Cousins Come to Visit!!

My sister Kara and her 4 children came out to visit this week. My kids were counting down the days and it finally came!!

Out trip to Knoebels Amusement Park

Our hot tub was a bit small for everyone...can I convince Bob that its time to get a pool?

The 2 youngest hung out on the porch a lot because it's the only room where they couldn't fall down or climb any stairs.

We had a great time with them and were sad to see them go.

We Love You Hartmans!!

Missing Teeth

Emily is very proud to announce that she has not lost 1, but 2 teeth for the first time! She lost 2 teeth in 2 days.












Emily had quite a rough week that week. She managed to get poison ivy and wreck head first into the side of our house as a result of no brakes after the chain fell off (hence the scrapes in the second picture). But loosing not 1, but 2 teeth made her week "the best of my whole life!" I have to admit that Bob and I didn't help to make it special...in fact the tooth fairy forgot to come!! What awful parents we are. Fortunately, Emily realized that since she had camped out in the boy's room, the tooth fairy had been confused because she wasn't in her own bed. Low and behold, she went to her own room and there it was! Whew...just in time...mom saves the day!

End of Summer Update

Well, another summer has flown by! We are in the "getting ready for school" mode. Jack will be in 2nd grade and Emily will be starting Kindergarten. But before school starts, I wanted to fill you in on our summer, so here are some random pictures. Enjoy!!

Jack played flag football for the first time. To say he enjoyed it is an understatement. If you could earn points for enthusiasm he could've easily won every game. I managed to get only 2 of his plays on film, so here they are. In this first one, he's the quarterback...not quite sure there's a future for him in offense.

In this second video, Jack is playing defense...maybe there's a future.

Max is growing too big for me (actually he's just a little guy...he's in the 3 percentile for weight). He's crawling now and is all over the place.

We spent a weekend in the Poconos catching up with our friends from Pittsburgh

Bob's brother Mike, his wife Jenn, and their 3 kids came to visit for a few days. I think Bob and Mike enjoyed the see-saw more than the kids!!

Emily had her first sleep over with her new friend from church!

And Samuel is still wearing his favorite t-shirt that says, "My Dad is the Man." Bob seems to encourage his choice of clothing.