Strawberry Picking

We (Cindy and I) took the kids to pick some strawberries at a farm in Plain City. It was a fun morning and well worth the 30 minute drive. The strawberries are delicious and the kids had a great time. Dominic's first time but it won't be his last! Now I'm in search for a great strawberry pie recipe. YUM!

Katie's Graduation

My niece, Kathleen, graduated from high school so we spent Memorial Day weekend in Maryland. I can't believe it...where does the time go? I'm so proud of her! She's off to East Carolina Univeristy in August.

Gardening 101

We planted a garden and I'm so excited to see how it grows this summer! Giana has been wanting to plant a garden for a couple of years and we finally did. So, with a little watering, a little sun and a little prayer...maybe we'll have some fruits and vegetables soon! Dominic did the hard part and took out all the big weeds and put new soil down.

G and I planted the seeds.

And in G's eyes, this is what our garden should look like at some point this summer. (Corn, cucumbers, cantelope and tomatoes.)The blue streaks that look like rainbows are the spinkler system watering our garden.

LemonaVe For Sale

We had a community garage sale (which was a big success!) and Giana and her friend, Sarah wanted to sell lemonade and cookies. They made $22! They only charged 25 cents for a glass of lemonade and 25 cents for two cookies. They sold a lot of lemonade and cookies! Giana made the sign and spelled lemonade with a "v". I thought it was so cute that I didn't correct it. Baby Dominic was our little helper for the weekend.

May 2012

Mother's Day with my Mom and Giana at Eddie Merlots. We had salad before the power went out from a storm. We never had dinner but we're going to go back again soon.

We spent Mother's Day in Cleveland with Dominic's family. I didn't take many pictures but here are my babies enjoying the roller coaster in the backyard. I can't believe my 21 month old was riding that thing but he loved it...all the way down the big hill in the back yard! So thankful for these two. Happy mother's day to me. :)

Giana graduating from her Sporties for Shorties class at our local Rec Center.

Last day of Pre-K. There are so many things D and I do "wrong" as parents, but the decision to send her to pre-k was so right." She matured, learned so much and had such a fun year. I hope these two teachers are still teaching when we send Dominic to pre-k.

Kindergarten orientation. Gulp. I can't even go there right now. My baby girl is growing up FAST.