At gymnastics class

Here are the kids at class.

David on trampoline

Maddy on trampoline

Maddy just finishing on the mini-bars

David trying the mini-bars

At swim class

David and Maddy (at 6 and 12 o'clock in the pictures below) are now in the same class (level 1) and learning how to swim on their own.  They don't need mommy or daddy in the pool with them for class.

Birthday girl

Sporty girl

Maddy just loves graphic T-shirts, including several with sports-related themes..

Go Eagles!!

David's first day at Kindergarten

After a year of "junior" K, David finally starts "senior" or "real" kindergarten at Peabody.

Signing in

Checking out the kitchen in his new class room

Day 2 at the door...

What I did at summer camp...

David went to summer camp located at Peabody school (right next door to Maddy's school).

David enjoys lemon aide and treats from Pre-school fund raiser

David in camp show (right-center, wearing black shorts)

Here David performs 2 songs, a greeting, and the Respect song (that's David putting the "S" in Respect!)

What I did at summer pre-school

Pre-school pinata party!

Bowling party

Did I win???

Pizza party!

Summer Fun

Here are various pictures of what the kids did this summer.

Looking at French stories on the iPad

Dave the builder

Fun at the sprinklers in the park

"let them eat cake" (at friend's birthday party)

"Listen my children and you shall hear.."
(Of the midnight ride of  Paul Revere??)

Future pizza chef?

And voila, it's ready to eat!

Fun at Canobie Park

T-ball Trophy

Cookie Monster's cookie jar

See how tall I am!

See how they've grown:2013

Here they are visiting the local library.  See how they've grown since 2011!

Buried Alive...?

Well, not quite.  Here we are at Hampton (NH) beach in July.  Kids had a blast being buried by daddy.

Birthday in Phila

Here are some pictures of David and Maddy celebrating their birthday a bit early (over Labor Day weekend) with gramma and grandpa Russell.

Birthday party at the gym

David and Maddie had a birthday party with some of their friends at the place where they do gymnastics. Plenty of fun jumping around!

Birthday boy

We had a little party on David's actual birthday. He was very happy to get a present that day, even though he made like a bandit a few days earlier. "But that was not on my Birthday" he said.

Maybe next year we won't let him open his gifts before the 12th.