Picnic at the Park

 

 

An impromptu picnic lunch with Daddy at the park and some quality time at the playground!
Ahh... we love early May in Virginia Beach!!

SURPRISE SHOWER IN MAINE!!

While we were in Maine for our Winter vacation, my Mom, sister and Aunt through me a surprise baby shower.  Lots of my aunts and cousins were there and I had a wonderful time.  I can HONESTLY say I was truly surprised.  My Mom told me my sister was hosting a purse party... when we pulled in the driveway, I was shocked to see so many guests for the purse party had arrived early.  Boy was I surprised when I opend the door.  See the slideshow below for all the pics.
Thanks so much to my Mom, Aunt and sister for such a beautiful shower.  Thanks to all my family who came and helped me celebrate baby #3!  I feel very loved!

                                                                     4.5 months

Hanging with the Ciaks

On the way back to Virginia, we stopped at Mike and Michelle's house in Massachusetts for an over night visit. Our timing was perfect and we got a bonus Ciak. We were able to spend the evening with Jess too!! It was a SUPER fun night! Mike and Michelle made yummy homemade pizzas and calzones and then we spent time reading books with Lily and Emma. After the girls were down, we enjoyed some drinks and a rousing game of Cranium. Jeff, Mike and Jess had some fun stories of the early years to share. It was truly great to catch up with everyone (just wish we all lived closer). Thank you Mike and Michelle for being such wonderful hosts. Can't wait for our next visit!!

FAMILY

All 8 cousins together (and looking)

One of the best parts about being in Maine!

Camp

A SERIOUS AMOUNT OF PICTURES! 3 weeks of fun in Maine with family and friends. Thanks to all who came to see us! Jeff, the girls and I had an absolute blast!!
Some highlights include:

• Morning canoe rides on the lake with the girls
• The beautiful Maine weather (great for running too)
• Time with ALL our family
• Trevor's 7th birthday party
• Staying at the beautiful new Prager camp!!
• The day at the Portland Headlight & Scarborough Concert in the park
• Cindy's homemade jams and her buying me wild Maine blueberries
• Seeing the kids jump off the dock and swim in the lake
• Lily and Em getting to know all their cousins
• Doing Veronica and Sopia's hair with bows
• Gray Animal Farm
• Campfires, Smores and Geary's Summer Ale
• Grampy's waffles
• 3 full weeks with Jeff and the girls
• Our fun sleepover at the Ciaks
• Catching up with lots of friends and meeting their children
• Pedicures with Bre
• Fishing
• Beautiful sunsets
• Our fun sleepover with the Maine Pragers
• Veronica and Lily being so cute together
• My Girl's Night Out in the Old Port
• WHOOPIE PIES!!!
• A fun day at Old Orchard Beach with Grammy Shaw
• Just relaxing....

Weekend Pics

Here are all the pics from a relaxing weekend spent with Jeff's grandfather and Grammy & Grampy Prager in Pennsylvania. It was wonderful to help Pop Pop celebrate 87 years! Thanks for having us.



There are lots of pics...enjoy!

Mike and Michelle's Visit

Jeff's cousin, Mike and his wife, Michelle came down to Virginia Beach for a long weekend visit. We hadn't seen Mike in years and had never met Michelle, so it was a wonderful opportunity to catch up. They arrived on Thursday and the four of us just talked the night away. The rest of the weekend we spent playing with the girls, hanging at the beach, BBQing, playing some wild games of Cranium and just relaxing. They even helped us celebrate Jeff's 30th (pics to follow). The girls were ABSOLUTELY SMITTEN with Mike and Michelle. Jeff and I were chopped liver the entire weekend. Thanks for coming down M&M, we loved seeing you! Can't wait to catch up this summer!

Thank You

"The greatest gift of family life is to be intimately acquainted with people you might never even introduce yourself to, had life not done it for you."

An amazing visit filled with love, laughs and lots of new memories. Thanks to all of you for helping with the girls and making a portion of this difficult deployment pass a little more quickly. We love you! Here are some of my favorite pics from our last week in Northern Maine:

Erin's Visit

Thanks for the play date Erin. It was great to see you and the boys!

Thanks Grandma & Grampa Ciak!

Lily said, "it's just what I wanted!" We can't wait to start this new Christmas tradition with Daddy next year! Thanks so much for the Christmas goodies!

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Celebrations

One.... Happy 1st Birthday to our Niece Sophia! We love you!

Happy Birthday Pop Pop! We hope you had a great day. We miss you!

Grammie and Grampie Prager Visit!

February 20-24:
Jeff's parent's and their kids (4 Aussies) made the long trip down from Massachusetts to visit us. It was a wonderful week and the girls were thrilled to have a second round of grandparents to spoil them. Although it was a cold and rainy week, we still kept busy with lots of fun activities. Here are the pictures and a recap of our favorite memories. Thanks for spending time with us Grammie and Grampie...we had a blast!

Our favorite memories of the trip:
-The girls getting lots of time with Grammie and Grampie
-Spaghetti Night
-Coloring and playing games on the floor with Grammie
-5 Aussies stuck inside because of the rain
-Our day at the circus!!!!
-Lunch and warm chocolate chip cookies at Max and Erma's
-Linda sticking up for me when a crazy lady at the circus thought my umbrella could be used as a weapon (don't mess with Linda)
-Our morning hike in the woods
-Lee and Jeff completing lots of projects around the house (thanks guys!)
-Playing cards and drinking wine after the girls went to sleep
-Listening to Grampie play his new, beautiful trombone
-Watching Lily dance, sing and play her instruments with Grampie
-The Prager band...everyone joining in on the dancing and singing
-Giving 5 dogs a complete wipe down every time they went out to pee
-Kastor having all his buds around and a getting a great haircut from Grammie

A Day to Remember

"Perhaps they are not the stars, but rather openings in Heaven where the love of our lost ones pours through and shines down upon us to let us know they are happy." ~Author Unknown

Shirley T. Prager January 23,1924-January 12,2007

Holidaily pictures

What a beautiful moment preserved in time. This is a picture my sister-in-law, Cindy, took of her son Lucas. I am constantly amazed by her talent.

Last, But Not Least

Big Birthday Wishes to you today Mom!! Enjoy your day off from work and your dinner with Barry. We love and miss you.

Three

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO OUR NEPHEW SAMUEL!!

What a cutie!! Have a great day buddy!! We love you!

Dec. Birthday's Round 2

Happy Birthday Mom/Grammie!!! We hope you enjoy your day. We love and miss you.

Turning 4!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO OUR NIECE, CAILYN!!
Have a great time at your party tomorrow. Wish we could be there to help celebrate. We love and miss you bunches!!

Happy Birthday Dad!

Happy Birthday Grampie! We're sending lots of hugs and kisses!

Have a great day Dad!

Happy Belated Birthday Barb!

We hope you had a relaxing day....we love you.