Laynabayna

Ophelia in with her snowman

2006-02-14T11:14:00.000-05:00

It was all fun and games until the girls got sick!

sick again...

2006-02-13T17:51:00.000-05:00

The girls both have strep throat. At least they got to play in the snow before it really hit them hard. Now they are down and out, and mommy is starting to feel it too. Lets hope it passes! I will post a picture of Ophelia in the snow soon. Need to Cuddle and Rest with my girls.

Ophelia's second quarter of 1st grade

2006-02-09T16:53:00.000-05:00

Ophelia has a great second quarter report card. She got an award for bringing up 3 grades without any other grades dropping. So her report card was straight As well Es because that is what they get in 1st grade! And she got one S in work and study habbits. But that is still awsome! She also got a certificate for getting into the Math Hall of Fame. It is an acelerated Math program at her school and you have to pass a timed math test and she did great! And finally, last on my bragging rights here she also got a Powhatan Pride award, that is awarded to the children with great pride, responsibility and honesty. We are very proud of her!

Congratulations Lisa and Dan

2006-02-06T17:25:00.000-05:00

Congratulations on your beautiful baby girl Julia!

Christmas party

2006-01-12T17:47:00.000-05:00

This is a picture of us at Bryan's works Christmas party. It is a little blurry but it is Ernie, Jen, me, Bryan, Matt and Alicia. We had a really great time!

Happy New Year!

2006-01-10T18:26:00.000-05:00

Well so far so good, the new year is off to a great start. The weather has been really nice and I got to ride last Friday. Of course Athena is in lunchbunch tomorrow and I thought I would get to ride again but we are expecting thunderstorms. You win some and you lose some. I am just happy to have a horse again and Callie is such a pleasure to own. The girls are doing really well in school. Ophelia will be getting another report card at the end of this month, we can not wait. Athena is loving preschool but she can not wait for next year when she gets to ride the bus with her sister to the big school. What ever will I do with all that time? Maybe I will get to ride everyday!!! Bryan is looking forward to me being availible to meet up with him for lunch once in a while. I have to say these are all things to look forward to. But it will be diffrent not having a child in tote everywhere I go. What has it been now 6 years that I have gotten used to having at least one of them with me all the time. I think I will really appreciate my weekends with my whole family!! Well enough of my babble, I hope everyone is having a great new year!!

Merry Christmas

2005-12-19T17:44:00.000-05:00

Merry Christmas!

It is a busy time of year, and I just wanted to post a Merry Christmas to everyone! I am sure we will have a ton of new pictures after the holidays. I wish everyone a safe and happy holiday season!

Back to School

2005-12-07T09:32:00.000-05:00

Finally they are going back to school today. There is a 2 hour delay but at least they are going! They are probably only going today and tomorrow, since there is another snow storm coming Thursday night into Friday. I have to say I don't mind the snow and the kids were really not that bad. They did get on each others nerves a bit but that is pretty normal. They really do love playing in the snow though, I will have to be a little quicker on Friday so I can get some pictures. Stay warm......

First snow 2005

2005-12-06T08:14:00.000-05:00

Well yesterday morning we woke up to some snow and it continued all day long. The kids had no school, and although it got tough toward the end of the day they really did have a lot of fun playing in it with their friends. Of course since we live in Virginia now, they can not clean the roads up as fast as they used to in New York so once again school is closed! Well I guess I will have to run to the store and pick up some snow boots and enjoy the day. It is a beautiful one....

CALLIE

2005-11-23T17:53:00.000-05:00

finally...

2005-11-23T17:48:00.000-05:00

I was having some trouble getting on this site for some reason, but all better now. Well it has been a while. We have a new operating system so I have to learn how to post pictures all over again. They will be coming soon.

We all seem to be sick, humm, it must be the holidays! Seems we always end up sick for one of them. I guess Thanksgiving is better than Christmas! We all had strep throat last Christmas. Ophelia has it now. The rest of us just feel like garbage!

On a happier note, we got a horse last Thursday. I found her online "Free to a good home", lucky for me a friend was really nice and is letting us keep her at her house. Her name is Callie and she seems to be settling in just fine. I can not wait to ride her. She has been just so sweet! I will get some picutes up as soon as I can.

Well that is all for now............HAPPY THANKSGIVING EVERYONE!!!!

2005-09-15T18:19:00.000-05:00

Athena after a long day of school, dentist and watching Ophelia's dance class.

