When I picked them up, Lily had found one of my old dance costumes ;)
Wednesday, August 22, 2012
First Day of School
Today was the first day of school for Jay and I. We are so blessed and lucky that my mom watches our girls. I've never had to worry for a second. I missed my girls today, but I always know they're in good hands!
When I picked them up, Lily had found one of my old dance costumes ;)
When I picked them up, Lily had found one of my old dance costumes ;)
Sunday, August 19, 2012
The Last Weekend of Summer
We've been trying to make the most of our last weekend of summer, since it's back to school tomorrow. We spent some time at Parky's Farm yesterday. Then Tracy and Brian watched the girls while we had a dinner date. They went to Cracker Barrel to see Hope on her first night as a waitress! We went to the Polo Grille--yum! Thanks Tracy & Bri!!!
Today we went to the St. John's festival with my parents, my brothers and their families. We had yummy chicken dinner, then the kids enjoyed some rides and games. It was a good time and the weather was fantastic all weekend. Now it's back to reality tomorrow. Happy school year!
Today we went to the St. John's festival with my parents, my brothers and their families. We had yummy chicken dinner, then the kids enjoyed some rides and games. It was a good time and the weather was fantastic all weekend. Now it's back to reality tomorrow. Happy school year!
Friday, August 17, 2012
A Year in a Blurb
Wow--this time I've out-done myself. It's been a whole year without a blog entry! I'm hoping to be better about posting, so to get caught up I'm going to breeze through the highlights of the past 12 months. Hold on tight :)
After my last post, my ninth year of teaching began. Lily turned three in October. I continued to get larger and larger, being pregnant. Since I was no longer able to travel, the entire Printz clan came to Cincinnati for Thanksgiving!! Then on December 4th, 2011 we welcomed our newest edition, Elaina (Lanie) Violet. She was in a hurry to get here--my entire labor lasted less than six hours!! My water broke, we dropped Lily off with my mom, got to the hospital at 8:30 am and she was born at 9:40 am!! Needless to say there was no pain medication involved, but I will say I did enjoy being up and around so quickly because there was no epidural involved!
The rest of the past 8 months is a blur! I can't believe Lanie is so big already (forgot to mention she was born 8 lb 7 oz ;). We got home from the hospital, had Christmas somewhere in there, and I went back to work the last day of January. My mom (who is a saint) watched the girls...and my older brother's two kids...and my younger brother's son. Did I mention Lily is the oldest of all?? My mom deserves a medal... And so do my aunt and grandma who helped her!
Next we made it through spring break and Easter. We got out of school earlier than we ever have since I started teaching--before Memorial Day (which we were ready for since we didn't have a single snow day all year!!!!). This summer has been
busy with projects around the house and traveling to Michigan and Chicago to see family. Now we head back to school on Monday. This is already my tenth year of teaching! I'm starting to feel old since my students are now old enough to be teachers themselves!!
I do have to say I'm ready for more of a routine--but I'm not really looking forward to always going, going, going and feeling utterly exhausted all the time. Oh well--here's to my last weekend of freedom and a good school year. Lily starts preschool this year and will be taking dance class. She's so excited! We'll be busy :). Hopefully I'll find time to blog again before next August!!!
After my last post, my ninth year of teaching began. Lily turned three in October. I continued to get larger and larger, being pregnant. Since I was no longer able to travel, the entire Printz clan came to Cincinnati for Thanksgiving!! Then on December 4th, 2011 we welcomed our newest edition, Elaina (Lanie) Violet. She was in a hurry to get here--my entire labor lasted less than six hours!! My water broke, we dropped Lily off with my mom, got to the hospital at 8:30 am and she was born at 9:40 am!! Needless to say there was no pain medication involved, but I will say I did enjoy being up and around so quickly because there was no epidural involved!
The rest of the past 8 months is a blur! I can't believe Lanie is so big already (forgot to mention she was born 8 lb 7 oz ;). We got home from the hospital, had Christmas somewhere in there, and I went back to work the last day of January. My mom (who is a saint) watched the girls...and my older brother's two kids...and my younger brother's son. Did I mention Lily is the oldest of all?? My mom deserves a medal... And so do my aunt and grandma who helped her!
Next we made it through spring break and Easter. We got out of school earlier than we ever have since I started teaching--before Memorial Day (which we were ready for since we didn't have a single snow day all year!!!!). This summer has been
busy with projects around the house and traveling to Michigan and Chicago to see family. Now we head back to school on Monday. This is already my tenth year of teaching! I'm starting to feel old since my students are now old enough to be teachers themselves!!
I do have to say I'm ready for more of a routine--but I'm not really looking forward to always going, going, going and feeling utterly exhausted all the time. Oh well--here's to my last weekend of freedom and a good school year. Lily starts preschool this year and will be taking dance class. She's so excited! We'll be busy :). Hopefully I'll find time to blog again before next August!!!
