The Bellinas go to the Circus!

Happy April, everyone!  We hope you are all enjoying some nice Spring weather!  We have been very busy lately, as we seem to be every Spring.  The theme of the past few weeks seems to be performing!!  

Earlier this month, Logan got to bring Danny to school with him for "Rocket Day."  We had set up a special day with the Preschool Director so that Danny could come and he and Logan could set off one of his rockets for the kids.  Logan was thrilled to be the star of the show with his daddy and rumor has it, all the kids LOVED it.  They're already talking about booking Danny for next year to do it again!  

This week, Lila and I got to go to the circus.  You may be asking yourself why Logan didn't get to come along.  Well, that's because he was IN the circus!!  His preschool put on their first ever circus performance on Monday.  Logan was one of the Strong Men (in fact, he was the strongest of the strong men - a very important detail as far as he is concerned)!  It was a wonderful show.  There were Lions, Elephants, Animal Trainers, Acrobats, Strong Men, and Clowns.  The kids did a fabulous job and most importantly, had a wonderful time!  Lila loved watching (and eating popcorn) and she kept telling Logan that her favorite part was seeing him with his big muscles.  

Speaking of The Diva, she has been spending a lot of time practicing her own performances lately.  Papa Sunny brought a fun microphone/guitar/speaker set up when he visited in February, and she has been singing to us in the microphone every day.  She loves to announce herself, "Ladies and Gentlemen, Lila is going to sing Twinkle Twinkle Wittle Staw."  She LOVES to sing and she loves to see other "singing girls."  I can't tell you how often we find ourselves watching the Celtic singers on PBS.  

She has also been very busy being my little clothing model lately.  I have been sewing up a storm, and I have started getting more and more orders for clothing.  I have ordered business cards, and even started building a website.  It's a little intimidating, but I am excited about it.  I will be sure to let everyone know when the website is officially up and running.  Until then, if you're looking for a cute little outfit for that special little one in your life, feel free to let me know!!  :-)

That's it from NC for now.  Next week we are headed to NYC to spend Passover with Grandma Francine, Papa Sunny, and Aunt Heather.  Then we head back to NC to see if the Easter Bunny has come (and thanks to Grandma Barb - she surely will).  We hope you all enjoy your holiday weekend, and I will be sure to post another update when we get back!

Lots of pictures this time around of the strong man, and the future supermodel.  Enjoy!

Love to you all!

Sarah, Danny, Logan, & Lila

Check out my muscles!!

A strong man and his kazoo

Can he do it???

Piece of cake!

Even 1000 lbs is nothing to him!

With his best buds, Tyler (the lion) and Luke (the elephant trainer)

Lila in all of her new creations (someday she may hate me for learning how to sew)

Spring!!!!

Less than one week after my last post (and our "big" snow storm) it was 80 degrees here in sunny NC.  Craziness!  It seems that Spring has finally arrived!  March is one of the best months to live here, in my opinion.  It gets warm (but not too warm) and there is essentially no humidity, which is such a nice change from the brutal summers.  The kids enjoyed a weekend of playing outside as much as possible!  The one exception was a birthday party, where Logan went bowling for the first time ever and loved it!  Lila enjoyed her old favorite...the swing, as well as some new ones - baseball and Frisbee.  Logan got lots of practice for t-ball, which starts in a couple of weeks. Danny and I....well, we both got a sunburn.  We managed to have a great time too though!  Danny got a nice round of golf in, and I got inspired to start working on Lila's summer wardrobe...dress after dress.  

I hope you are all enjoying your spring as much as we are!    

Enjoying the nice weather!

Flowers blooming in the garden

SNOW DAY!!!!!!

It looks like the whole East Coast got one heck of a snow storm overnight.  Here in NC we got about 6 inches.  The kids spent last night with their noses smashed against the windows yelling, "Oh my Goodness!!!!"  and "Look Mommy, it snowed on your car AND on the trees!!!" (that was Lila).  This morning, of course, school is canceled and we spent a nice amount of time just frolicking in the white stuff.  It was tons of fun, but VERY cold!!  The good news.....it's supposed to be in the mid-60s by the weekend, so we will certainly defrost quite nicely! 

Click on the pictures to see them in a larger size!

  

My (first) baby is growing up!

I just got done signing Logan up for his first ever season of Tball!!  I am so excited!  Of course thevery thought of him in that adorable little baseball uniform makes me get all weepy.  I am a little concerned people will be calling 911 to report the whack job sobbing at the first game.  Ha!  The season doesn't officially start until March, but I will be SURE to post pictures as soon as he gets his uniform!

