Happy New Year!

It's been awhile...
We've had a busy fall
Girls played soccer
Briley joined band and chorus
Hope Christmas was fantastic

ocean city and back...

after buttonwood
we ventured to greenwood furnace
for 2 nights of camping
with heather and tyson
it involved
a swim (or 2)
a hike
some riding
and a storm
with a tree
falling
no pics
but lots of fun!!
we came home thursday
and left friday
for ocean city with the macoy's and fran
what a great trip!!!!
we hit the boardwalk
took a sea rocket ride
ate a little bit
shopped
and swam
the girls loved the ocean
marina would have spent the day with melissa
just riding the waves
briley had a blast with some new friends running
in and out of the breakers
now it's back to work
and some last few moments before
the first day!!!

summer fun...

been camping
swimming
and just enjoying
the summer
lazy
life

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Gettysburg - Pickett's Charge

dad went to Gettysburg on the 3rd to join in the 145 reenactment
the girls and I ventured down on the 5th to see him
and Pickett's Charge
it was crazy
there were a ton of soldiers
big camps
Calvary
and sutlers
we even met 8 British Bucktails!
here are a few pics

last day of school

Fermanagh had their end-of-year award ceremony
marina and briley both got the reading awards
and briley was awarded the spirit award for the 4th marking period
the girls ended 3rd grade and kindergarten in high fashion!

marina with her reading award













Briley with her reading award













Briley with her spirit award













Malin with her spirit award (she also got the reading award!)

baby Thea's first visit to our house!

everyone enjoyed loving her up
she's so darn cute!!













all sweetness













beana and thea













billy got to see thea for the first time!

1st annual piano recital

the girls performed at their piano recital
on May 18th
Marina led the recital with Twinkle Twinkle
Briley played a wonderful song of Horse Sense
they were both great!

waiting to go in...













Marina Beana













Briley Smiley













Briley and her penpal Gwen!

camping and all that jazz

been camping the last 2 weekends
bald eagle
and
buttonwood
up next
relay for life
raystown
and lots of summer camps!!!

hammock

we broke out the hammock at the beginning of may
marina loaded it up
and fell asleep
ah...
the life

new baby!!

Thea Mae
11:36 am
4/30/08
8 lbs .2 oz
20 inches
cuteness!!!

curriculum fair at FM

April 22
yeah i'm behind
the girls learned a ton about
going green
reuse
reduce
recycle!!!

shower fun!

we surprised Beth yesterday
with a baby shower
yee-haw!!!

Easter afternoon...

fun fun
family pics
and hunts

Easter Day Fun!

more hunts
singing in church
lunch at mom and dad's
another hunt
and dinner at grammy's
it was a full day
filled with fun