Kilbane Happenings

After the big birthday bash, we headed to Hershey, PA with Grandma and Grandpa K! We stayed in a quaint guest house just 5 minutes from Hershey. Our fist night there, we checked out the Hotel Hershey, where we also had a fabulous dinner at Harvest. The food was amazing! We visited Hershey Park - an amusement park filled more than 20 kiddie rides and 12 full size roller coasters and a waterpark. Kaitlyn's favorite was the Flying Eagles and Brady's favorite was the Mine Ride rollercaoster - he bacame quite the dare devil! We also visited Chocolate World - an informative experinece that allows you to see how Hershey Chocolate is made. There was also a fun 3-D movie about the life of Mr. Milton Hershey, as well as a trolley tour that took you through the town of Hershey, stopping at historic ladmarks along the way. We had a fantastic time - the kids didn't want to leave. Below is a collage of the highlights of our trip.

July 2 our Brady Xavier turned 3! Where did the time go? We had his big birthday bash at Grandma and Grandpa K's house in Cleveland and all were there to celebrate! The Humphrey's even came in from Cincinnati to party! It was a super-hot day, but we all had a great time. Brady recieved a lot of great gifts and has been busy playing ever since we got home! We even had to open quite a few of them at Grandma and Grandpa K's house! His BIG gift from mommy and daddy was a new "CARS" big boy bike. He is doing great at learning how to ride it. Below is a collage of the highlights of the day. Thanks to all who shared in his special day :)

Sorry for the delay in my posting...here are some of the highlights from our Family Vacation to Biloxi Beach in Gulfport, MS. We had a fantastic time and the kids absolutely loved swimming in the ocean and playing on the beach. We took a day trip to New Orleans, LA and enjoyed all the sights of the French Quarter inlcuding Cafe DuMonde (YUMMY Beignets!) and the Audobon Zoo. I created 2 collages of our trip...I didn't think you all wanted to peruse my 238 photos from the trip!

Kaitlyn dancing her jig at the Missouri River Irish festival...she has come so far and did so awesome! So proud of her!

So it's only Saturday of this long weekend and I feel like we've already gotten our fill! Aside from last night's visit to our Church's Homecoming festival and swimming lessons this morning, Kaitlyn danced this afternoon at The Missuri River Irish Festival in Historic St. Charles, Missouri. She did a fantastic job! IT was SO hot, the dance instructor decided NOT to have the girls wear their wigs. It was 93 degrees at dance time. Enjoy the pictures below and I will also be posting a video. ALSO - try to watch America's Got Talent on NBC tuesday night. A group of dancers from The Clark Academy of Irish Dance (where Kaitlyn takes her classes) auditioned for the show and will be a "feature". Not sure what that means, but we know they will be on! Check it out and enjoy! Happy Memorial Day Weekend everyone!

Well, another school year has come to a close. With it brings a lot of excitement and tears (from me, of course!). Kaitlyn is now a Kindergartener! Hard to believe that she is old enough to be in kindergarten! Brady has also "graduated" from the My First School program at The Magic House. He learned so much in his class and is ready to move on to "big boy" preschool - if we can conquer potty training! Below are some first and last day of school pics of the kids. Its so neat to see how much they have grown in one school year's time. Lots of fun is planned for this summer and we will take full advantage of the all the fun things summer brings!

So the kids have been taking swimming lessons at the Arnold Rec Center. This was their third week and they are both doing very well. Brady's is a "tugboat" and still requires an adult to be in the water with him. Kaitlyn is a "powerboat" and is in the 4ft deep water with 3 instructors. She loves her class and is really learning the basics of swimming. She is even going underwater! Brady and his "superman" goggles...ready to swim! Swimming with the noodle - not a big fan of the noodle. Kaitlyn - underwater. You can just see the top of her head Kaitlyn just up from underwater, removing her Dora goggles Working on her arm circles Making a silly face.... Getting ready to jump.....1,2,3 There he goes - he does love to jump!