Well, I did it again!! (con't)

Okay, moving on, April 2010 . . .

Lucy turned 7 years old!!!

And had a Penguin Pajama Party!! 

We enjoyed a blessed Easter 2010!

Lucy was crowned our 2010 Egg Boxing Champ!! 
Way to go, Girl!



And then there was ALL kinds of school stuff . . .

Kevin learned to square dance on his 4th grade Pioneer Days field trip!

Anna chose Kevin as her special guest to her Preschool Math Night!

Kasey and Anna (preschool BFF's) posed by their self-portrait!

Kevin and Lucy finished up at their Chess Tournament (Kevin won a medal!)

And Kevin proudly showed his art piece displayed in the Rockwood School District Art Show!

Well, I did it again!

I waited almost a year for a new post - what is it with me??  Ummmm, maybe I'm too busy?!?!?!?!?!?!  So let's see, where did I leave off . . .  March 2010, I believe . . . 



Lucy played flag football for the first time this year!  Those boys didn't know what hit 'em!! 
She scored her first career touchdown (and 2nd and 3rd and so on)!!  She LOVED it!!

      

We had an amazing VIP tour at the zoo - behind the scenes! 

Supersized golf cart, tour guide, inside the children's zoo!

Wow!!

Complete with a close encounter with the sealions - Mmmwaaaaaa!



Anna turned 4!!
She celebrated with a fabulous princess party with all her friends!



And Lucy was a hound dog in her school's 1st grade musical!!  Woof-Woof!

To be continued . . .

Shreddin' It Up!

For his birthday this year (January), Jason asked to go snowboarding . . . so Gary took Jason and 3 friends out to Hidden Valley (the only St. Louis ski "resort") but the first available date for all invited was early in February.  Anyway, the boys took a snowboarding lesson and then attempted to "shred-it-up" on the slope!  Kevin was supposed to go too but got sick :o(  Soooo, Lucy used his pass, took a ski lesson and had a blast learning to ski for the first time . . . she even made it down the "big hill"!  They all had a GREAT time!!!  And of course, it made Gary homesick for the "real" mountains of Colorado!!  Enjoy the photos!

Teenager!!!

Well, it's happened . . . we've officially hit the teenage years! 

So far so good (since today was only the first day) :o) 

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, JASON!!! 

We can't believe you turned "13" today . . . .

2 more years - driving permit; 3 more years - license; 5 more years - college, okay . . . I'm crying now!!!

Seriously, We love you, Jay!  And we're so proud of how you're growing up!!!  Enjoy the rest of your day and have another piece of ice cream cake!!

Waaaaaaay Behind!

Well, it's pretty obvious . . . with 4 kids & 12 pets (yes, I said 12) I can barely keep up! I've gotten pretty behind on my blog updates . . . so 9 months later here's what we've been up to . . .

In March . . . Anna turned 3!!!!! Our baby is growing up!

Over Spring Break we made a trip to Arkansas to visit Bittie . . . that was a fun time! The kids loved staying in a hotel, swimming in the pool, and hanging out at the retirement home with Bittie and her friends (seriously, they did!!!)

Then came April . . . . Lucy turned 6!!

And we celebrated Easter - This photo was after posing for my COUNTLESS retakes . . . they earned this one :o)

In May . . . Kevin turned 9!! He had a Sleepover Bowling Birthday Bash with his Buds!!! Yes, we survived!!

Then summer began . . .

Lucy performed in her dance recital . . . so beautiful!

We climbed on some big rocks . . . Elephant Rock State Park!

Rode on the Amtrak train to downtown St. Louis . . .

And spent some time at a lake house with good friends!!

The Greenwald's, Mondl's, and Eastlund's

We finished up a great baseball season -
Gary coached Lucy's team (the Bees)

Kevin pitched for the first time,

and Jason made the All-Star team!

Then it was off to Florida for an AWESOME family vacation!!

To finish off the summer . . .

