Memorial Day at the Liberty Memorial

Toward the end of the school year Zachary was learning about the Civil War in school and it fascinated him. Every day he would come home and play this game called Warfare 1917. It was neat to see him so interested in history, so on Memorial Day weekend we took him to the Liberty Memorial because they were having vintage military vehicles, uniforms, and old items used during war time. His favorite part was being able to get a pair of dog tags which he proudly wore to school. Disclaimer: I hereby notify all readers that I may have not gotten all the names of the military correct

This was Zachary's favorite...a british tanker

Zachary next to a troop bunker

...... an old cargo truck

........some kind of tanker

and vintage british uniforms

Chris..Chris...

Christopher is getting soo big!! He is so independent and absolutely refuses to have things done for him. He loves to play with just about anything, but his favorites are cars and the Wii with his bubba. Since Leah, Christopher has shown himself to be quite the care taker. He had daddy swaddle his poo bear which has been dubbed "baby bear" and carries it around the house. He always knows exactly where his bear is...which is usually in the back compartment of his tricycle. When something does not go his way he says "But I cryin" which makes him hard to parent because he is so darn cute!

Chris was upset because his bear was coming unswaddled

MODOT here comes your most valuable employee

The problem is...he knows he's cute

Since Leah was born Chris swaddles his "baby bear"

From here.....

to here...in bubba's bed

Christopher had a blast finger painting with his cousin Sierra

Artists' hard at work

Introducing Leah Mae Pekarcik

Wow it seems like forever ago since we had her, but we are still announcing her!! Our baby girl was born May 04, 2010 at 9:41 am. She weighed in at 7lb 1oz and was 19 inches. We are so thankful the she was healthy and were very surprised she weighed as much as she did since she was three weeks early. During my 33rd week I was diagnosed with pre-eclampsia and was hospitalized for a week. Every time I turned around the doctors were telling me they might have to deliver and it was very hard. Steve and I were scared for Leah and it was hard for Christopher and Zachary. Our faith kept us strong and we got through it with much prayer from family and friends. I finally convinced the doctors to send me home on bed rest....which turned out to be couch rest. By week 37 the doctors thought it would be best to go ahead and deliver our baby girl. We were so excited to finally meet her. She is such a joy!

This is me in my third trimester...getting very waiting impatiently :)

Mommy and Daddy

Leah Mae Pekarcik was born at 9:41 am

We are very proud of our sweet baby girl

Its amazing!! Leah was three weeks early and already 7lb 1oz

Zachary and Chris never stood a chance

So peaceful

Dreaming Sweetly

God has truly blessed us

Zachary's Honor Roll Award Ceremony

This is a long time coming, but after the first semester, Zachary was awarded an Honor Roll Certificate for academic excellence. His dad and I are so very proud of him because he accomplished a lot of this on his own. During this time, he has finished both a reading and math programs ahead of his class and earned a 4.0 GPA. He is currently now enrolled in a tech class, which he earned through good behavior.

My wonderful 6th grader

Receiving his Honor Roll Award

Zachary and his friend Miles are proudly displaying their awards

Zachary and his amazing teacher, Ms. Baker

Our Christmas..Before Christmas

Since we decided to spend Christmas in New Mexico this year we let the kids open up their presents at home the evening before we left. Zach absolutely loved his MP3 player and the Wii Donkey Kong my brother got him. When he plays it, Chris is right beside him with the other remote shaking it just as hard convinced that he is helping his "bubba" fight through whatever task he is working on. Christopher received a little tool bench and a box of alphabet books which I think he plays with just about every other day. He loves to look at the pictures and he can consistently recognize the first three letters of his name now. Christopher also got his first set of wheels and he loves to ride around the house with his hot wheels stored in the back. The best gift of all was seeing Zach's reaction to telling him that we were going to New Mexico for Christmas. We asked him how he thought we might get there and these were some of his replies...airplane-no, limo-no, taxi-no, we finally had to tell him by train. It was so funny watching him guess.

Fancy new ride

Christopoher LOVES his new set of wheels

The best part is he can store stuff in the back

Growing Up Too Fast

Christopher loves to wear Daddy's pants

He successfully got them on

Now for the socks to complete his ensemble