Last night, the lottery was held for the charter school that we were hoping Logan could attend next year.  It's a public school (meaning - it's free), but it is not associated with the gigantic school district that we live in, so it's essentially like getting a private school education for free.  Needless to say it's VERY competitive to get in.  This year, there were 474 kids who registered for the mere 34 kindergarten slots.  After the completely random lottery last night, we're lucky number 249 on the waiting list.  Sigh.  So, Logan will be attending the elementary school that is right around the corner next year.  This is not really a bad thing.  The school itself is only about 3 years old, and I have heard nothing but great things about it.  I think at this point I am just scared to send my baby out into the world.  Any encouraging words would be great!  

That's about it for now.  I am adding some pictures that really have nothing to do with anything.  Just cute ones of the kids playing last weekend.  Enjoy!

My sweetheart

He can be tough too....look out Tball players!

This is just funny...I don't know what was going on!

Can you say, DIVA???

Pretty Princess!

 

FINE! I'll update it!

Okay, so I will admit that I haven't been updating this nearly as often as I should, but hopefully if you have Facebook you've been able to see updated pics of the kids.  

Things are good here.  Spring is TRYING to break through and we are loving every minute of it.  The kids are well.  Logan has started reading.  He is still working through the simple stuff, but he is doing it, and we are amazed every time.  It's so cool and he is so proud of himself.  It's hard to believe he'll be 5 in April and starting Kindergarten.  It makes us sad, but so excited at the same time.  I think he will love school!  

Lila is Miss Sassy Pants these days.  She's rapidly approaching 3, which we all know is the age of defiance (at least for a toddler) and she loves to be a Gemini...one minute she is a sweet little cuddle bug and the next she is shreiking in the most blood-curdling scream you've ever heard.  Simply because we uttered the one dreaded word that every two year old hates to hear....."no."  She loves to sing and tends to walk around the house singing about everything going on around her.  It's very cute!  

Danny and I are great.  Nothing much new.  He started his new job in October and he likes it a lot.  I am still babysitting and things are going well.

Now it's time to get the kids ready and out the door to get Logan to school on time.  I promise I will be better about updating now that I have FINALLY figured this website out!  Hooray!!

Lila's new haircut!

Handsome Logan

We LOVE to jump!

And we have learned how to levitate!

We considered boxing them up and shipping them to NY!

Speaking of NY, what do you all think of our "snow storm?!"  We got 2 inches and the kids LOVED it!!

As always, matching "wife-beaters" are a huge hit at our house!

What's better than kids reading together??

It's finally fall!!

FINALLY the cool weather has arrived here in NC.  We are getting used to it...it's not an easy transition after all that heat and humidity for the past 5 months!  

Logan started flag football last Saturday and he loves it!  He talks about it all the time and asks to go back every day (unfortunately he only has it once per week).  They just finished a camping theme at school, and he loved every minute of that too.  Especially the "fishing."  He is certainly a guy's guy, just like his daddy.  

Lila is a riot.  She LOVES to wear her "fancy shoes" but she prefers to wear them with nothing else. On any given day you can catch her strolling around the house naked with her fancy shoes, purse, and a baby doll.  She is already excited to start school next fall and she throws fits every morning when we drop Logan off and she doesn't get to stay.  

Welcome to our blog!

Hi everyone!  I hope you've made it to our blog without too much confusion.  We had some issues with the prior site that I was using to keep you all updated, so we've moved on.  Hopefully this will be even better!!  It won't require you to use passwords or anything, so it should be smooth sailing from here.  

We hope you are all doing well.  We are enjoying the slightly cooler weather here (FINALLY). Logan is back in preschool and loving it so far.  Lila is finally completely potty trained and we are thrilled about that (I am probably the most thrilled).  We're looking forward to pumpkin picking, flag football, and everything that fall has to offer.  I will keep you posted, so keep checking for updates!!!  

Please bear with me while I get everything set up.  It may take a week or so.  I have TONS of pictures from our trips to NY and Florida at the end of August, but I have not had time to get them all uploaded yet (there are hundreds of shots).  I have included some of my favorites from NY.  Florida should be up within a few days.  

You will no longer get email reminders to check this site, so PLEASE save it as a favorite and check back often!!  Feel free to leave comments and say hello.  Enjoy! 

Peace and love,

Sarah, Danny, Logan & Lila

Papa Sunny telling stories

Blowing Bubbles with the Bakers

Lila on the Walk Bridge in Wellsville

Logan goes fishing at the LI Children's Museum

Two beautiful Bellinas