2005-09-15T18:18:00.000-05:00

Ophelia after a long day of school and dance.

And we're off...

2005-09-14T06:18:00.000-05:00

School is back in full swing and boy have we been busy. Athena has been pretty worn out with going everyday, eventhough it is just until noon. I think I am going to get her back on a napping schedule, to prevent the afternoon tantrums. Ophelia is doing great, she loves her teacher this year, and the teacher she had last year for kindergarten is now the computer teacher so she gets to see her still once a week! That worked out pretty cool for her. So far I have just been trying to keep up with the 3 day a week work out up at the YMCA. I have been running on the treadmill 3 days a week for about a half hour, I am up to 2 miles in about 22 mins. for not ever being a runner I am very proud of that. I have also lost almost 10 pounds!!!

However I see my schedule getting a little crowded soon. I got a call yesterday from a women about the PTO. I wanted to get involved this year and they must have liked me a little because I am on the Apparel Committee, and they told me to come to the meeting tonight at 7:30 because they want to put me on the board! I am pretty excited. I will have to let you know what happens.....

First day of school

2005-09-06T07:48:00.001-05:00

Ophelia was up and showering at 6:20am. Then it was down for breakfast and back up to get teeth brushed, dressed and hair done. She ended up with a little time to sit and watch a show before it was time to head for the bus! She was so excited and could not wait for the bus to come, and then off she went. Now I can not wait to see her around 4pm to see how her first day goes!!! One down and one to go, Athena has her meet the teach day tomorrow morning and she starts her Pre-K on Friday. She will be attending 5 days a week this year, I think she will have a great time!

2005-09-06T07:48:00.000-05:00

Ophelia all ready for her first day of 1st grade!

Signs of Fall

2005-09-05T09:19:00.000-05:00

Here we are the day before the first day of school. Ophelia is so excited to start 1st grade!! The bus will be here bright and early at 7:55am to pick her up, and she can not wait! And then Athena has her meet the teacher day on Wednesday morning, and off she goes to Pre-K on Friday. They are both pretty excited now all we have left to do is pick out the awsome back to school outfit!

An Awsome Day Trip

2005-08-28T06:15:00.000-05:00

Yesterday we took a ride to North Carolina to vistit Bryan's brother Ron, his wife Libby and their daughter our niece Kyra. We had a great time, the girls played so well together and Bryan and Ron shared some interesting conversations. And Libby and I got to know each other a little better and we all shared a really great time. After hanging out at the house for a while, we decided to go to the mall for ice cream. The mall was a little like our Short Pump Town Center, but a little nicer! On what they refer to as the "Main Street" the outdoor part of the mall, there were diffrent people out performing diffrent things. Libby, myself and Athena sat and watched a juggler, while Bryan, Ophelia, Kyra and Ron went to the bathroom so Ophelia could change (she actually fell in a fountain and was soaked!) Yup she is a product of me and Bryan, she got all of our clumsiness that is for sure! But I have to say even with the fountain fall, I had such a good time that I just laughed! And for those of you that know me well I would have normally flipped out! Well Thanks again you guys we had a great time, and we can not wait to visit again!

Mini Vacation Outing...

2005-08-21T10:16:00.000-05:00

Well we had Daimon, Heather, Alyssa and Celeste down for a visit this past week. We had a lot of fun, and on Wednesday we had a day at Paramount Kings Dominion! We had a blast, so much that we are very happy to now have season passes to the park! Everyone had a great time. I do believe we will be heading back very soon. Athena was a little disappointed that she wasn't able to do the roller coasters, but in time she will. Ophelia had a great time on the Anaconda, but she seemed to push herself a little too much to do the Drop Zone. She wanted to try it because her cousin Alyssa wanted to, but the massive high speed drop proved to be a little much for her! Other than that everyone was all smiles and giggles!

We finally had the kids birthday party

2005-08-15T11:29:00.000-05:00

We had a great time, the girls birthday party went really well. The only misshap was that I forgot to hand out the treat bags! Maybe I will mail them with the thank yous. Enjoy the pictures, we sure enjoyed the day!

2005-08-15T11:28:00.000-05:00

Deeply focusing on the the present opening process.

2005-08-15T11:27:00.001-05:00

Of course the presents were a hit.

2005-08-15T11:27:00.000-05:00

Celeste hang out at the party.

2005-08-15T11:26:00.000-05:00

Michelle got spit at by the llama. It startled her a bit.

2005-08-15T11:25:00.001-05:00

Athena hidding in the tree.