Tuesday, June 30, 2009

Splish Splash

Carter and Elijah finally had the chance to enjoy their kiddie pool yesterday. It is hard to believe that we are at the end of June and I am just now filling the pool for them to splash around in! None the less they had a grand time and I enjoyed watching them play together!






Camping

This past weekend we were invited to go along camping with our neighbors, The Torrisi Family. We had a fantastic time, especially the boys. Except for a a couple of thunder storms on Friday evening, it was a beautiful weekend filled with swimming in the pool (a huge hit for the boys), miniature golf (Carter's first time), sitting around a campfire, watching some awesome fireworks, eating and relaxing! A huge thank you to Joe, Aimee, Joey and Nicholas for including us...we had an awesome time!

Enjoying the pool.



Going down the big slide.
Even my little Elijah tried it.

Having the time of their lives.

Nicholas is just the sweetest little boy ever! I really enjoyed giving him bottles and, of course, cuddling him.
Best Buds.
Right across from our campsite was a huge wooden train and the boys enjoyed playing on and in it. I even loosened up a bit and let them play by themselves without being right on top of the boys. I think they enjoyed a little bit of independence.

Playing with Nicholas. Man, Fifth St. is full of boys!



Enjoying the campfire.


















Monday, June 29, 2009

School's Officially Out For Summer!

Last Thursday was Carter's last day of school. He so enjoyed the summer session and learned so much. Both Mrs. McAtee and Miss Marie gave me excellent reports and said that he really excelled during the session. They also commented on how well he listened and followed directions.
Some of the themes the kids enjoyed were 'Under the Sea' and 'Ice Cream'. Carter also was more open to answering my questions about school and what he did during class. He also has begun to sing songs or recite The Pledge of Allegiance unsolicited.
The last huge plus was that Carter enjoyed having Mrs. Ponte and Mrs. Kavsak as teachers, as well. This is a good thing since they will be his teachers next year.
I am always extremely proud of all the boy's accomplishments but knowing how well Carter did during this session makes me particularly proud! He is growing and maturing so quickly....it is hard to believe that this next year of pre-school will be his last before kindergarten.

A Bird Named Hawk.

Last week was a crazy mowing week for Brian as he tried to play catch up with all the rain that had fallen. I decided to help out and mow our lawn at home....one less lawn for Brian to take care of....seemed like a great idea. As I was walking along enjoying the sweet smell of fresh cut grass and the beautiful breeze, I saw something shoot out from underneath the mower...a tiny baby bird. I picked up the little bird and set him in our Burning Bush out front.....he was scared but seemed fine except for a patch of feathers that had been lost. The boys and I named him Hawk, as in Mohawk, and enjoyed watching his mother come and feed him for the rest of the afternoon. By evening we had all seemed to recover from Hawk's misfortune and he happily flew off to enjoy his new independence. For those of you wondering.....this is not one of the baby birds that hatched in our porch baskets. All four of those babies are in the nest and should be ready to go any day now.

Tuesday, June 23, 2009

Sweet Pea

The first of our produce out of the garden, sugar snap peas.
They tasted so good that the boys ate them all up right out of the garden and then asked for more.



Hello Little Ladybug


This little lady hung out while I weeded my flower beds the other day!

Monday, June 22, 2009

Happy Birthday, Aunt Jenna!

Last Friday Aunt Jenna celebreated her birthday! We hope tthat you had a wonderful day! A very Happy Birthday to you! xoxo
Carter and Jenna, June 2008
Elijah and Jenna, April 2008


Tuesday, June 16, 2009

The Farm and Pickin' Strawberries

As summer begins, life in the Lansek Household has changed a bit. Unfortunately due to lack of work Brian has suffered a cut in hours. Looking toward the positive, however, we are enjoying having him home every Friday and after hours grass cutting and lawn work has helped also. We have settled into a nice Friday routine that goes something like this...Daddy and Carter enjoy some one-on-one time while Eli and I concentrate on his speech therapy and then we try to get out do something fun in the afternoons, provided that it is sunny and dry.

This past Friday found us at two local farms. The first, Juniperdale Farms, grows local produce and is also a functioning dairy farm. We went to pick strawberries and pick strawberries we did! When finished we had 4lbs. of delicious berries to enjoy. It should be noted that the boys finished the berries by Saturday morning...yup, that good!





The second farm, Klein Dairy Farm, has cows, chicken, goats, roosters, peacocks and also has a full operating creamery. (great yogurt, cheese and milk) While visiting we met what had to be the friendliest calf on Earth. He loved all of our attention! Carter made a kitty cat friend and delighted in the fact that the feline followed us all over the farm. We saw a male peacock showing off for a female and Eli was busy quieting all the roosters. The best part of the day....the boys got to sit on the tractors and had a blast. There are benefits to knowing the farmer!








And since we finished all of our strawberries, we headed back to Juniperdale on Sunday night with our neighbors to pick some more! This time we came home with 13lbs. ! We froze most of them so we can enjoy long after the local strawberry season is done. Carter and Eli had a great time with Joey and Benjamin! There is nothing better than summer!