Gymnastics and Baseball

What a fall season.  We have Connor playing baseball, soccer and flag football.  Garrett is doing gymnastics and flag football.  We are going to be one busy family.  

Ready to Dance

Emily started a new dance school this year so that she had participate in ballet, tap and tumbling.  She was all business on her first day and is a born performer.  I wonder where she gets that from.  ;)

We are so happy you love to dance and are very proud of how serious you are in class.  Go Ems!

Team Colts

Connor and Garrett are playing flag football this year in a very tough league.  Here is the team all suited up for their first game.

 

This is definitely my favorite sport to watch because of all the action.  Connor has proven he is one of the fastest players on the field and has managed a touchdown almost every game so far.  Garrett is unstoppable.  He has pulled some flags on defense for very important stops and has run the ball for a tremendous gain.  Garrett is the youngest on the team and he has made his presence known.  They both should be very proud of themselves.

 

Of course since Connor is one of the oldest kids, they expect great things and he definitely delivers.  Garrett had to prove himself and did it with ease.  During practice one day, the coach was running a drill where the kids ran out 15 yards and then caught the ball.  When it was Garrett's turn, he told Garrett to only go out 5 yards and Garrett asked the coach why.  So the coach sent Garrett out 15 yards like the big boys and made a diving catch.  He has done this every practice and the coach now refers to him as "Gronk" which is the highest compliment you can get in a New England town. 

 

Go Team Colts! 

Emily's First day of Preschool

Emily was very ready to go and excited to meet her teachers.

Off to the playground we went to meet all her new friends and hen it was time to see her classroom. It didn't take long for Emily to find her favorite part of the classroom - the dress up area and kitchen.

Emily was so excited to see all the aspects of her classroom and ran over to Mrs Daugherty as soon as she opened a book.

Emily we are so proud of you for being such a big girl and can't wait to see everything you learn this year.

Garrett's First Day of kindergarten

Garrett was so excited for his first day that he wasn't very happy he had to wait until the afternoon. The school only has half day kindergarten and Garrett is in the  afternoon session. He was ready to go at noon. 

Here he is walking into school with the support of his little sister. 

I am thrilled to say Garrett had a fantastic first day and can't wait to get back to his classroom. We are so proud of you.  I also want to include the picture below which sums up the bond between brother and sister.  

Second Grade Here I Come!

Connor is off to second grade today.  He is so excited to be going back to school and ran off this morning as soon as he was dropped off. 

 

Go Connor!

New Jersey

Before the school year begins, we took advantage of the long weekend and went on a little road trip.  First stop, a trip down memory lane.  We stopped off and stayed the night at Hotel Heritage where we stayed when Brian and I got married.  The kids definitely enjoyed our stay because we managed to play pool, go swimming in the pool, play squash, have fun in the arcade room and enjoy all the accommodations the hotel had to offer.  Brian and I took our wedding portrait on these steps and I couldn't help but capture the boys in the same spot.  

We found out a small kids amusement park was located just fifteen minutes away so we decided to stop and have some fun.  Emily your brothers will do anything for you...they rode the boats because you asked them to.

Thank goodness Garrett didn't decide to hunt down Connor.

After being spun and shaken on many rides, we headed to our final destination - NJ.  The Bunetas were waiting for our arrival and we were so excited to be there.  Their new house has a fantastic heated pool and we basically spent the weekend swimming the days away.  Garrett and Connor were diving board experts by the end of the trip.

The Bunetas threw a Labor Day bash and all the Fishkill boys showed up.  The funniest part of the day was when Emily decided that Uncle Kevin was going to be her target.  She locked and loaded her water gun and went right after him.  

Uncle Kevin was dressed (not in a bathing suit) and ended the afternoon wetter than anyone in the pool.  Thank you for being such a great sport.

These kids would love if they could hang out every day.  Thank you for an amazing trip and for making us feel right at home.