seat in to clean it up one of the cats end up sleeping in it, especially after it's clean. This time it was Harriet looking for a resting spot, but I decided to show her how to properly use the car seat! Reminded me of when Angie and I would dress our cat Garfield up in doll dresses and bonnets and carry him around the house in a bassinet!

Firsts

We went to our first drive-in movie and saw Shrek Forever After. We even remembered bug spray this time!! Erin also got to go on her first bus ride while we were visiting the new school in East Canton! The best part was that the bus driver was mine and Angie's bus driver when we were in school and gave the girls stickers!