First Day of Kindergarten

Lucas started Kindergarten today! And even though Lucas wouldn't take a picture with his new teacher, Ms. Lisa, Megan did.










A random cute picture of Lucas playing with the frog daddy found in the back yard.

The Rest of Our Trip

We got to do a lot and see a lot of family while we were in Cincinnati.

While visiting Paul & Erin's house, the kids got to enjoy some time playing in Isaac and Eli's playhouse.














We also got to hang out with Grandma Krollmann!





Grandma Suttmann is such a good story teller! We love when she reads to us ... Run, Run as fast as you can, you can't catch me, I'm the Gingerbread man!


We also got to go to some parks, catch a grasshopper, play in the dirt pile, decorate our clothes, and have a great time!

Lucas even got to open some early birthday presents ... transformers!

Meeting Chelsea

We finally got to meet Chelsea! Lucas and Megan loved getting to finally meet and hold their new cousin! So did Mommy & Daddy. :) We got to meet Chelsea for the first time on her 1 week birthday. Lucas and Megan even got to help feed her. Congratulations again to Mike & Dawn ... you have a beautiful baby girl! And congrats to Kayla on her new baby sister! :)

Hiking Around the Zoo

We had an enjoyable visit to the Cincinnati Zoo and spent most of the time seeing animals we can't see at the Brookfield Zoo. After checking out our wingspan, we visited a rhinoceros (with her horn missing), the White Bengal Tigers, manatee and others. Lucas and Megan had a great time on the carousel with Charlie and Pilar (Lucas was very excited to get to ride on a shark!). The hills had their effect on the kids and they did not last as long as usual, but they re-energized with a picnic at a local park and were happy to play some more. Thanks to Aunt Barb for getting us into the zoo and for the picnic lunch - we had a great time!

A Visit to the Cincinnati Museum Center

Today we visited the Cincinnati Museum Center ... specifically the Museum of Natural History & Science and the Children's Museum. Lucas and Megan had a blast with all their Suttmann cousins. We saw a mammoth and an astronaut, walked through a cave and a glacier, saw dinosaurs, played in a tree house, worked with construction equipment, and a bunch of other stuff! Thanks to Aunt Erin & Aunt Stephanie for getting us in on their passes!

Aboard the Destiny

Uncle Mike and Aunt Dawn had a public ride aboard the Destiny, so we joined several family members and had a great time. Lucas and Megan even got to help Uncle Mike (aka Captain Mike) drive the boat!

What Happens Inside When it Rains Outside ...

This is what happens when kids are stuck inside. They progressively got crazier as we took videos and let them watch themselves being silly ...

Last Days of Pre-K

Looks like we are in need of a Lucas post! Thanks to various vacations, today was the last day Lucas will be with both of his Pre-K teachers. Lucas has learned a lot from both of his teachers over the last year. Ms. Carol and Ms. Katie have been awesome teachers and Lucas will miss them a lot!