Classic Skating

Boy did this place bring back some memories! I haven't been back to this place since I was in middle school. Not much has changed with the main part of the building, but they now have this cool add on that we spent all of our time in. Also, I guess I had no idea just how hard it is to learn how to roller skate.

My camera was taking progressively worse pictures as the night went on. Very frustrating! This last shot of Hannah I just couldn't resist to post. Look at that look! She was not well pleased with me for leaving her to snap this picture.

Fun night out skating.



Thankful Thursdays

-Hannah. I'm so thankful for her. She is so helpful and thoughtful. This week she let me sleep in a little longer, got the kids all cereal and poured the milk. Then she came upstairs to tell me that she poured me a bowl and that my breakfast was ready. I love her.

-Nathan. He was so clingy to me the other day. He just wanted me to let him lay down on my lap, which I was so happy to do. I played with his hair and he loved every minute of the attention. And I loved every minute of his affection.

-Abigail. She has been a kitty or a dog lately, more than she's been Abigail. With that comes lots of "pet me mommy" and lots of licks from her too. I'm thinking she might be better than the real thing. She makes me smile.

-Aaron. My lover boy! He helps me not to take 'things' so seriously. Yet he is sensitive to what ails me  and he is my greatest ally. I love him more and more each day.

Her Day in Pictures

Super Star

Hannah Camille Lombardo

Today is all about you. Your bright blue eyes. Your contagious smile. Your love for laughing. Your love for coloring, playing, the color pink, reading, imagining, school, friends, dancing, playing the piano, singing. You are a talented little lady. And this week at school you will be spot lighted all week as the "super star". You are our little super star too, little Miss Hanners. You are loved by so many people. Thank you, thank you for making me a mommy. Your mom. I'm one lucky lady!

 

Something to Laugh about

We've had some sad days around here the last couple days. I won't lie, it's been tough. But today we had something to laugh about. Nathan has been growing a mop on top of his head lately. I told Aaron I was going to take him in to get a hair cut and he said not to worry about it because he would cut it today. Great! Nathan was excited.

The excitement was not long lived however. I was trying so hard not to die from laughter when I saw Aaron whip out these bad boys! Nathan was not impressed.

Check out those FABRIC scissors. Awesome! Aaron is trying to convince Nate that he was just going to try them one more time. Seriously, classic! It was all down hill from here on out.

I forgot to snap a picture of the after math. And now Nate is off to the store with his daddy. Let's just say, this is going to take some practice to perfect. And I'm not saying I could have done any better.

But since we are on the topic of hair, look at this little beauty and her goldie locks.

My little beauties!







Something to be Thankful for

We had a surprise. A BIG surprise mind you. We will be having another baby join our family in June. Because we weren't exactly planning on this happening so soon it has been somewhat of an adjustment. Being sick is never fun. Being grouchy isn't much fun either. If I don't have to get dressed, I don't. If I can stay inside all day, I do. I'm particularly agitated to smells. I knew someone who for the whole 9 months couldn't stand the smell of her husband.That's not me, but I do gag at the way my little boy smells like "boy" and changing a poopy diaper (or worse, underwear) can put me right over the top! I have weird cravings, only to be disappointed once I eat it that it didn't hit the spot.

All complaining aside. We are thankful. The kids are extatic! We told them yesterday because Hannah said she had a dream I was going to have another baby and that it would be a boy. When I told her I really was going to have another baby....man alive she was EXCITED! We'll see if she's right about a boy. Nate sure would love a brother!

Halloween Night

The children are still on a sugar high this morning. I remember too loving this wretched holiday when I was little. I had to make a chain at the beginning of the month so they would stop asking me when the actual day would be here. It worked. Sort of.  With the mounds of candy they got trick-or-treating, I so appreciated those homes that offered something other than candy. We were not one of those homes, but I just may convert to doing that next year instead. The kids equally loved the glow in the dark sticks and bouncy balls they got.

On with the festivities. Both Hannah and Nathan had school parties. I volunteered in Hannah's class so I missed Nathan's party. Kindergarten had a cute little parade and then a fun party. I helped the kids with a Halloween craft of tissue paper to make candy corn. And wouldn't you know, every child I asked said that candy corn was their favorite Halloween candy. Go figure!

Hannah and cousin Grace as the cutest little Dorothy's ever!

And my adorable Race Car Driver, Bumble Bee, and Dorothy

Aaron decked our house out for the trick-or-treaters and made the house into a monster. It was a hit! And a little freaky.

It was a Halloween fun day and I'm glad it's over for another year.

Halloween Fun

We are not the perfect family. We are a very dynamic family. We are a FUN family. Halloween is a fun tradition at the Eyre home.

The Lombardo's came dressed as different cereals: Lucky Charms, Trix, Rice Crispies. We won for best family costumes.

There were some great costumes this year.
Mary Poppins and a Chimney Sweep

 A witch and a devil

 Clown, bunny, Dorothy

 A pirate

A gross Biker I guess - What are you Trent?

There were lots of games

Pumpkin bowling

Donut eating contest

 This little one didn't last long with the "rule" hands behind your back.

The tweens had their turn

 And so did the adults

Dart throwing with surprises in each balloon

There was pumpkin carving

And here are our lovely hosts. They sure know how to throw a party!

 Nothing better than warm chili on cold nights.

It's times like these that I'm sure grateful for family.  Happy Halloween!

Thankful Thursdays on Friday

A day late, but not less thankful for sure.

- Working on projects with my husband. It's a time for us to talk and laugh and dream. Love those times.

- The last two nights I've gone to bed at 1am or later. Not good. Slept in unil 9:30 this morning. Yep! 9:30!!! Thanks to the man who attended to the kids so I could get a little more shut eye.

- Children who have fabulous imaginations and play so well together when they are "in" character.

- I'm so thankful to live in a community that is tight. We are tight here. When things matter, we come together and make things better.