Our Tinkerbell and Woody! pumpkins, apples and gems...oh my!
A busy fall day! We went to the pumpkin patch, to an apple orchard and picked our own apples, and finally panned for gems! Mark's favorite part was panning for gems. He did so good! Addison's favorite part was probably eating the apples she picked from the trees. It was a fun day with the family!
Addison's First Day of School
Addison goes to school 2 mornings a week. The first day of school went smoothly, the second day, not so good, but things have definitely gotten better. She gets out of the car happily every time and is all smiles when she comes out in the afternoon! The teachers told me she is the best listener of the class! Can you believe it?
Mark's First Day of KINDERGARTEN!
There he goes...Off to big school! We still can't believe Mark is in Kindergarten! Time flies! He is so happy at school and he LOVES Mrs. Rowberry! We all love Mrs. Rowberry! She is just fantastic! And Mark rides the bus, every day! He loves the bus too! The best way to describe everything - Mark leaves in the morning with a smile on his face and comes home with a smile on his face. Makes me so proud and happy!
Addison's 2nd Birthday!
the birthday girl!
the jumpy house!
Addison celebrated her 2nd birthday in grand style! She and Mark had lots of friends over, a jumpy house, pizza, an Elmo cake and lots of presents! Even though it was very hot, everyone had fun!
VACATION!!
Vacation Time!! We headed to the beach and Disney World!! Yes, I know we were just at Disney World,but in my opinion, you can never visit Disney too much! The kids LOVED the beach! Everyday we headed outside to play and dig in the sand and everyday they became more and more brave with the water. By the end of the trip, Addison did not want to hold anyone's hand and even Mark was heading out deeper. We all had a great time at the Magic Kingdom too! Mark's favorite part was driving the go-carts and I'm not sure what Addison's favoirte part was. She hasn't told me yet. hahaha 
My mom, aka Grandma, aka Bee-Ba, came along too!
Mark and Jason driving the go-carts. Actually, Mark driving and Jason riding. Mark LOVED driving and had a BLAST! You can see how big his smile is!
Sadly it poured for a couple hours while we were at Magic Kingdom. Being our only day there though, we bought ponchos and hung in there. Luckily, the storms passed and the show went on!
Mark has officially figured out that the characters are just people inside a costume. As he said, "see the zipper". Yes you could see the zipper up the back of the costumes. However, Mark was still glad to have his picture taken with Pooh and all his friends.
Addison DID NOT like the characters!! In Septemeber, she did ok with them, they weren't her favorite though. However, on this trip, she was TERRIFIED! Here is a picture of her screaming at Pooh while we were eating at the Crystal Palace. Yummy food!
Addison waved to everything while on "It's a Small World" ride.
Mark and Addison sitting on one of Minnie's chairs in Minnie's sunroom.
Mark and Addison sitting on Minnie's sofa inside her house. Addison is saying "cheezzzzzzz".
Addison's new, creative way of rinising off her feet.
Digging another hole...Everyday at the beach, we had to help dig a hole and fill it with water. Never failed, Addison always ended up sitting in the hole.
My mom, aka Grandma, aka Bee-Ba, came along too!
Mark and Jason driving the go-carts. Actually, Mark driving and Jason riding. Mark LOVED driving and had a BLAST! You can see how big his smile is!
Sadly it poured for a couple hours while we were at Magic Kingdom. Being our only day there though, we bought ponchos and hung in there. Luckily, the storms passed and the show went on! 
Mark has officially figured out that the characters are just people inside a costume. As he said, "see the zipper". Yes you could see the zipper up the back of the costumes. However, Mark was still glad to have his picture taken with Pooh and all his friends. 
Addison DID NOT like the characters!! In Septemeber, she did ok with them, they weren't her favorite though. However, on this trip, she was TERRIFIED! Here is a picture of her screaming at Pooh while we were eating at the Crystal Palace. Yummy food!
Addison waved to everything while on "It's a Small World" ride. 
Mark and Addison sitting on one of Minnie's chairs in Minnie's sunroom.Mark and Addison sitting on Minnie's sofa inside her house. Addison is saying "cheezzzzzzz".
Addison's new, creative way of rinising off her feet.
Digging another hole...Everyday at the beach, we had to help dig a hole and fill it with water. Never failed, Addison always ended up sitting in the hole.
he's growing up
Mark graduated from pre-school in May. We can't believe he is off to Kindergarten! Our little man is growing up so fast! He did so good at graduation - sang all the songs and smiled so big! We are so proud!
a visit to the zoo
Isn't this just the sweetest picture? Mark held Addison's hand.We were off to the zoo today! Mark and Addison had a great time, well so did Jason and I, but this blog isn't about us, it's about the kids! Addison enjoyed looking at the animals and Mark surprised us with all his knowledge about them. Who knew the kid knew prairie dog? Actually, it wasn't prairie dogs we were looking at, but meerkats. The point is he knew the words prairie dog and yes, they looked alike, a bit.
We got to feed the parakeets! 
Mark thought it was pretty neat, however, Addison wasn't so sure about those birds being too close to her. She prefered to be on the ground and just say "bir, bir". 
Checking out the rhino, giraffes and zebras. Addison had to get up there with Mark and could not view the animals from her stroller. Of course not!!
Easter
Easter was celebrated all week-end at the Cherkas household. The kids and I went to an egg hunt on Saturday and enjoyed lunch with some friends. Sunday morning the kids discovered the Easter bunny had come and brought lots of goodies! He left all sorts of surprises in their baskets! We also dyed eggs and had another egg hunt. The kids really enjoyed the egg hunts! When Addison went down for her much needed nap, Mark and I made a bunny cake. Well, actually I baked the cake and he decorated it. It turned out pretty cute was tasty too! My family came over for dinner and brought baskets for Mark and Addison. They were so kind to fill the baskets with lots of candy!! The Easter bunny had filled their baskets with goldfish and raisins. Clever bunny!