HAPPY 2ND BIRTHDAY LUKE NOLAN!!!!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU, HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU, HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO MY LUKE NOLAN, HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU!!!!

A BOUNCY BALL PARTY FOR THE BIRTHDAY BOY!

LUKE IS 2!!!! HAPPY BIRTHDAY LUKE NOLAN!! We had a bouncy ball party with all kinds of balls. We had a beautiful sunny day and had a big cookout with balls everywhere!!! We had all kinds of friends and family come to the party. It was a lot of fun! Luke was very spoiled by gifts and friends at the party. Daddy, Mommy, and Drew got Luke a Doggie Ball pit and the Tunnel. Luke loves puppy dogs and the Tunnel was his favorite at Gymboree class. As you can see he is having lots of fun with both! The games were the Slide into a ball pit, Doggie Ball pit, Tunnel, Ball pinate' full of stickers and fruit snacks, Parachute with balls flying, and Beach Balls everywhere. The kids had a blast and after cake and ice cream we had lots of sleepy boys and girls. Thanks everyone for a great and fun filled Birthday day! Love, Luke

DREW'S SWIM LESSONS & LUKE THE LIFEGUARD

Drew has been doing swim lessons over the last 6 wks. Here are some pictures of him during the class. He is doing really good and the teacher has commented on how well he is doing. Today for the first time he took off all his floats and swam. He may take after his mommy and be a little fish in the water. We are going to set him up again after this session for more lessons over the summer. It should be a fun summer for we have lots of pool days and sprinkler park days ahead! It's starting to warm up and we are getting excited! Drew's last day of school was Tuesday...so summer Vacation here we come!!

HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY!

Drew had a Mother's Day brunch at his preschool on Thursday

before Mother's Day. I got to go to school with him and have

muffins, fruit, and juice. Luke got to go too! All the boys and girls

sang a song for us MOMS and it was the sweetest song...it made me cry. I also got some home made stuff from Drew of a flower and a picture that says "I love you a whole bunch." My flower had a poem on it and says:

I am like a flower

That's raised with love by you

big and strong

Mom, thanks for all you do.

Happy Mother's Day

2008

I guess this is what being a Mother is all about! I had a great Mother's day!

I went to Kentucky for the weekend to visit my family and see Sophie for her big birthday. She had her party at the Humane Society to share some love and attention to all the puppies and dogs that need to be adopted there. I almost came home with a 1 yr old Golden Retriever but another family adopted her. I can't wait for the day we bring a puppy home. The boys had a good time and loved playing with the puppies. We gave Sophie money and puppy toys to donate for the Humane Society as part of her present. So, a little puppy by the name of "Steve" got our toys and he loved them. Here is a picture of Steve and Sophie playing with the dog toy. Happy 6th Birthday Sophie!

DAY FIVE- BYE, BYE DISNEY

We left Florida and Disney today. As Luke would say- "Bye, Bye Disney." Drew wasn't really ready to go home and wanted to go back to see Mickey again. I told him someday. The boys did much better on this flight and watched Lightening McQueen on the way home with snacks and juice. (Maybe Luke will be our Pilot, ha!) Thanks Disney and Florida for a great trip!!!

DAY FOUR- DOWNTOWN DISNEY AND MORE SWIMMING AT THE POOL

We took day 4 to relax. We were going to try another park today but the boys seemed really tired and the other parks were really more for Jeremy and I than the boys. We know we are coming back someday and thought to save the park for next time and that way it was still new to us. We went Downtown Disney to walk around, shop, get more pics, and eat dinner at the Rain forest Cafe'. We got the boys some souvenirs that day of a Mickey Mouse for Drew and Pluto for Luke. They each got a big sucker which they loved. The boys really enjoyed eating dinner at Rain Forest Cafe' and we sat in the Elephant Room. Luke kept going "Elle". He was also jammin' during his dinner for the jungle music was playing. He is our crazy kid . We also went back to our pool at the Hotel to swim and have some more fun. It was a really good day and we could "relax" for it is a vacation! More Pina' Colada's and Sun, Sun, Sun!

DAY THREE- COCOA BEACH

We took this day drove to Cocoa Beach. Drew took to the Beach right away and loved it. Luke had fun until he lost his balance and landed in the waves coming a shore. He got a little scared and wanted to go. I settled him down with snacks and juice (of course- he is my food boy) and then he came back to play again. He ended up loving the beach and played with his brother Drew. We ended up buying sand toys at the Grocery Store to build our Sandcastle and play in the sand.