This week in photos 5-30-2011

Grant and Abbie picking the first item from our garden this year - radishes.

If you look really close you can see the hail on the trampoline that the kids playing with after we had a little hail storm this week.

Rachel, Keira and I got to get our tap dance lessons from Mrs. Gibson and Mrs. Williamson this week. It was so much fun. Thanks ladies for sharing your talent with us.

Ms. Ash with Abbie - Abbie got to help out in the artroom for an afternoon this week.

Rachel had a presentation on habitats this week in her classroom.

Rachel also had a power point presentation about ice cream this week too. Here she is with Mrs. Dickson with her certificate.

Here are the cow cake pops that I did this week.

We finally got our new car since Greg totalled the Camry - We got a Chevy Equinox

Another baby-sitter going to college. Here are the kids with Alise at her graduation party.

Finley, Abbie and Rachel hanging out with Truman and Bess.

Rachel with Truman

Crafts on a rainy - Stuffies

Grant and Rachel tracing their designs with fabric markers.

All of the designs we made.

Rachel sewing her stuffie together.

Grant working on his monkey.

All of the stuffies all stuffed and ready to be played with.

Rachel Dance Costumes

Rachel in her ballet costume.

Group photo of the ballet class.

Jazz group photo.

Rachel striking a dance pose.

Group photo of her jazz class.

Exciting week ending 5-22-2011

Rachel had her last field trip of the year at Kent Park.

Rachel hanging out with her friends at the playground at the park.

Rachel with a snake around her neck from her field trip to Kent Park.

Barb, Shirley and I got to have some extra help in the kitchen this week. Here we are giving Polina her certificate for helping out in the kitchen for a day.

Grant lost his 4th tooth this week.

First time that Grant and his classmates got to have lunch outside since it was so nice this week.

Emily and Rachel also enjoying lunch outside this week at school.

Abbie had her tour of Northwest Jr High and then after they had a 6th grad party at the Coralville Rec Center.

Grant and Mrs. Anson. Grant and I gave Mrs. Anson a gift for always helping me out when it was time for me to be in Grant's room for Read and Relax. Thank so much Akiko.

Rachel got to help out Grandma/pa Podhajsky when they had a garden tour this weekend. She even made some extra money by giving the bus folks some lemonade.

Grant found a new friend Mr. Funny at Hunters Run park this weekend.

Rachel taking look at the bad weather coming our way today.

Cake Pops

This week in photos 5-15-2011

Let the car shopping begin. The kids just HAD to test drive the Element so here we are going a ride in it. It got voted out quick - it only seats 4.

Grant and Rachel hanging out in the Honda show room with some of the scarey characters they have.

If you make a mess on your shirt with spaghetti sauce you have to clean it up. Here is Grant using some ZOUT on his shirt.

Rachel and Grant reading a book on how brothers and sisters should get along with eachother.

Rachel flying her homemade kite she made from a plastic bag, saran wrap tube and some pretty ribbon.

Last Brownie of the year.

Abbie, Lindsey and Sam doing the Oaknoll activities on Saturday to earn their Bronze Awards with Girl Scouts.

Doing some more test drives with cars with ALL FOUR kids. Here we are just hanging out in a new Pilot and figuring house that in 11 hours and 7 minutes we could be at Uncle Tim's house.

Rachel had her spring piano recital today.

Mother's Day

Me with my mom and Rachel Rose.

Oma with her gift from the kids for Mother's Day.

Grandma Recker with the kids.

My sister Kim knows how much I LOVE owls so I got a solor owl for the house. Thanks Kim and Leah - WE LOVE our new owl for the house.

AND finally I got my own Cake Pops book to start my Penny Pops business. If you need some cake pops for a party - let me know. I would love to make them.