Gweny's Birthday, Part 3. The conclusion!

We met Mark's dad and sisters down at Mt Echo park to repeat some of their childhood pictures and of course spoil little miss Gwen.

Pawpaw got her the full get up with Barbie skates, helmets, padding, EVERYTHING!

Parker tried it on...

An attempt at a good family shot. Parker was way to hot and fussy so she didn't want to cooperate.

Practice makes perfect. This girls can really move in these things. I forsee trouble in our future...

Love this shot of these two girls.

Gweny's Birthday, Part 2.

Our drive down to Cincinnati was quite fun because we had some visitors, Captain America, Superman and Iron Man!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

 

Look at that big four year old!

Due to work schedules we met Grandma Bebe and Uncle Wyatt for donuts.

Gweny and Hadley thought that Parker needed lots and lots of candles.

Yummy donuts...

Yummmmm

More great super hero stuff, right up Gweny's alley! Look at the excitement on that face.

Somehow by a miracle all three children cuddled up on Uncle Wyatt's lap!

Gweny's Birthday, Part 1

Daddy was in charge of the cake, as always but Gwen had to make sure it met the birthday girl's standards.....what do you think?

 

I believe it did! Lots of family and friends made it to the house for the Gweny Super hero party!
She even had to wear her crown she got from her preschool class earlier in the week...

It was a peanut butter cake, which made Gweny and Daddy happy :) I tried coloring the batter which made a cool super hero look!

That's one shy girl.

Also a super excited kiddo.

Earrings with a hellow kitty holder from grandma.

What????

Super hero love. She yelled, "I'm going to marry him."

Nerf fun tastic!

Hadley and her buddy Cayden enjoying the campfire...

Party one was a Friday night, her actual birthday. We woke up Saturday morning and drove to Cincinnati for parties two and three :)

Cheetahs!

All thanks to a flyer last Spring, we signed Hadley up for SAY soccer. I had no clue what she was getting into and we all know she had no idea. Um, "So do I kick that ball or what?!" was her take at first. Having never done an organized sport I was so proud of her progress. She started out lost. No basic skills. Usually picking flowers or dancing. In the end she was able to run and kick, even had some clue that she was on defense and needed to kick that ball!!

Many props to the coaches as that was no easy group to corral.

 

Pregame knell to check for metal!

Hadley got to be captain a few times.

Best fan!

Captaina gain, her and Elyssa who is in her class at school.

Clearly not watching her team play.

It was a close game. Cheetah's made it into the final game for the tournament. In the last few minutes they lost, but definitely played their hearts out!

Josh and his dad Johnny (who coached me as a kid) give them a great speech.

Look how little Hadley's team was!!!! So tough though.

The coaches were forced in for a picture.

Look at this girl posing it up. Medal on and just so happy that she got to play!

First Days of School

Both girls started school on the same day!!!!!! Gweny waiting for her first ever bus ride (about 45 minutes after Hadley left).

 

Hadley waiting so patiently :) She's an old pro, little did she realize it was EVERYDAY. No more days of playing at Miss Pat's it's business time now!

Sign's hard to read because the light. But Hadley's first day of Kindergarten as a Lincolnview Lancer!
She is five.  She loves any craft known to man kind. Does well singing and playing. She loves the Kratt brother's show. She is excited since she has already met Mrs Bowersock at the local campground this summer.

Gweny's very first bus ride with her first day of preschool. Since the day I dropped Hadley off last fall she has begged and pleaded to go to school. Who know it would come so fast?? She was 3 when school started. Has Mrs Owen's as her teacher, goes Monday and Wednesday. She loves doing whatever her sister does :) Trying to learn counting and shapes :) She LOVES spiderman!

Blurry, but the after shots show they loved school!!!! Hadley coming home...

Gweny shy, but she learned to sleep on the bus!

I cannot believe they are both in school. They will always be babies in my mind. ALWAYS!

The many faces of the Goins' girls

I continue to be amazed by how grown up Parker is. She is determined she can do anything her older sisters can do and has started throwing fits in the high chair, but is happy at the table!

 

Sooo happy...

Gwen's getting good at some crazy faces!!

Me too!!

Goodness gracious!

Snug as three bugs in a rug!

I have nothing here...

Cheesy cheese...

How I feel every morning.

Oh girlie girl!