Sunday, August 14, 2011
Cooperstown 2.0
Last week we traveled to Cooperstown, New York with Jay's family. We were also there two years ago when Lily was ten months old. Our nephew, Brian, was in a baseball tournament at the HUMONGOUS Cooperstown Dreams Park (100 teams play in a tournament EVERY WEEK!), and Jay's parents also like to take us back because they used to live there. We stayed in a wonderful (perhaps haunted?) house with Mom and Dad Printz, Tracy and Brian, and Hope and her friend Beth. We saw a lot of baseball, visited the Farmers' Museum, the beach, played mini-golf, ate a lot and much more. We all had a great week. I was also pleasantly surprised that Lily was a VERY good girl on the 11 hour drive!
Only one week of summer left--where does the time go??
The Hydes Came to Visit!
Over the last weekend of July our friends from Michigan came to stay with us: Rich and Angela, and their daughters, Julia and Anna. On Friday night, the girls enjoyed playing in the kiddie pool on our deck while the adults enjoyed a delicious steak dinner and tried to stay cool!
On Saturday morning we packed things up and headed to the zoo! It was very HOT, but we all had a lot of fun. We especially enjoyed cooling off during the Dora 4-D movie!
We were sad to see them go on Sunday...we hope to make this a new summer tradition! Lily especially had a blast with the girls--we can't wait to see the Hydes again soon!
On Saturday morning we packed things up and headed to the zoo! It was very HOT, but we all had a lot of fun. We especially enjoyed cooling off during the Dora 4-D movie!
We were sad to see them go on Sunday...we hope to make this a new summer tradition! Lily especially had a blast with the girls--we can't wait to see the Hydes again soon!
Thursday, July 21, 2011
First Haircut
Lily's hair has gotten so long, and I've been wanting to get it trimmed for quite a while. However, every time I would mention getting a hair cut to Lily, she would tell me she was scared because it would hurt. We happened to be out and about the other night in the tri-county area and Lily randomly said "Mommy, my hair is SO LONG. I need it cut right now!" Jay and I couldn't believe our ears...we pulled into the nearest Great Clips and Lily got her first hair cut. It was just a trim and she still has her curls, but she was very excited and was a very good girl the entire time.
Summer So Far...
I can't believe we're nearing the end of July already--summer is flying by, as usual. After school let out in early June, we headed straight for Michigan. Although the weather was a bit cold and dreary, we still had a great time. Because of the extremely rainy spring, we were able to see the beautiful blooms at Jay's parents' house (which are usually already finished blooming by the time we make it up). The pictures are pretty, but it's even more unbelievable in person!
Lily also watched "The Sound of Music" for the first time with Mamaw and Papaw, which she loved. She now frequently sings "Do Re Mi" :) Here she is snuggling with Papaw...
A week after returning from Michigan, we made it into Chicago for Ellie's and Anthony's graduation party. We got to see a bunch of the Printz clan and Lily got to play with her cousins, especially her buddy, Drew.
To keep cool, we've taken trips to the Childrens' Museum with Lily's cousin, Kate. We've also frequented the Winton Woods waterpark and Lily still loves to splash around in her kiddie pool on our deck (and so does her daddy!).
During the first week of July, we took a trip to Stricker's Grove with Mamaw and Papaw Stehlin for the St. John's parish picnic. Lily had a BLAST on the rides, including some of the big ones like the Scrambler!
Last week we took another trip to Michigan, this time with our friends Damon and Jessica. The weather was beautiful while the boys golfed every day and the girls went to the pool...the perfect trip!
Summer is rapidly coming to an end, but we still have another trip to Cooperstown with Jay's parents and some more of the Printz crew. Can't wait!
Lily also watched "The Sound of Music" for the first time with Mamaw and Papaw, which she loved. She now frequently sings "Do Re Mi" :) Here she is snuggling with Papaw...
A week after returning from Michigan, we made it into Chicago for Ellie's and Anthony's graduation party. We got to see a bunch of the Printz clan and Lily got to play with her cousins, especially her buddy, Drew.
To keep cool, we've taken trips to the Childrens' Museum with Lily's cousin, Kate. We've also frequented the Winton Woods waterpark and Lily still loves to splash around in her kiddie pool on our deck (and so does her daddy!).
During the first week of July, we took a trip to Stricker's Grove with Mamaw and Papaw Stehlin for the St. John's parish picnic. Lily had a BLAST on the rides, including some of the big ones like the Scrambler!
Last week we took another trip to Michigan, this time with our friends Damon and Jessica. The weather was beautiful while the boys golfed every day and the girls went to the pool...the perfect trip!
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