Mommy's Day!

Happy Mother's day to my Momma/Yaya, my sister (the newest member to the mommy club!), Barb/Grammy, and my two precious grandmothers! And all of the other Moms who have been a positive influence in my life. Each one of you has taught me something different when it comes to mommy-hood. And Crew has taught me so much about life and what is really important. I love him more than he will ever know and I feel so privileged to be called his Mommy! Today I honor Crewsie because without him (and technically Greggy...haha!) I wouldn't be a Mom :)

Maiden voyage...

On Popa and Yaya's boat!!! It was a perfect evening for a little boat ride around the lake and dinner at the Upper Deck for taco thursday!!!

Crew's week...

In the last week Crew has mowed the grass, played on his new swing set (a lot!), taken butterfly snacks to school (idea from Pinterest!), visited and had lunch on the boat, and giggled with his Momma :) Does it get any better?!

Sailing soon...

Two weeks ago we headed for Sandusky to launch the boat!  It was a cool Spring day, but perfect for getting the boat in the water and to the dock.  Daddy headed up a little early (because Crew's 3 yr. check up was the same morning) and then me and Crewsie picked up Grammy and drove up.  Greggy and I motored the boat to the marina, which only took about 10 minutes.  Since this was our "maiden voyage" we thought it was safest for Grammy and Crew to stay on solid ground and wait for us at the marina!  There were only a few other boats at the marina and we were the first sailboat.  The marina where we dock is great...Cedar Point is right across the bay, Kelly's Island and Put-in-Bay are close, there are lots of wineries around, and we have a great pool right at the marina too!  Everything went well and now we can't wait to start sailing!

 

So, I started reminiscing while looking back at old photos.  Thought I would post a few to show our first boat!  We bought it in 1999 and sold it in 2010.  I can't believe we had it that long...it was A LOT of work to say the least.  Our new boat is fiberglass and much easier to maintain!  But nothing beats the look of a wooden boat...soooo pretty!

Daddy worked his butt off getting this boat to look like this.  It was sitting in an old boat yard about to be burned because it was in such bad shape (I wish I could have found a before pic!).

These below pics are from 2004 right after we got Tiki!  Had to post because she was so darn cute!  We took her to the boat every weekend!

Love that little fluff ball!

Photo shoot with Isla...

One day last week Aunt Tay brought Isla over for a mini baby photo shoot!  She cooperated pretty well, but did not like when we fussed with her too much!  haha!  She was pretty expressive and gave some funny faces!  She such a precious little munchkin :)

I think the pic below is my favorite!  Cracks me up every time I look at it!

Being a little stinker!

Love her!!!

Don't forget to check out Aunt Tay's blog on the left hand side of my blog..."The Pifer Family!"

Science Center...

About a week and a half ago we headed downtown Cleveland with our friends, Larken and Lachlan, to the Science Center! The kids had a blast walking around and discovering all of the cool stuff on display...but I think their favorite was the big ball pit! After visiting the Science Center we ran over to the Rock n' Roll Hall of Fame.  It was a great way to spend the day!

They loved the silly mirrors!

Larken!  Such a sweet little thing...she's like a little Momma to the boys!

Looking at the Rock Hall from the Science Center.

Practicing his balacing...4 seconds!

Lach practicing his hang gliding!

Ball pit time!

Then we visiting the Grand Canyon...

Then the Hoover Dam...

Then we did a little white water rafting...

Then we took a helicopter ride over Las Vegas!  And we visited all of these places via the IMAX theatre!  Haha!  It was Crewsie's first IMAX movie and I think he really liked it.  It was all about the Grand Canyon and conservation.

A set of Van Halen's drums!

Such a fun day :)