Goodbye School, Hello Summer!

Last week, we said goodbye to our school...we will be heading to the public schools next year for Jack's Second Grade and Reagan's First Grade (that seems so old, doesn't it???).  It was a bittersweet goodbye.  We will miss our old school but look forward to new friends and new experiences at our new school.  Luckily, we have good friends that will also be making the switch with us - that will make for an easier transition, I hope!  The same day we said goodbye to school, we said HELLO to our fabulous summer.  Before the start of summer, the kids & I made a "summer bucket list"...a checklist of fun summer activities that we can do for the next 3 months.  With our trip to Florida in a week and our trip to Indiana in August, we will be busy busy busy!!!  The kids are taking golf lessons, sailing camp, lacrosse camp, farm camp, hockey (of course!!!) and let's not forget beach time.  We are going to have a GREAT summer 2012!!!!

Here are the kids on the last day of school - notice the fleece jackets...it's still chilly here!  Come on Mother Nature, bring us some beach weather!!!!  Brrr....

Grow, Garden, Grow!!!

Our first attempt at a garden...we've got tomatoes, sugar snap peas, peppers, chives, lettuce and onions...crossing our fingers that SOMETHING makes it.  The kids are really excited about this and love to water it.  Kudos to Matt who built our little box garden on the patio.

Best.Father.Ever!

Happy Father's Day to the best Dad ever!  Matt is patient, loving, honest, funny, caring, playful and many many other things to our kids...

So for this Father's Day, we rented the ice at the local hockey rink for an hour...just for the 4 of us!  It was a total blast...the kids enjoyed having the ice all to themselves.  We raced around the rink, played hockey, played other random games made up by Reagan and just had fun.

Here are some pics from our fun time on the ice:

Also, a BIG BIG hug to my own Dad and my father-in-law for being such wonderful role models.  They are amazing Dads who truly love & cherish their families.  We are so lucky!!

Dancing Queen...

 Reagan & Aunt Jill before the recital

 Father Daughter pic...love this one!

 what an angel!

 the true Reaggie!

 strike a pose!

 family pic (or the attempt of one!)

 vivi, kingsley and reagan!

 mommy & kids at wahlburgers

 after recital treat

 hanging out at the shipyard

 would love to have one of these!  :)

This past weekend along with her birthday party, Reagan also had her dance recital.  It was a busy busy weekend but tons of fun!!!  This past year, Reags was in a tap, hip hop and ballet class.  For the recital, the teacher chose to do a tap routine.  The girls were so so cute and did a wonderful job.  Miss R was front and center with a huge smile on her face...she loved every moment of the spotlight.  Pics of the dancing queen...

Little Reagan turned 6!!!!! Not little anymore...

Yes, you heard me correctly!  Miss R turned 6 this past week.  Can NOT believe I have a 6 year old and a 7 year old now.  Time certainly flies when you are busy and life is good!  Last weekend, Reagan had her birthday party...and in true Reagan style, it was at a ice rink. ha!  So on a 75 degree day in May, we skated around a cold rink all in honor of our little Reags.  :)  Aunt Jill was here visiting and we were so excited to have her join us for the birthday festivities.  Here are a few pictures from her birthday party:

 Reagan (in blue coat,white helmet) with her friends!

 Aunt Jill pushing Reagan and her friend Coco around on the ice!

 Of course, Daddy had to push Reagan around too!

 The party gang! plus Mommy...

 Yum, the birthday cake!

"Happy Birthday to you..."

ARUBA...we miss you!

Two weeks ago, the Waldner family headed down to Aruba for a fun break away from the crazy life we all have! It was relaxing! When we got back, so many people asked what we did...NOTHING! The kids swam, swam and swam some more!!!! Each night, we were all 4 in bed by 9pm. No joke! Here are some pictures from our great trip...if you haven't traveled to Aruba yet - go! It's a beautiful island!

one of our daily trips to Dunkin' Donuts!

lunch time with Daddy

far far away from home!

spidey loves to swim!

snorkeling in the pool!

Daddy's a star!

We were lucky enough to watch Matt (aka Daddy) play in a hockey game ON. THE. BRUINS. ICE!!!! So very cool for him...and Jack & Reagan! Before the game, they had a family skate...so we all got to enjoy the ice time too! Check us out!