Last Day of School

Last Wednesday was a very sad day. Nate and Caits last day of school. After 41 years the school/daycare center was shut down by the base . It was an amazing place and we miss it so much already. Nathan and Caitlin always had such great teachers. Nathan with his class and Mrs. Ariel.

Nate and Caitlin with Mrs. Alice she worked there for 21 years!!! She was awesome!!! I don't have a picture of Caitlin's teacher Amanda but she was just as great!

Here is the letter I wrote to the staff thanking them for everything!!!

The seasons came, the seasons went;
Neighbors, friends and even spouses traveled everywhere,
But despite the myriad changes over the years,
You were always there.

How many diapers have you changed?
How many shoelaces have you tied?
How many boo-boos have you healed?
How many noses have you wiped?

We parents were often alone with no one to turn to
But you were there for us to see.
You gave us our time, you gave us freedom;
At times you gave us our sanity!

You taught them to share, to count, to sing,
To recognize shapes and the colors of the rainbow.
You loved them like they were your very own.
There are not enough words to give thanks, you know.

We now thank you for everything you have done;
What you have taught, they will not outgrow.
You have touched their hearts and minds
In many ways you will never know.

We’re sorry to see the center close,
And even though we will be apart,
Know that each and every day
You will be with them in their hearts!


With Thanks and Love and Gratitude,
The Parents and Children of Paradise Point Day Care Center

Memorial Day 2009

We had a fun Memorial Day weekend, no beach but lots of summer left for that. Here is the week in review.

Caitlin moved to a big girl bed, she loves it, and has stayed in it all week, including naps !!!!!

A night with Granny and Granddad.

Nathan gets the Best Friend Award at school.

A short visit to see Bob and Alice in Chapel Hill! What FUN!

Catching some zzzzzzzz

Fishing on the dock with Dad

Nathan cleaned his plate!!!!

Uncle Jeff and Aunt Susan join us for our Memorial Day B-que and show off their new wheels. When the entire Poe family comes to visit it will look like we own a BMW dealership with three in the driveway! Send one my way please!

Time Flys

Hello,
Just thought I would post a few pictures from here and there. Caitlin is almost potty trained yeah!

Nathan going down the slide with friends Emma and Elizabeth

Nathan at his school show.

The kids help me water the garden.

Caitlin loves to dance!

She dresses herself everyday many times three or four times. Who says you don't need a hat in May when it is 90 degrees!

She loves to ride her bike everywhere, we finally learned how to stop last night. Oh she is just so cute and growing up so fast!

Update

Nathan had his four year check up yesterday. He got 4 shots and his blood drawn wow it was a great time. He was so loud that we were the only ones in the place and the nurses were running for cover. It took three people and me to hold him down. Nathan is 40 inches tall and weighs 35 pounds. The doctor was really nice and we talked about a few concerns I have related to his feeding and tiredness. We are going to do a few tests to rule out anything serious(CBC, mono, thyroid, iron level etc....) and he also put in a referral to continue O.T.. He is doing so well with it I would really like to see it continue.

In other funny news we were driving down the road yesterday and Nathan said “ Mommy I just saw a light post and it had two cameras on it” “Santa is always watching” Seems even Santa has gone digital these days so funny!

This morning Caitlin went pee in the potty with no help. Later, she came up to me and asked me to put her hair in pony tails. She sat still while I did her hair oh it is so cute! I just love my little girl! Caitlin is talking in complete sentences and it is so cute to hear her talk about her trip to Disney. She is also counting to ten. She is good with colors and shapes. eats well, rides her bike, loves to play soccer and play with her big brother.

Well that’s all for now. We are just enjoying Carl being home we have a long list of home improvement projects. Getting them done will ensure we get orders out of here. That is how the military works. As soon as you get the last project done and hang pictures on the wall its time to leave. Don’t worry we have also been having fun. Every night this week we have been making a new recipe out of our cooking light cookbook. I was getting tired of the same old stuff and it was all fattening. Now we have enough room left over for a bottle of wine and six pack of beer HAHAHAHAHAH

Spring Break!!!!

