Trapp Family Of Five: May 2012

The Lobby of the Conrad in Tribeca

Wade and I celebrated our ninth anniversary with a weekend in NYC. Wade sees the city on a regular basis for work, but I had never been. And Wade had never been as a tourist. We started the weekend with a city tour. It was a great overview of the city. The tour even included a ferry out to see the sights on the Hudson River. We stayed in Tribeca at the Conrad. It is a beautiful hotel. And since the Tribeca Film Festival was in full swing for our visit, it was a great choice.

Hudson Bay

New World Trade Center

The end of April brought with it a lot of deductibles. Swansea sits in a storm free area. Tornadoes prefer Edwardsville, Shiloh, Granite City etc. So when Wade called from Shiloh and said a storm was on it's way to our house. I took it with a grain of salt. (Whoops!) I had plenty of time to move the red car in the garage. But, I just didn't believe it would reach our house. So this summer we will be under construction. The hail damaged the roof, siding, windows, camper, sheds and all the cars. It was the largest hail I had ever seen. So photos of our "new" home will be coming late Summer 2012.

One of the bigger hail stones the kids found.

Our Golf Ball Size Hail

Rylan's favorite sport is finally up and running. He is having a great season so far. He is a great hitter. And is anxious to try his hand at pitching like Noah.

Rylan batting. He's a great hitter. But notice the ball behind his back.

Rylan's Team

Noah is having an amazing season as well. He makes the rounds between pitching, catching and first base. And when ever he doubts his own ability, I have simply to ask him "When was the last time you were on the bench for an inning?"

Noah

Kindergarten tradition consists of Mother's Day Tea. This year it was Sofie's turn. The kids performed a bunch of cute little songs including dance moves, and we had tea, punch and cookies. Very fun!

Mommy and Sofie

Wade and I took turns chaperoning the Crazies field trips. I went with Sofie and Noah. Wade spent the day with Rylan at the zoo. Rylan's field trip photos are stuck in the abyss that is Wade's phone, and Noah's are MIA today. But I will try and fix that soon. Sofie's class went to Rainbow Ranch and Swansea Fire Station. You may remember this field trip from last year with Rylan.

Sofie and the Girls

Sofie's Kindergarten Class

Sofie and her BFF

For Memorial Day weekend, we spent the weekend in Marble Hill. The Humes family, and my sister Kris's family were also in attendance. We swam, fished and lounged. It was the perfect Memorial Day!