The Batoha's

Steve's 34th Birthday

2009-02-07T11:44:00.001-05:00

Steve's focused on his wish, the boys are in awe of the huge fire on the cake :) and Leslie's smiling for the camera.
The kids helped with the cake and surprised Steve when he came home.

Mom and D

2009-02-07T11:43:00.002-05:00

We were at Dominic's snow ball. He didn't want to take time away from friends by standing in line to get our pic taken, so we took our own.

Family Portrait

2009-02-07T11:41:00.002-05:00

I know it's been forever! Here's a pic of the family. It took a zillion trys, but we finally got one with all of us in it. Steve was too focused to smile, but he's so cute anyway.

Just saying hello!!!! :D

2008-09-20T16:31:00.003-04:00

Hi!!! It's Leslie! Just saying hi! Haven't seen a lot of you in a while so yeah. Mhmm. Yup. Oh yeah. Yes. Si. I won my soccer game! We are UNDEFEATED! HA HA HA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

(Psst... the text is orange because orange rocks!!!!) :D Oh yeah, just to let you know, I have a new blog!!! Nail Polish Galore! Check it out! I'm going to try and get vids. of me singing on there. It only records the voice though, lol.

Big Rig

2008-09-13T19:54:00.005-04:00

We took the boys to the Big Rig to see all the trucks (and hear all the horns!). Leslie was at a sleepover.

Fishing

2008-09-13T19:49:00.002-04:00

We took the kids fishing for the first time. We didn't catch anything, but we had a lot of fun trying. We learned a few things too.

Cedar Point

2008-07-27T08:27:00.002-04:00

Leslie and I, and Linda and Danielle (friends of ours) went to Cedar Point to celebrate how well the girls did in elementary school. We had a blast! Our favorite ride was the Maverick which has a 95 degree drop. Yep, that's right, it goes backwards. : ) We took a bunch of pics so I've posted a link here to them (I finally figured out how to do it).

http://picasaweb.google.com/thebatohas/CedarPoint?authkey=ATM7mj4gdhk

OMG!

2008-07-21T22:09:00.001-04:00

I can't believe that I forgot to give Dominic credit for decorating the cake. He did a lot of it himself, and what he didn't do, he supervised well. Good job, D!!

2008-07-16T19:40:00.002-04:00

Sorry it's been so long. I could list my excuses, but I won't. I love looking at all of your blogs, and have changed the title of the blogs I visit (I copied Brittany - hope you don't mind). I hope you are all doing well! Peace and love.

Boys

2008-07-16T19:35:00.003-04:00

The first picture is of Dominic. It's the first time I'm seeing it. It looks like he took it of himself after eating an ice cream sandwich. The second is of Jack eating a popsicle and listening to my ipod.

The Artist

2008-07-16T19:31:00.002-04:00

Leslie has tried her hand at photography. I think she did pretty good.

Leslie

2008-07-16T19:25:00.003-04:00

Here are some of Leslie on her last day of 5th grade (she's the one on the bottom right), and her field trip. We both went on a zip line and it was a blast. She's a little nervous for middle school, but a little excited too. I know she'll do great!

Boys' Birthday Party

2008-07-16T19:20:00.003-04:00

Here are a couple of pics of the boys at their party. I was not in charge of the camera, so we didn't get too many. : ) Jack is now 4 (and asks everyday if he's still 4. he already can't wait for 5!) Dominic is 7 and heading to 2nd grade!

Jack

2008-05-11T20:12:00.004-04:00

This is Jack eating an obviously messy ice cream cone at The Great Wolf Lodge. We took the kids for a few days during their spring break. It was tons of fun!

My computer is running slow, but I'll add more pics later, especially from the trip.

Leslie's masterpieces

2008-05-11T20:05:00.002-04:00

Leslie made her lady/man robot with a group of 5th graders. She also painted the picture showing her thoughts of keeping the world clean.

Dominic plays flag football

2008-05-11T20:03:00.003-04:00

He's scored a touchdown in the last two games, and is really enjoying it! Go Dominic!

Leslie's Drawing

2008-03-25T10:28:00.004-04:00

Leslie got a new drawing book and is doing quite well. Here are a couple of her drawings.

Dominic's hair cut

2008-03-25T10:22:00.002-04:00

Dominic finally got his hair cut. He went with the spikes this time (although the spikes started to fall a little in this picture).

Easter Eggs

2008-03-25T10:13:00.004-04:00

The kids had a lot of fun coloring eggs. Jack colored all 12 of his pink for the Easter Bunny!

Saddle Up and Read

2008-03-25T10:08:00.005-04:00

Dominic created a character for his Saddle Up and Read theme at school. This is what he came up with (with a little help from Grandma C and mom).

Battle of the Books

2008-03-25T10:03:00.003-04:00

Leslie and her friends joined "Battle of the Books" with her friends at the library. They read 19 books and competed against 65 other teams. They won for Best Name -- "Do you want fries with that?"

Jack was most interested in the water fountain.

Dominic Swimming

2008-03-25T09:58:00.002-04:00

Dominic has really enjoyed his swimming lessons, and is now swimming with his face in the water!

Mother/Son Day

2008-03-25T09:50:00.004-04:00

Dominic and I went to a Mother/Son Magic and Music show. He wouldn't sit still long enough for us to get a picture together. : )

Leslie's bangs

2008-02-28T19:49:00.001-05:00

Leslie decided to get bangs. I think they look gorgeous on her!

Life is Good!

2008-02-28T19:47:00.001-05:00

That's what Dominic said as he was playing in the tub with his new goggles.

A little piece of heaven ...

2008-02-28T19:45:00.002-05:00

... in so many ways!

Busy Jack

2008-01-21T18:28:00.001-05:00

Jack was quite busy yesterday. By 1:30, he had covered himself and the floors in styrofoam, and colored himself, and the "beautiful" picture, as he called it.

Leslie experimenting with her hair

2008-01-06T19:31:00.001-05:00

Jack-in-the-box

2008-01-06T19:30:00.001-05:00

Boys Explorin'

2008-01-06T19:26:00.000-05:00

The boys went exploring after the big snow behind the trees, looking for the creek. Kelsey waited patiently.

Happy New Year!!!

2008-01-01T16:20:00.000-05:00

The kids are so happy to bring the New Year in with lots of snowy fun!!

Other Family

2007-12-26T11:39:00.000-05:00

Here are our little furry friends, Kelsey and Kramer. They are still learning to get along so are not taking pictures together yet. :)

Family

2007-12-26T11:29:00.001-05:00

Here are some family pics from our Christmas get together.

Merry Christmas

2007-12-06T12:05:00.000-05:00

We had a great time with our gingerbread (or as Jack calls them "gingabread") houses this year. It's always fun to see what the kids come up with.