WOW What an awesome vacation. We started out early Thursday morning at 6 am and were in Orlando by 5 pm. We checked into our hotel within walking distance to Sea World (Orlando International Resort and Spa). We went to Sea World all day Friday, it was amazing. I always remembered Sea World being my favorite even as a kid and it still is. They have updated the dolphin exhibit so now you can feed them and are even closer. The kids loved the shows we even saw Elmo and Abby on stage. There was a water park for the afternoon when it was hot that Nathan loved. Admission was totally free as part of the heros salute program. Thanks Sea World!
Next it was off to Disney once again a military special gave us 5 days for only 99.00$ and Carl was free, now that’s a deal. We stayed at Animal Kingdom Lodge on a great military rate and the kids loved it! Nathan slept in bunk beds and the balcony looked out onto the “savannah” where food was strategically placed so we had lots of visitors. We did the Animal Kingdom on Friday and then headed to Magic Kingdom on Sunday and Monday. The kids had so much fun. Caitlin’s favorite rides were the tea cups, and Dumbo the flying elephant. It was so cute today when she ran into school telling her teacher all about it. Nathan loved the race cars and his favorite was the small kids roller coaster in Toon Town.
After Disney it was off to St. Pete for three much needed days at the beach. The weather was perfect and we got to see all our friends! Mom and Dad scored a date night with tickets to the Yankees/ Rays game compliments of Janicki Environmental! Thanks so much Tony and Susan! Nate and Cait got to stay with Susan and can’t stop talking about it!!!!
Nathan turned four while we were in St. Pete and on his fourth birthday he started swimming. He has been doing what I like to call the "modified drown" for a while but now he is relaxed in the water and really swimming. I am so proud of him.
We wrapped up the trip by heading to Atlanta to visit Grammy Lucy and Grandpa Priechenfried for two days. Grandpa took the kids to a fun little Earth Day event by the river and they got to make lots of cool stuff and we had two nice family dinners. What a vacation, I guess its time to show you a few pictures, with 200 where do I start!

The Elmo show, Caitlin loved it!

Nate loved the water park. He was the only kid in his undies, yep we are rednecks! There was no way I was spending $40.00 on a bathing suit. All the other days I packed one.

The family at seaworld!

The view from the hotel room.

Caitlin loved the teacups. Nathan liked them but only if you spinned them so fast you felt sick!!

Nate's favorite ride the rollercoaster.

Nathan hugs Pluto

Nathan with Tinkerbell

The family with Mickey and Minnie

Nate and Carl loved the lego store in downtown Disney, I am not sure who had more fun

The kids hit the beach!

Carl and Amy at a ball game, the beer was so cold! YUMMMY!!!

Nate's birthday at the Janick house.

Nate and Susan, look at those smiles!!!1

Caitlin and Daddy

Nathan and Caitlin loved Grandpa's birds.

Dad takes Nate for a canoe ride at the earth day festival.

Happy Birthday Nathan

Nathan is all smiles as everyone sings Happy Birthday.

A birthday picture with dad.

Caitlin gives Nate a birthday hug.

Nathan's cake made by Mom!

Yummy!

Time for gifts! Thanks so much!

WOW!!!!

This birthday gets two thumbs up!!!!!!

Wow I can't believe he is almost 4 yrs old. We had a great party, it was such a nice day. He got a lego plane from Grandma and TransFormers from Uncle Jeff and Aunt Susan. Aunt Ali got him a watch. He loves all of his gifts! Thanks so much!

Easter Easter Easter

Happy Easter

I know we are a week early but we had the entire Poe family in town and since we will be in Florida next week we had Easter a week early. We talked it over with the little furry guy and he agreed to come early as he was not that busy. We had awesome warm weather in the upper 70’s and it was great fun.
One note I need to make: Nathan has started to stutter. I just assumed is a stage and he does it most when he is excited. Well needless to say we had a very exciting weekend with Grandma, Grandpa, Ali, Troy, Jeff and Susan. Caitlin has started to mock Nathan and now she is stuttering. I am sure she heard him and is copying him. I hope this passes quickly!





Caitlin loves Grandma, she was chasing after her car as she left and cried for 30 minutes.

Look at those yummy cookies made by G-ma Poe

Nate finds his easter basket!

Coloring eggs with Dad and Grandpa.

Grandpa loves to color eggs!

Time for the egg hunt!

Caitlin had two baskets!!!!

Easter Dinner with the whole family together!