Cousin Andrew and Cousin Mel Pay a Visit to Staunton

Our Cousins Andrew and Mel came to visit Staunton this past weekend. They went to a wedding at the Frontier Culture Museum Saturday night and then visited us breakfast Sunday morning. It was very nice to catch up with them. We haven't seen them in a long time. Unfortunately, little cousin Maggie (their daughter) wasn't with them. Hopefully they will come back again soon (with Maggie next time).

Mmmmm.... Water

Can you tell Sylvester (our cat) is a little odd when it comes to water? I thought cats hated water! Not Sylvester. He absolutely loves it. He will sit in the sink, play in the toilet and after we have showered he'll stand under the shower head in the tub and wait for the water to drip on him.

Mac Being Photographed For the Local Paper

Just a few photos of Mac and Pat being photographed by Mike Tripp of the Staunton Newsleader (our local paper) for a story on the new booster seat law to take effect July 1st. I thought it would be neat to take pictures of the photographer in action. Here is a link to view the story and picture of Mac...

NEWSLEADER ARTICLE

Summer Begins

Today was the last day of the school year. Both Abbey and Mac have been promoted to the next grade. Mac to 1st grade and Abbey to 4th. We are very proud of them. Abbey received several awards this year. She received awards for having 100% homework for the entire year, outstanding achievement in literacy skills, and the Principal's award for citizenship. They both did an excellent job this year and have grown tremendously. I am going to post a picture of them at the beginning of the school year and then one from today so you can see how much they have grown and matured.

OH NO! (Again)

Here is a video of Mac and his cousin. It looks like Mac is having a good time, not so sure about Kolbe. No one was seriously injured in the filming of this short ;-)

Field Day

Abbey and Friends
Originally uploaded by pat_and_bern

Today was Abbey's Field Day at school. There were eight events in all . Some of the events were relay races, sponge toss race, sack races and frisbee throw. Afterwards there was a big picnic under the trees. It was a beautiful day and great fun was had by all.

We Are Online!

After seeing Trent and Liz's blog here on blogspot, we were inspired to create our own. Keep checking for updates on the kids. Here are a few pictures from our trip to Northern Virginia this weekend. The kids had a great time with all their cousins.