Our friends from Australia, the Witt's, came back for a quick visit! It was fun getting together with a couple of families for a reunion BBQ - We miss them!!

We went camping and fishing

Welcomed a new nephew/cousin to the family . . . Baby Justin!

And welcomed Pet #10 . . . Kevin's snake, Clementine! We also got the girls a Betta fish named Flipper - pet #11 (no photo but he's blue if you're wondering)Then it was time for school to start!

Jason - 7th grade, Kevin - 4th grade, Lucy - 1st grade, and Anna - PreschoolAnd with that began the new sports seasons -

Football for Jason - Here's #28 (Jason) holding for the extra point in the Championship Rose Bowl - his team won!!! Go Falcons!Soccer for Kevin and Lucy! Both of their teams won their divisions as well!

What a Greenwald Season - three 1st place championships!!!

Anna is still a spectator but not for long - next year she'll be joining her own teams!!!

Then came Fall - Pumpkin picking!
Halloween - a basketball player, soccer player, penguin, and Tinkerbell!

and Thanksgiving with the Cousins

Finally, we just enjoyed a blessed Christmas season!

Happy Birthday, Jesus!
Off to bed in our new Christmas jammies!

Well, that's the update - did it feel like 9 months worth??? And if you were wondering about pet #12, Jason just got a Betta fish for Christmas (no photo yet - he's red). His name is Blitz! There! A semi-complete account of the Greenwald's 2009. I'll try to do better in 2010!

Until the next update - Happy New Year!

Amy (and the Gang)

Is it spring??

What a gorgeous day we're having . . . sunny, warmer, a little breezy . . . definitely feels "springy"! I've got some windows open and am starting to feel the need to clean! Notice I said "starting to feel" the need to clean - I'm not actually getting to it yet :) Gotta love spring cleaning! We're all feeling better from our last horrible cold!! It just feels like a great day!

Not too much to update . . . kids are still hanging in there with school. It's almost spring break and we're planning a trip to Arkansas to visit with "Bittie" (my grandma/Dad's mom). She hasn't seen all the kids for a couple of years . . . so it's definitely time to get down there!

Oh, and we've added yet some more to our family (yes, I am crazy) but I have a wonderful hubby who understands that this is just who I am. This time we've moved a few of the bunnies from the rescue home over to our home - not actually adopting them (just a technicality cause they will live here permanently). They are bunnies called "sanctuary bunnies" meaning they were not up for adoption due to various health/behavior/age reasons. But the director was encouraging volunteers to take a few of them into homes for more direct contact and to make room for more "adoptable" bunnies . . . with Easter coming she says the foster home will really fill up. People getting rabbits for Easter and then changing their minds shortly after . . . Anyway, there were 3 of the sanctuary bunnies that had really grabbed my heart . . . so we opened our home to them. There's an older "huge" french lop named Shantay. . . seriously, huge!!! Bigger than our cat, Nemo!! She has problems with her eyes and needs daily medication - but she is just huge and cuddly!! Then there's Tikki (a mini lop) and Taca (or as Gary has renamed him "Taco", a dutch mix). They are two little guys who have been together for about 3 years. Tikki is deaf - but besides that these 2 are fabulous. Because of their age (5ish), being bonded (having to stay together), and the deafness no one was adopting them. So sad!! Well, the kids love them . . . they are definitely snuggle bunnies - if one is getting love, attention and petting the other runs (literally) over to get some too!

So that brings the bunny total to 5!!! Jason's Who-Dey upstairs, Our 1st Daisy Girl on the main floor, and the new Shantay, Tikki and Taca downstairs. It's definitely a full house . . . but that's it, no more (famous last words)!! And a special thanks to Nana who is "sponsoring" our new little friends with food, veggies and supplies each month - it's like having pet rabbits without changing a litter box, right, Nana?? Thanks for helping out!!

Hope everyone is well and having a great day!

Catch ya' later!