Preschool Class...on the grass!

Alyssa and Sarah
Alex, Kelsey and Alyssa
How ice cream is made...
The class on the pier

ALYSSA'S PRESCHOOL CLASS WENT ON A FIELD TRIP TO LONG PIER ICE CREAM YESTERDAY. She's lucky enough to have James Mirras in her class, who happens to be so nice that he invited the whole class to visit his ice cream stand and get FREE ice cream!
It was really a nice day, yesterday, too! The sun was shining bright and it was pretty warm. The wind was blowing a little, but it was a warm wind. Luckily, Emily and I got to go for ice cream, too! Of course, I didn't have any...I just ate the leftovers from Alyssa's and Emily's!
Mrs. Mirras brought everyone into the shop and showed them the different ice cream machines and how the different kinds of ice cream were made.



It was a great field trip for the kids! Check out the next posting for a bunch more pics from the trip to the ice cream stand!

We went for a walk to "The Lady in the Fountain" over the weekend...Nicholas, Alyssa, Lauren and Alex rode their bikes while I pushed Emily in the stroller. The weather was beautiful, depsite the call for thunderstorms.

The kids took their socks and shoes off and I let them put their feet in the water...even though there was a sign that said "NO SWIMMING" and Nicholas was afraid that we were "breaking the law". I assured him that they would not get arrested...

What a great day we had...it ended up with Alex and Alyssa's friend Hailey spending the night. Daddy cooked burgers and dogs on the grill and Amy came over with the Taylor and Parker, too.

"You know, I'm the luckiest guy in the world, right now".

This is what my husband said to me last night when we were sitting on the front porch. Emily was sleeping inside, and both Nicholas ans Alyssa had a friend sleep over so they were all inside watching tv. We cooked hamburgs and hot dogs out on the grill and there were about 8 kids here in total. Our house was full of laughter and love - and it was GREAT! When John said that to me, I realized, too, how lucky we were! Hopefully, this is one of many more nights to come like this over the summer!

SPRING HAPPENINGS

Well, spring has been a busy time for us at the Comatis house! Nicholas and Alyssa are both involved with the ball program at the YMCA. Nicholas plays "Coach-Pitch" and is an awesome hitter, while Alyssa plays T-Ball. They have games every Saturday morning...which means we spend 2 hours at the Little League Field every week!

Nicholas has earned his "Tiger" badge with John as his leader in Cub Scouts this year. He marched in the Memorial Day Parade last week, and we are so proud of him! Next year, he will be working towards his Wolf Badge.

Emily isn't too involved in things yet, although she LOVES trying to keep up with the other 2 kids! She usually goes to their practices and loves to run around at their games. She really loves to play Star Wars with Nicholas and she likes to go down the slide in Lauren's yard. It's hard to believe that she is almost 2 already!

I'll write again this week...I'm trying to get all caugh up with everything that has been going on in our lives! Just keep checking the site regularly for updates!