My favorite garden

I've worked on this garden for many years, and I finally have something blooming at all times of the summer. My Mary statue is right in the middle - Pete gave it to me on my 1st Mother's Day. I'm positive that's the reason for the the wonderful plants. All of the plants came from my mom or my neighbors too. It's fun, but I need to do the same for other parts of my house! All in time....

School Spirit

Before the start of the picnic on Saturday, the classes lined up for the Picnic Walk. It was a perfect weekend for the picnic too! The kids wore themselves out!

Mrs. King & a few of her students
Ms. Greschner & a few of her students (Rosie won the hat the night before & wore it all day!)

The Screaming Eagle? Not Quite

The St. Mary Magdalen Parish was this week-end, and we had fun riding the crazy rides! Here's Josephine wanting to be a big girl but slightly scared out of her mind. Pete also snapped some good ones of Rosie & Anna on the same ride. Anna rode all the rides a million times - nothing affected her stomach. Now, Rosie had to sit down in the afternoon & drink some Sprite. She suddenly turned white on me.... Poor thing!

Pet Week

Mrs. King, Anna's Kindergarten teacher, always does pet week. Guess which family does not own one pet? Yes, that's us! We have allergies plus we are not home enough to care for a pet. Anna is quietly winning us over with wanting a pet. I've almost (but not quite) caved into getting this little rat (aka: guinea pig). I don't know - fish sound pretty appealing to me. I would also consider a very small dog in a few years when Jo is older. We went to PetSmart & took pictures for her to bring in her "wish for a pet." It made her happy for the day!

My sweet baby Josephine

Two year old check-up today, and the doctor jokingly said "she's as big as a 1-year old now." She only weighs 21 pounds! She's off the charts & not in the way most people speak about - I guess we should say she's way below the chart! She is perfectly proportioned for her size though, and her brain is just right as well. Dr. Finn looked at me & said, "why do you expect your kids to be big?" I laughed!! Pete & I are not tall individuals!

Anyway, here's some pics from Sunday of just Jo. Her new hat given by her godparents, Kay & Greg. She looked adorable!!! Try not to notice her slightly runny nose.

Got one with Rosie & Jo & her new toys from Mary, Joanie & Janet. Super adorable & Jo loved pushing her new cart all around Forest Park.

Mother's Day at Forest Park

Our family routine for Mother's Day is to meet at Forest Park about 1pm, have a picnic lunch & then play soccer, wiffleball or just hang out together. It was a brisk day but nice enough to be outside. We also celebrated Josephine's birthday, Debbie's birthday, and Rachel's Confirmation. Pete & I can't believe what a treasure Forest Park is - we are so lucky to live in St. Louis with the many ,many free sites. Forest Park is a wonderful, beautiful park plus the Zoo (free), Art Museum, and Science Center. If you know Forest Park, we've taken our Christmas photos there quite a few times!

My girls & me!

My mom with Josephine - she wore herself out running around the park!

All the Moms on Mother's Day!

Logan & Jo

These pictures are so cute!!! Jo's boyfriend at school is Logan, and he is her protector. He is so big & tall, and Jo is so little.

She was giving me one of her looks, but the next one is GREAT!

Now, how cute is this picture???