Indianapolis' newest 1st grade teacher!

We just wanted to say congratulations to Emily who just finished her first week as a full-time first grade teacher! Below are a couple of pictures of Emily in her new classroom. Congrats to Emily on her new job, and to all of her students for getting lucky enough to have such a great teacher!

Some pictures of Emily's classroom:



And a cute picture of Natalie for the heck of it :-)

The Indianapolis Zoo

During July 4th weekend we all traveled to Indianapolis for the big downtown fireworks show. We had a front-row seat in Grandpa Steve's office, so we took some snacks, went downtown, and enjoyed the show in our climate controlled room with comfy seats. Natalie absolutely loved the show, and she still talks about it. She even remembers the type of pretzels we were snacking on, and every time she eats them now she talks about the fireworks. I can't actually track down any pictures of the fireworks trip, but when I do they'll get posted on the website for July.

We also went to the zoo that weekend, and Natalie had a great time there as well. We also have dozens of pictures of that, so I'll share some of those here. It was a great weekend with fireworks, swimming, the zoo, and some fun times playing outside with Grandma, Grandpa, Aunt Emily and Jon!

Here's Natalie keeping an eye on the big Walrus to make sure he doesn't cause any trouble:

Here she is enjoying a refreshing penguin drink on a hot day at the zoo:

Here are some pictures of her getting up close and personal with one of her favorite animals... a giraffe!

And some shots of everyone hanging out with us at the zoo:





She even had fun on the ride home! Her new giraffe friend Eddie was giving her a hard time :-)

Swim Lessons

Natalie just finished up her most recent round of swim lessons. She's still a bit luke warm on the idea, but she did get into kicking her feet, "jumping" into the pool, and blowing bubbles. She did manage to swim with her arms a bit as well, but so far it's more of a doggy paddle than a full on freestyle :-)

Here's a few pictures of the fun, and there will be quite a few more of them on the website eventually.

Sisterly love

Ok, so I'm waaay behind again. Part of the reason is that we've had a lot going on lately! There are a lot of posts coming about Fireworks on July 4th, visits to Indy, a trip to the zoo, swim lessons, and plenty more!

For now, just enjoy these pictures of Natalie playing with her little brother. We have a feeling that this is the first of many decoration sessions for poor Eric. Natalie just thought that Eric's outfit needed a little extra trim.