Catching up . . .

My mom has been in Virginia for the last 6 months so it was good to get her cousin Joyce and sister Sheryl to come and visit and catch up.

Eleven! Marney is 11!!!

Eleven! Sheez! Time goes by way too fast. Amanda, Marney's American Girl doll even made it home from the hospital for the party. (She needed a head transplant). Tracy baked the cake and the boys iced it. Tracy, Sam, and Jack decorated the house. They are all growing up!

Picnicking and Hiking for Cub Scouts

Sam missed the Cub Scout picnic and hike as that was the same day as the circus. So, it was obviously necessary for the Haddads to picnic and hike so that Sam would earn the same badge as everyone else. Well, the weather made it easy for us to do it and the kids and I had fun! It was so nice we even added a bike ride!

2009 First Day of School!

What fun! My kids were ready to go back to school and see their friends. Marney's class is the oldest at the Intermediate school and Tracy just started there. Sammy was excited about starting first grade and going to school all day and Jack was nervous about his new school, but all thankfully went well! The dogs, Aspen and Wolfie, waited anxiously for the kids to arrive home.

Lunch in the pool . . .

I remember my mother making us wait at least 45 minutes to get back in the swimming pool after eating. On this day, the temperature of the pool was warmer than the outside air so they ate in the pool! Only one bowl of mac and cheese ended up in the pool and that was Tracy's. I think Wolfie may have had something to do with it.

Kennywood!

Six-year old Livi just donated 10 inches of her hair to Locks of Love.

Haddads on camels . . . hmm . . .