The Pictures Are In!

First up, the school (daycare) pictures are in! I just wanted to buy the group shot, but of course you have to buy a package so I figured I might as well get the staged picture of the two kids together. Gotta love school pictures! (I have 8 wallets to give away...who wants them???) These are pictures of pictures so not the best quality!

Remember the last time I had bought these pictures??? Check it out here!



They did the group picture on MLK Day so that the after-school kids can be there too. So that is why there are quite a few older kids in the picture too. Also, 5 of the kids in the picture belong to Punky. It's hard to tell but Paige is actually smiling. There is one teacher missing - Punky's mom Sai.


The second set of pictures that are in are Paige's 6 month pics we had done. You can check out our photographer here. She will be doing some family pics for us in early July.

You can check out the whole gallery on her website. Go to her website, click "Clients", choose "Z Family", and the password is zukowski. The pictures are only there until Friday 2/3.

We just did a mini session and were able to get the cd of images so here are a few of my favorites!

A Tea Party and a Picnic for Two

Watching these two play together makes my heart smile! Luke has been an exceptional big brother lately. I catch him saying the sweetest & cutest things to Paige.



















I thought the grandparents might enjoy this video of the two of them!

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Beach Babe

Well, unfortunately, we aren't headed to the beach anytime soon, but we are taking our 2nd annual trip to Key Lime Cove waterpark next month. So that means, baby girl needed a swimsuit! I found a cute one at Target and tried it on her last night.

Getting ready for the big reveal!




And here it is!


I mean, really, I may be bias, but isn't she the cutest, squishiest baby you have ever seen?!?!


Those thighs are to die for!


And the dimple on her right shoulder - love it!


She's not shy - check out her belly!


Can't wait to see her in the water!

Snow

We got out and played in the snow on Sunday afternoon.





Nala joined us too!


We made snow angels!




We threw a lot of snowballs!


Look out....


snowball headed at you!!!


Lukey's turn to get Daddy!


We didn't stop smiling!




We rolled around in the snow!


And then Luke and Daddy made a pretty awesome snowman! (We tried to use celery sticks for arms, but it didn't quite work.)


Luke was telling Frosty to smile.




We found eyes for the snowman - yay!


Who needs a hill and a sled? Daddy made our own little slope! (Paige woke up from her nap so I had to take these pictures from inside!)






Fun times! And now all the snow has melted - until next time!

Preschool

What? For who? For Luke? Already? It can't be?

That is sort of how I feel about it...how can we already be registering my baby for preschool??? But, we did! And really, I am very excited for him!

After church yesterday, we walked over to the preschool open house. We had gone to an open house there about a year ago and really loved the place but I wasn't sure how as a full-time working mom I could make a part-time preschool program work. But I made a proposal to work this week to give me a more flexible schedule during next school year and they were completely fine with it. So we were able to get Luke registered!

We were a little nervous about there being a spot for him. They only take 10-13 kids and have 2 classes (both in the mornings). One class is Mon/Wed and the other is Tues/Thurs. And they are the only Catholic preschool in town. I had to have the Tuesday/Thursday class in order for it to work out with my employer and thankfully everything worked out!

Wally and I are both happy that will Luke will get to experience school separate from the daycare environment. Believe me, he has learned a ton at daycare, but we think he will do really great in a school setting as well. I always really liked school so I am hoping Luke follows in my footsteps in that way!

I can't believe my baby boy will be starting preschool. So crazy! At least I have 7 months to prepare myself :)

The Newest Fad Diet

Don't you wish your pants would just fall right off of you and you could slip on into your skinny jeans?



Well, this newest diet can make it happen. It is one that consists of peanut butter & jelly sandwiches, fruit, oreos, and milk only.

Check out our newest spokesperson, Luke Zukowski. His after picture is amazing!



You could fit another 3-year old in those pants!

Simply amazing!


(For the record, Luke eats a lot more than peanut butter & jelly, fruit, oreos, and milk. However, if he had his way, that IS all he would eat!)

Saturday

Wally left early this morning for a baseball conference in Lisle so it was just the kids and me!

I was doing some cleaning this morning and the kids basically followed me from room to room. Usually Luke will just stay downstairs to play while I am upstairs cleaning, but not today! So I made sure to have my camera with me in each room to capture some pictures of the day.

















We did eventually change out of our jammies and headed to the mall to play in the kids' area for awhile.

And look who was such a big girl in her stroller!



Then of course we went to Target where, once again, Paige was such a big girl sitting in the cart!



We came home for some naps, baths, and supper. And now Wally and I are getting ready for date night on the couch - wine and Moneyball - can't wait!