New Bling in Town

The twins are now sporting some new bling! They got their ears pierced tonight!!!!!
We have been trying for some now but everytime we go to a Claire's (we have tried a few) they never have two people working. Tonight was the night! Meredith went first (turned out Annalyse had a poopy diaper so Mike went and changed her diaper). Mike and Annalyse made it back in time to watch from the window outside. The workers thought it may be best if the other didn't see the first one going. Meredith did good, only cried for a minute until she got two suckers and a sticker. Next up was Annalyse. She is going through a very extreme case of shyness, she does not like strangers of any kind looking at her. She gets very nervous even shopping with cashiers, etc. She did good. She looks really unhappy in her after pictures but she really didn't cry for too long either. The pictures are not the best, it was a very cramped space.
Meredith up first:
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Annalyse's turn:
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Pictures in the car afterwards (Mike was in Home Depot)






By the way - "Don't forget to stop and smell the roses"

Zoo

We went to the Detroit Zoo today. Our friends, Jack, Kathy, Lauren, and Morgan were also there. They were there for Girl Scouts, so we met up with them later in the day.

Summer Flowers

Beginning of Summer

On Wednesday, Megan had her picnic for her preschool class. Mike said that she was excited to see all of her "old" friends. She has not seen most of them for a month now.





Thursday was my last of school before summer vacation. My good friend, Cristy, called me around 9:30 am and told me that the doctor was inducing her labor and there would be a baby on Thursday. After school, I headed down to the hospital. A baby boy, was born a short time later. Nathan Stephen was born at 5:13pm!



Friday was the first offical day of summer vacation in the Voakes household. The day began by lazing around. We then went shopping for some baby gifts. After lunch, Megan and I went to the hospital so Megan could see her new friend, Nathan.




On Saturday, we went to the American Cancer Society's Relay for Life. We went for the magic show and Megan and her friends, Lauren and Morgan, played a few games.

Tons O' Trucks

On Saturday we went to an event called "Tons O' Trucks." There is virtually every kind of truck imaginable there. The kids are allowed to go in all of the trucks and honk the horns, etc. We thought the twins would have been a little more excited since going down the highway they like to say "big truck" and point to all of the trucks big and small. Meredith did get into the excitement towards the end.