Katie's 1st Day of School 2nd Grade

Here is my grown up Katie at the bus stop on August 17th. Her first day as a 2nd grader. All is well so far. She loves her teacher!!!!

Summer is Officially Over

Our last trip this summer was to the Art Museum where Zach and Katie ran around the and discovered the LOVE and numbers statues. This was a fun day and the best part of it was the art museum here is still free...

Free....as Katie got on the bus this morning at our usual stop, we ushered in a new school year of 2nd grade. Our teacher is Mrs. Dettemer and we are excited about this school year. Fun times and lots of hugs are promised in this classroom and that is exactly what Katie is needing after two years of very tough teachers. The added bonus was finding out her best bud, Katelyn now rides the bus since the bus routes have all been changed. Things are looking good for Katie.

Zach starts Gymnastics PreK tomorrow and then his PreK program on September 9th. He is looking forward to going back to school and hates to see Katie go on the bus in the morning. And it is just day 1!

Soccer Season is ON!
Zach's practices are on Tuesday evenings and Katie has practice on Thursdays. Jeff has graciously stepped in as Asst Coach for Katie's team. Zach will be my guy as we watch him run around with the five other boys that play on his U5 team. (That's kids under 5.) His league has 14 teams and we will play them all. Our first 4 games will be next weekend and the fall will get into full swing. Look for more postings on how the teams are doing.

The Cousins Unite

My fav pose of the gang. Akron Zoo was a fun time. Stay tuned for my pictures posted to shutterfly.

I Want to Live at Kings Island.

After getting our passes here in Indiana, the Nurkiewicz's headed southeast to a land down under they call, "Kings Island". Met up with Mo, Maddy, Bill and Judy and started off at the Haunted Castle in the Nick side of the park. Then it was off to the Fairly Odd Coaster and the Helicopters you have to wait in line for 30 minutes so you can view the land for 5. The Giggle Coaster was the fun ride for the group and I watched with glee as the other adults rode the coasters and I hung out with a crowd that I could truly related to....Mo, Zach and Katie. We had a blast with the bumper cars and back to the giggle coaster. We ended the day with cotton candy and a giant fried elephant ear for Mad. The country show we took in at the former German place was foot stomping and the pizza we ate there was colon stomping. As we left the park, Zach asked if we could move there and live a life in the park. Little does he know we already do.

Zach Plays Soccer

Zach's Little Kicker Lessons

Here is Mr. Zach playing soccer at the fields this summer. He is looking forward to a full fall season with his sister starting late August. Some highlights include making his coach laugh at his antics and trying to kick the ball in past the goal. Friends Gracie, Molly and Harrison like to keep up with him and drive the ball past Coach Andy. Lots of fun this summer on Monday mornings...

Happy 4th to Zach and America!

Another Rainy Indiana 4th of July at the Nurks...

Sideways pic of Zach blowing out his candles. He had a custom Vanila and M&M cake for his birthday from Maggie Moos. Very yummy!!!

Katie all ready for the fireworks at 4 pm. She has her glow necklace on and her loot she won from the carnival around the corner. For the remainder of the day we stayed in the patio due to the monsoon rain. Had a great time and even had my annual 4th of July Corona with Mr. Nurk as he cooked up some awesome steaks for us.

Happy 4th!

peace

Summer Fun

My two Knuckleheads

Swimming in the Emerald Green Water

Here is the gang snorkling off the side of the rental boat. Notice Dad is standing. :)

I am finally getting a chance to sit down and summerize our Summer thus far. June has been a giant ball of blurry fun. We have kept the good times rolling here . The proof are the two kids on Destin beach showing off some of the gymnastics lessons we have put them through. I was pretty proud at how well these two guys got along with each other this trip. Zach has been a little more expressive and Katie shows her kind soul off by giving in to some of the craziness of a preschooler world.