Laser Tag

Sean was lucky enough to get an invite to Joe's cool Laser Tag birthday party on Saturday. All these neat barriers were set up for the kids to hide behind while they battled.

Sean must have had a good time because he was exhausted when he got home and slept most of the evening.

What a great idea for a party!

More Cuteness

Since it's been raining so much, Kylie decided to wear her rain boots the other day.
















The fact that she doesn't actually walk, did not stop her from being fashion forward.


















Come on, aren't we all tempted to chew on our shoes every now and then?

Fun

We were lucky enough to snag another invite aboard Dave & Karol's sailboat last weekend. Jeff snapped a few pictures in between all the activity, but he was mostly helping them sail. I, on the other hand, should have been on camera duty since I did nothing but sit and enjoy.








Sean is actually sitting next to me - how embarrassing (for him).














A Happy Captain.


















It was a beautiful day, I hope there will be more to come.

We got to meet the Wicker's dog and now I'm mad we didn't think to take a picture of him (he is super cute!).

random photos

Here is a pic of Sean and his friend Nate at the Hershey Museum.












Here is Jake on his first day of work. Notice he's tagged on the hip with his Homeland Security Photo ID.




















Playing dress-up.

Sean's head on that body looks so freakishly good it's Scary!

Shannon

Here is one of Shannon's many beautiful grad pics. I wish the scanner had done a better job.

May

I am super behind on my postings (surprise!) so here is some spring-time stuff to tide you over.

I LOVE this pic of Kylie girl. She is in her jeans and looking oh-so coordinated and hip. Did I mention that I just love this baby??














Nan, here is a picture of the clematis and the irises we were talking about.












This is a snake-ee-poo I found wandering around the back yard. Sean tried to use 2 sticks to pick him up (a'la Steve Irwin) but the snake kept striking at him. It was actually pretty cool and I'm mad I didn't have the camera on me. By the time I got it, the snake had had enough and was in no mood for pictures. He was running away from me at this point. Good Riddance and don't come back sucker.

Hershey park

Here are some Hershey pics. I'll write narrative later.

Kylie is 4 months old

Jake made some fantastical Peanut Butter cookies, over the weekend. He likes to glare while he eats them.











Here is Kylie modeling Jake's hat.














Sean just loves babies, especially this one!!!

Easter Eggs

Easter was way too early this year for my taste. Anyway, I have posted a few pics of Jake and Sean coloring eggs. Of course, I have to start off with a pic of the lovliest mom & baby team around.


(this reminds me, I have got to ask Jeff to frame that ghetto wall opening)






Jake was getting very fancy with his designs here.













Ooooh and aaaaaah.















Sean was also quite creative.












Nicely done.



Hopefully I will catch up on my posts one of these days. Stay tuned and find out.
-amy

St P Day

Poor Yoda

We have some very sad news. Yesterday, Yoda was diagnosed with Feline Leukemia. He is not doing well, and we expect the end to come for him, very soon. We put a cat-toy octopus on his head but he didn't feel like playing.









He has been sleeping a lot. He has a high fever and didn't like this blanket on him. He ate yesterday, but not today.













We are all heartbroken.

Sean is 13 years old

We had a small party for Sean on the evening of Jan. 10th for his 13th birthday. Here is a really cute picture of Jeff and Kylie.


















These pictures are not in their proper order, but we'll live. Here is Sean opening his gifts.












Jeff dove right into the cake. He cut a HUGE slice for himself. This particular cake was a good one. It was chocolate layers with chocolate filling and vanilla almond buttercream. I added a bit of cream cheese to the icing - I highly recommend you try it.









The blowing out of the candles. I hope he made a wish.










Here is Sean helping to cook his dinner. He chose a stir-fry recipe which he made at his vo-tech cooking class last summer. It turned out perfect.













Shannon and Kylie looking happy.


















Jake wearing a bib for some reason. I believe he is choking to death here.














Kylie is modeling one of the outfits we got her for Christmas. She looks good in everything. By the way, her ear does not stick out, it's just bent against her mom.













Sean playing with one of his gifts.
















Back to opening presents.










I think Jake wants one of these now.











Fran was bored with the whole thing.














Jake decided to take a rest using Scarlet as a pillow. In turn, Kylie used Jake as a matress.















Jake went to Amish market and is showing off his large chunk of cow he bought. He looks like a deranged cannibal- he's a very good actor.













Yoda had fun playing with the string. He's aways up for a party.