first grass cut of the season

noah loves to mow the grass and he really loves to ride grandpa's riding lawn mower.  the grass was finally getting long enough that we broke down and mowed it this past week for the first time this season.  noah was a happy camper riding around the yard with daddy!

love, laurie

an award!

i was surprised to learn that i won an award at the university where i work!  apparently the students nominated me for this award that is based on leadership, dedication, and contributions to the university community.  i wasn't able to go to the event where they passed out the awards, so i picked up my award this past week and was grateful for the recognition!

love, laurie

preschool snapshots

some recent preschool snapshots of lots of playground time, art projects, and letter tracing.

love, laurie

look what i found in my recycling bin!

the borough seems to have left something in my recycling bin after hauling away my cardboard!

love, laurie

mr. technician

someone had to show mom and dad how to operate the genie lift . . . (don't worry, he didn't actually go up in it, he just pretended). 

love, laurie

a busy show weekend

it was a busy show week with 5 events back-to-back wednesday through sunday at the theatre.  from a conference to a dance rehearsal, from two tribute bands to a dance recital.  my brain is mushy.

love, laurie

back at lakeland!

we are thrilled that lakeland orchard is back open for the season!  saturday was opening day so we went up in the morning for a few hours before we had to head back to the theatre for a show.  we had a great time and enjoyed the fresh air.  there are several exciting new things this season at lakeland so we have a lot to look forward to this summer with our season passes.

our friends katie and jude were there too so we had a great time meeting up with them and having fun!  the tulips were beginning to bloom so that was really nice to see as well.

love, laurie

n-o-a-h

noah actually wrote his name correctly for the first time, so we were pretty impressed with that!

love, laurie

recent preschool snapshots

some recent preschool snapshots of art projects with glue sticks, playtime outside, and gazing out the window at the bean growing science project with a friend.

love, laurie

well deserved thanks

it takes a village to make a show happen, so i wanted to take the time to thank the cast and crew for helping to make our show a success.  i sat down on friday night and wrote out 29 individual personalize thank you cards to our 20 cast members and 9 crew members who all worked so hard.  

when they arrived at the theatre on saturday morning for the show, i had each card waiting at their stations for each one of them.  so grateful for them all!

love, laurie