Leaf Day!!!

We went on our annual jaunt down the Natchez Trace Parkway this past Sunday (yes, we played hookie from church). With a rake in the back of the van, we found a rest area with a nice hill and raked together a sizable pile of leaves and the kid ran down and jumped.
This may be one of my favorite traditions we have as a family.

Hurtling toward End of School

Bejeweled
Originally uploaded by thesullys.

We are moving at light speed as the end of the school year is almost upon us. Extreeeemely busy, but lots of fun things.

Whoa Nellie!

Whoa Nellie!
Originally uploaded by thesullys.

The weather has been marvelous over the past few weeks (with some notable bad streaks in there --- tornadoes came through twice), so the kids have been outside lots after school. The windows are open and so we can hear the activity outside. We have finally gotten Aidan interested in riding his bike (thanks, Abby and Emma!), and Jack is getting really good too. Maggie is now two-wheeling it, the first kid we know of to go straight from tricycle to two-wheeler (no training wheel period).
The ramp has been like honey for the bike riding bees of the neighborhood. Jack is especially in love with the concept. We are now making him wear his helmet. BTW, Nora's in on the act too on her tricycle. After a dreary winter with hardly any snow at all, its great to see spring and enjoy all its benefits.

Kids + Cookies = Awesome!

Kids + Cookies = Awesome!
Originally uploaded by thesullys.

We had a GREAT time in St. Louis on spring break

The Tarantulas that Ate Cleveland

The Tarantulas that Ate Cleveland
Originally uploaded by thesullys.

Christmas in Cleveland...and we went to the Cleveland Botanical Gardens. Sammy and Jack had fun looking for the tarantulas at the Madagascar exhibit.

Is Spring Coming??

We are in the dog days of winter and are ready for the spring to come. I know, I know, there are plenty of colder places we could live, but with four kids of this age, the house can really seem like a confinement in this weather. And then there are the renovation projects that make it even more painful to ALL be in the house at the same time.
Okay, I'll quit harping. We are having a good February. Thankfully, we are all pretty healthy, and the kids are all doing well in school.