Race Party

Libby and her "pretty" face

Cole and an empty juice box

Girlies and their suckers!

The first time he touched grass and didn't scream

Cutie Pie...Christian Alexander Kossack

Christian's mommy and daddy are the two in the middle...the outside two are married and live at Sigma Chi at butler as the house parents...what a story huh??

Attempting to play teeball

Lots of wagon rides until the wheels fell off as they were walking...Scott put it together!!

Cole's first wagon ride

Ella's "motorcycle" rides

sidewalk chalk paint

gotta love Doritos

We had lots of fun having everyone over for a Race Party!! Thanks everyone!!!

Saporro

It is a new family tradition to go to Saporro, a Japanese steak house with the habatchi grills, on the Friday before all of the Indy 500 festivities! We always have such a good time, and I was so excited to take Ella. I thought that she was going to LOVE it! She did NOT!!! She kept saying that she did not want to see the fire anymore! And to top it off, neither one of them ate a bite...and Scott was golfing!!

This was Ella's face while she was watching this...

PS-If anyone has any ideas how to get rid of the "white" "red eyes" let me know!

Golf Pro!

So, we handed him a club and he knew just what to do! He may look like a line backer but the kid knows how to hold a club. Too Funny!!!

Happy Birthday Nana!!!

Today is Nana's 60th Birthday and doesn't she look GREAT!!!

We celebrated with pizza and a wonderful chocolate cake. We had such a good time!!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU!!!

Happy Mother's Day

Miss Anna!

Lazy Boys!!

Happy First Mother's Day, Jessie!!!

Tea Party with the girlies

We celebrated Mother's Day today, instead of tomorrow, because I have to work. So, the McGraths all came over and we grilled out. I took a few pictures, but my camera is out of whack so hopefully I will get those on here soon...but...

Happy Mother's Day to all of the wonderful Mother's I know!!

I really think that this Mother's Day is a tribute to my kids. They have made me a mother, and for that I am eternally grateful. I never knew that the kind of love that you feel for your kids could run so strong. They continually make me a better wife, nurse, daughter, grand-daughter, friend and mother. I have a hard time remembering life without them, and for me, that is ok. I can't imagine being happier and having more love fill my heart than I do right now. I feel so blessed to have them in my life.

So thank you, Ella and Cole, for giving me the greatest gift imaginable...motherhood!!

11 months

I think that this might be the only picture I have of his cute little teeth! He actually has his top two in as well...so 4 little teeth!!

He is finally crawling and pulling up on everything. We have already had our share of bumps and bruises although I am sure that there are more to come! He is really all boy!! He loves balls and throwign things...whether that is his food and sippy cup off of his tray or a ball. He says dada and the "bu" sound. No mama yet!! He is learning to scream at Ella when she takes something away. He is still taking 2 naps a day most of the time and is in bed at 8pm and up at 8am. He is happy most of the time unless you are not feeding him fast enough! He is like a bottomless pit sometimes!!
Here's a pic of his favorite thing in the world...he always smiles when he sees her!!

Anna's Baptism

As this was going on at this end of the baptismal pool...

This is what was going on in the other!!

Godfather and God-Daughter!

We had Anna's baptism today and it was beautiful. She looked adorable and did such a good job! We went over the the Webbers after for some brunch! Everything was wonderful!!

a park without...

SWINGS!!!

I took them to a new park that was built at 126th and Promise and I was so dissappointed that it didn't have any swings! That is really all Cole can do at a park right now...so poor little bitty had to sit in his stroller! Ella had a great time though climbing and sliding! It is also a sprinkler park that looks really cool...so we will have to try that out this summer.

Bath time fun

Some of you may remember that Ella had a very interesting hair line for a very long time. She really only had hair in the center of her head...and then eventually a "mullet" in the back. Well, folks, Cole has inherited that too! I must say, boys with mohawks are cuter than girls with mohawks! It is really nice right now to be able to bath them both at the same time. I can see in the future though that this will not always be the case...she has already began asking why his "bottom" looks different than hers!

A Day at the Zoo

Scott is out of town, in Chicago, for a Bachelor party...so I decided to pack the kids up and head to the zoo. We had a great time. Ella even wore a pull-up and peepee'd in the potty twice!! She did have one accident...but how can you tell a potty-training-two-year-old...you have to wait your turn!! They both loved the plains...the giraffes and rhino's were running around! It was a beautiful day! It did take us over an hour to get there because they had roads closed for the Race for a Cure...but we made it and enjoyed every second!

Avery Jukes Children's Foundation Gala

Brady, coach Steven's son, Ella and Claudia. They played outside and had such a good time.
Ella and Claudia in their Matt Howard jerseys...
funny story...s nice lady went up to Ella to admire her jersey. They lady told Ella that she loved her "shirt" Ella looked at her and said "it's a jersey!"

Ella and the Bulldog!

Matt Howard and Claudia and Ella...

He had another player, Zach Hahn, cut his hair and right at the end he tried to trim his neck and saw a long piece, and forgot that he had the guard off and took a chunk out...so now he is a baldie!! Ella didn't even recognize him!

Avery Jukes is a Butler Basketball player and has a Childrens foundation...so tonight...we had a Gala to raise money. It was at the NCAA Hall fo Champions. Avery and Brad spoke on behalf of raising money for an orginization that does work with missions in Africa. We had a great time for a great cause!!