More School Pictures

Finally managed to get a picture of Sam actually getting on the bus. Both her and her bus driver are quick!
Both girls are doing great in school and have been enjoying themselves. Erin has made lots of new friends and Sam has been getting along with all of the kids in her class better this year.

Uncle Billy's New Pool

Bill bought a new house in Fairlawn which is beautiful and has a pool. George helped him move in Friday night and then when went up so the girls could swim on Labor Day.

The Birthday Party

This year we held the joint birthday party at Canton Arboretum Park and it went better than expected despite the heat! We hired Sneakers the Clown to come and she was a huge hit with her glitter tattoos and balloon animals. She also does magic tricks but didn't have time with the line for tattoos. We also had water balloons and make your own cupcakes. The kids really enjoyed themselves and had a fabulous birthday! Thank you to everyone who came, for helping us clean up and to Aunt Carol for letting us borrow the hot dog machine! (The last picture is Erin enjoying her Play Doh set which she purchased with a gift card. I forgot how messy it can be!!)

The Birthday Dinners

Erin's 5th birthday dinner started with surprise presents from Nana and Papa and Yiayia when she got home from daycare. Sammie had presents from yiayia too. Then we headed to Chuck E Cheese where the kids went nuts as expected. Sammie choose Golden Coral for her 11th birthday dinner and we were so busy making trips to the buffet that we didn't think to take any pictures!

Friday Night Fun

We borrowed Giovanni for dinner, a movie and a sleepover. We ate at Napoli's before heading to the Palace to see Cars 2. The kids had so much fun together as always and especially loved seeing and hearing the organ (except for Erin who was cranky and thought the organ was too loud).

Time at the Lake

We loved every second we spent at the lake this summer! Having the boat allowed us to spend time as a family and share time with extended family as well. The girls loved swimming and playing at the beach and the boat swim area as well as listening to our radio while cruising around. Erin even tubed with Aunt Angie! George and I never imagined that we would one day own a boat, but now that we do, we can't imagine life without it! We all were disappointed when the weather turned colder ending our summer at that lake. Now it's time to winterize it, find storage and count the days until the warm weather returns!