Paoletti Family

Monday, June 6, 2011

Alice in Wonderland

One of the exhibits at the Magic House was Alice in Wonderland. This past year I read the story to the kids and they really got a kick out of it.....as crazy as it is. Here are some pictures of the kids being giants in the room with all the doors and they got to have a tea party with Alice and the Mad Hatter --who kept the kids giggling. 6.6.11

Our new mechanic

St. Louis Magic House: we spent the whole day seeing all the many things that the Magic House has to offer. Dominic got to try his hand at mechanics. 6.6.11

Meeting Mater

When we were driving back to our hotel in St. Louis we drove by a car lot that had a truck that looked just like TomMater from Cars. Before we went home we ventured back to find it and took some pictures. It was so super cute. The kids thought it was pretty neat. 6.8.11

Our Southern Belle

What better way to spend a sunny day than under a parasol with a fan all she needs is a glass of iced tea. 6.19.11

Sunday, May 8, 2011

A Beautiful Mother's Day

Michael and the kids made a wonderful Mother's day for me this year. Isabella crowned me with a flower wreath she secretly made. They surprised me with a beautiful bouquet of daisies and roses. We had ice cream sundaes in homemade waffle bowls. Then they made the traditional chalk drawing--which they do for their Grandparents since we don't see them on Mother's day (2009, 2010) grilling bbq chicken for dinner. 05.08.11

Saturday, April 30, 2011

KC Metro Lazers Track 2011

Metro Lazers track 2011. The kids had an awesome time running relays, doing long jump and racing with their friends.

Sunday, April 24, 2011

Eating Easter Cookies

Just wouldn't be Easter without the cookies! 4.24.11

Easter Monday

We normally spend Easter Monday with my aunt and her kids. This year it was raining so we had to improvise for the Easter egg hunt. Instead of the kids finding candy in their eggs I put play money inside. So the kids got to spend their money at the concession stand and use their math skills to see what they could afford. There was "deluxe candy," spring tattoos, snacks, and penny candy. It made the egg hunt last almost 1.5 hours! It was a big hit. Ian ran the stand and the kids did the buying....everyone was busy. This might be what we do next year even if it isn't raining! 4.24.11

Saturday, April 23, 2011

Easter Egg Hunt at Grandma & Papas

We had a lovely day for Easter afternoon. Perfect for the egg hunt and being with family. Thanks to my parents for all their hard work in making a fun afternoon for all. 4.23.11

Happy Easter Great Grandma & Grandpa

We were able to stop by and see my Grandparents on Easter afternoon before heading to my parents. It is always so wonderful to see them. 4.23.11

Easter Morning 2011

4.23.11

Why do I Blog?

There have been some questions as to why in the world I would want to waste my time blogging. To those questions here is my response: First off....let's face it I am not a blogger. Blogging requires thought, opinions, issues and I just don't have time to type about those kinds of things when I could be posting pictures of my incredibly funny kids. Besides who wants to hear my opinions anyway? Probably no one and frankly I don't blame them. So the real reason why I blog...I know you are thinking I am going to say "for you" but to be really honest that isn't it either. I mean, I am happy that people can log on and keep up to date with what is going on in our life and see the kids grow up. But the real reason I blog is for my kids. This is their online scrapbook. I would consider myself to be a pretty creative and crafty person. I aspire to scrapbook but I just don't have the time or the space to do it. So instead I try to capture their childhood in pictures and words: the funny things they say and crazy things that they do. Someday they will get online and read about what they were like and know why we are so crazy about them. The best part is that I don't have to deal with glue or archival paper and the internet scrapbook can last forever.

What we are up to now:

Dominic is a big 6 year old now. He continues to be filled with joy and enthusiam everyday. He still loves super heros and celebrated his birthday with a Justice League birthday cake. He adores our two cats, Stella & Krypto. Every free minute he spends "loving" on them. I am amazed at what the cats will tolerate. He is really enjoying his first year of Kindergarten and is becoming a good reader. He gets to take art classes and piano and is doing great in both. When he isn't playing with cats he is building with Legos or playing super heros.
Christina continues to work one night a week teaching and is now homeschooling a 3rd grader and a kindergartener. She is also is teaching kindergarten phonics and 2nd & 3rd grade book club at the homeschool co-op. Her life is pretty scheduled with children's activities, class planning and all the fun that comes with taking care of a family. This year the whole family started taking piano lessons. Who would have thought she would start learning piano at her age! Also this year they started teaching Natural Family Planning as a couple for the church. Bringing God's plan for love and marriage to those who will embrace it. In September she got to go for 3 days to Colorado to visit her friend Gina. It was an amazing weekend of relaxation and fun adventure. She is hoping it will be an annual event.
Michael's continues to work hard to support our family fun. He is now a Creative Director at his company Salva O'Renick and is enjoying the challeges that come with his new role. This year he was the 8 & under coach for the Metro Lazers track team and really enjoyed working with the kids. In his free time he love to play superheros with Dominic and draw with Isabella. He has also enjoyed teaching NFP for the church and is so grateful for the graces that have come from teaching.
Isabella is growing into quite the little lady. She turned 8 over the summer and continues to be a voracious reader. She is currently loving the Classic Starts series and American Girl Mysteries. Her favorite 3rd grade subjects are history and spelling. She was in a constant battle with long division but there seems to be somewhat of a truce lately between the two. She continues to love her art class and is really enjoying our new family music lessons. She has an amazing ear for music and a natural talent for playing. She loves all her book clubs that she is currently in...there are 3! In her free time she loves to be creating something, playing with her dolls or reading.
Family: this year has been a wonderful year of joy in our family. We got to take a few vacations. In June we had a few days in St. Louis and in August we got to have 5 days in a cabin in Southern Missouri.