Photo Session 2012

We took the kids to Portrait Innovations this morning for portraits. The girls picked out their outfits ...and so we went for wild colors!

Rachel in her modeling pose.

Not to be out-done...Jessica in her modeling pose.

Miss Rachel is now 7 1/2 years old and in 2nd grade. She loves math, reading, and art.

Marlee didn't cooperate at first. We finally got her to pose, until....She was done!!

Sisterly love!

Jessica is going to be 10 years old on March 19! Double digits! She likes school and does well but I think she likes being with her friends more!

We are hoping Rachel's adult teeth come in soon and fill in the gaps! Gaps and all, she is still our gorgeous 'smiley Rachel'!

The Beaghan Girls!!!

Photo shoot

Back to School

Ok, I underestimated the time it takes to adjust to being back in school. Things have been a bit hectic . . .but not crazy!

This is our third week back and both Jessica and Rachel are enjoying school! Jessica has Mrs. Macken for 2nd grade and Rachel has Mrs. Laughman in Kindergarten. Of course, I get the typical kid response when I ask what they did in school today! The answer is usually "I dunno" or "nothing". Rachel tells us that school is all work!! But, when I ask what they ate for lunch or who they played with at recess, I get to hear their enthusiasm. So far, both girls have come home with stars and stickers on their work papers!

Marlee and Gee Gee are enjoying a nice quiet house without the big kids (with the exception of bad dog Rocky!). Marlee is quite the squealer now! She loves screaming at the top of her lungs. It's sooo funny. She's able to sit on her own to play with her toys but thankfully she is not crawling yet. Yesterday, Gee Gee checked on her during her naptime and found her sitting up in her crib. So she must have learned how to pull her self up to a sitting position too! We haven't witnessed it yet but we do see her trying.

Bob and his Dad celebrated his dad's 60th birthday this weekend. They took a bus trip to Cooperstown to visit the Baseball Hall of Fame museum then traveled to NYC to watch the Orioles and Yankees play at the new Yankee Stadium. Based on the excitement I hear in Bob's voice as he tells me stories, I'd say they had a great time!

I'll have to post pictures later . . . . I'm on my lunch break!!!

Knoebels

We had a great time at Knoebels this weekend. It was our only real vacation this year. The girls left Tuesday to spend 3 days with the Beaghan Grandparents. Bob, Marlee and I arrived Friday and stayed until Sunday.

Smores! Funny story - the RV in the background belongs to our neighbors. No really . . . our neighbors from Wrightsville. Coincidentally, they ended up beside the Beaghan RV at Lake Glory Campground. We had no idea they were even going camping.

Our Cabin at Knoebels

The three musketeers,

The toothless wonder . . . Jessica lost her two front teeth!!

Our Elementary school! School starts Monday August 31!

Summertime fun

Here are a few pictures of the kids from their summer vacation. Not too much going on now that Tee ball is over. Just finished 2 weeks of swimming lessons. The girls really did well this year. They can now swim with their face in the water. That is a BIG step from last year. Marlee will be 6 (SIX!!) Months old on the 24th. She's getting so big. She is still sooo smiley and giggly! Shes able to roll over from her back to her stomach. She's still not able to sit on her own yet, she tends to lean forward too far! She started rice cereal a few weeks back, and a few days ago, we started her on carrots. Her first spoon went in and the carrots came right back out! But she was curious and reached for the second spoonful. It went in and stayed in! I think she likes them now. However, the diaper changing has become a whole new experience now that she's on 'solids'. Pewww!! The girls also participated ina week long theatre camp. On the last day, they performed on stage for the parents (and grandparents!). They each had a few lines, that they memorized. They also sang and danced to a few songs from Pipen and Annie.

Birthday Pictures