School Starting 2013

The school year has started. This year we have the above 1st grader! She is super excited to start school.

She is such a good little student.

The name tags for the lockers.

Then we have little Zach as a preschooler. He is the one of the older ones in preschool this year, as he has a fall birthday, so he is just about 5, and then since this is his second year he is used to how the school day goes.  His teachers told him he has to show all the younger kids or 1st year preschoolers how everything works. Zach took that to heart and was real proud to be the good example to all the other kids.

The big bus ride!  They get on bright and early at 6:55am!!!!

Then they get home about 4:00pm.

Betty and Joe - 50th Wedding Anniversary

My mother and father-in-law celebrated 50 years of marriage this year.

Their actual anniversary is July 9, but we did a celebration Aug. 11, 2013.

I feel it was a huge success.

The day started with family photos in the morning, then from 4-8pm we had a reception at our house.

I think it is amazing that they have been committed to there marriage for 50 years!!!

In this day and age it is rare so I am ever so proud to be the daughter-in-law of a couple that have been together for 50 years.

 Above is Zach and Grandma. Below

is Gracelyn with the guests of honors.

And the lovely couple.

The five kids and their spouses.

 

Socializing with all the guests.

Betty drinking some wine....

 She tells us she needs the wine to get ready for the kiss!!!

Happy Anniversary to a wonderful couple. I am so proud to have celebrated with them and to be part of their family.

Who will it be a HE or SHE??

We all casted our vote for either a BOY or GIRL.

Marty starts to cut the tape... and the balloons start to rise... revealing.... 

Blue balloons... meaning... it's a BOY!!!!

 

Then the cupcakes confirming... BLUE... BOY!!

The Auntie's think they need to kiss the baby boy bump.

We are the Malecek family... 1 girl and 3 boys!!

Baby Gender Reveal #1

At the pool party we also decided to have some fun and do a baby gender revealing with the family.

The kids helped me decorate a box and then in the box we had the floweriest at the local flower shop put in the "gender revealing" balloons.

The kids were so excited to help decorate the box. 

They each signed their name to the appropriate side.

What side will Baby Malecek #4 go on??

We had everything all done up.

 The party is complete with "special" cupcakes... in the middle is the special gender revealing color.

Above we have "TEAM HE".

 Below we have "TEAM SHE".

And the moment we are all waiting for... to see if we are a family of 2 girls, 2 boys OR 1 girl, 3 boys...

stay tuned!