We have been able to enjoy some great family times on the boat recently with all the nice weather we have had. Dave has actually stayed on the water overnight, and loved it!! The kids do exceptionally well on the boat and enjoy the time we have together on the water. We actually were able to cook and eat dinner on the water last weekend. We have gone out for early morning rides and had breakfast with us. I must say that a hot cup of coffee on the boat first thing in the morning is quite relaxing. This past weekend the lake was very quite much to our surprise and pleasure. Here are a few of my favorite shots of the kids.

Boat

Cheerleading Camp

Last month Isabella attended a cheer leading camp with the Harker Heights High School cheerleaders. She went on a Saturday morning for a few hours and learned two cheers and a short dance. She then got to preform at the Friday night football game. She had a blast and it was fun to watch her. I still catch her singing her cheers. This is a great fundraiser for the cheerleaders and I am sure we will be doing this again.

This picture is from her Saturday morning camp.

Silly, Crazy, Fun...

Isabella had a day last week that she got out of school early. I surprised her when I picked her up and told her we were meeting her friend Eliza at Boulders Rock climbing gym. She has only attempted to rock climb once before. She was timid but got better the longer we were there, once she got to a certain height she was too scared to go any higher, although I know she could have. She did great for her first real attempt at rock climbing. She had fun and I love watching her try new things. I know that we will be going back!

Momma's little piggies, need I say more?!

Fun in the Palmisano household

So we were making/painting grandparents day gifts the other day, my mistake was trying to prepare dinner at the same time. Bella painted her hand , no big deal she knows not to touch anything. It was when she decided to paint her brother that things got a little out of control!!! They were both taken straight to the bath, but not before we took a few good pictures and had a good laugh. As you can see by the smile on Vinny's face, He LOVED IT!!! We finished our project, everyone had fun, no harm done!!

Granny bought Isabella rollers for her hair on an outing to the dollar store, so one night before bed I put them in her hair. They actually lasted most of the night. I would not say that her hair was curly in the morning, but it did have a lot of body. I think this is a cute picture of the kids before bed.

Okay so I couldn't resist this little video of Vinny. He was really quiet after dinner tonight, so I peaked my head around the corner to see him jumping off the couch. After I got it on tape, we had a lesson about not jumping off the furniture, but I have a feeling he was not listening and we will have this conversation many times. Boys will be boys!!! The Ta-Da he says at the end is too cute, in my opinion!! (Sorry , I don't know how to turn the video around for a better view!)

First Day of Kindergarten 2009

Isabella started Kindergarten this week. Getting her ready for school has been an emotional journey for me. I see how ready she is to let go, but letting her go is so HARD!!! We have had a great 5 1/2 years at home together and now it is time for her to spread her wings a little. I hope and pray that I have given her the strength and self confidence to continue to succeed, even without me holding her hand every step of the way. I hope this first year of school builds a solid foundation and love for school. I hope she meets some friends that will last a lifetime. I don't have any friends from childhood, (one great one from high school), but my husband does. It is amazing to me that he has friends that he has known since he was 5 and I can barely remember being 5. Isabella will remember everything , just like her dad!!

Her teacher is Ms. Fischer and so far seems really good. We all had a good impression of her on meet the teacher night. We surprised Bella with a ice cream cake the night before school that said "We love you" on it. Dave, Vincent and myself dropped her off and picked her up on the first day. We treated ourselves to Frozen yogurt after school, since we (I) had survived. I was the only on who had any trouble that day. Enjoy the slide show of a few pictures of her on her BIG day!!