Too School for Cool

 The Pepin Family is in Celebration mode for Brooks' Graduation from Pre-K! 

We are so excited and so proud of our little Brooks for an outstanding and successful year of Pre-School. He is such a Blessing! What an amazing Big 5 Year Old!

 The Graduation Ceremony was just adorable.

 All of the Kids had their Blue Caps and Gowns as they sang their little hearts out with Music. 

All I can think about is...this is just the Beginning of the monumental moments in life 

where I'm on the verge of happy tears!! I am a proud momma! 

We have enjoyed this year so much....the Teacher, the Friends, and Rainbow Garden! 

Brooks' smile of happiness says it all!!

The Proud Family! 

We had such a great time..we had friends and family together

to celebrate such a big day in our lives!

Brooks ...You did it!

Congratulations!

Thanks You're Sweet

 It was "Teacher Appreciation" Week this past week and we were full of surprises for Brooks and Brody's Teachers. We are so blessed to have fantastic teachers for both of the boys.

 My favorite little idea was so simple and easy I just had to pass it on after everyone got so excited about it this week. It is always great to give anyone a special appreciation or thank you with your favorite bake good. We made Brownie's this week! Yum! We all ate them! 

This little Printable made the gift extra special. 

It said "Thanks You're Sweet" in an adorable Pink and Green

Check it out....

This Simple little Ziplock Bag turned into a Chic Gift Bag of Brownies!

Easy and it looks great!

Living Locurto is one of my favorite Blogs for Recipes, Creative Ideas, and Free Printables.

The Printables for Gift Tags, Cards, and Entertaining are fabulous.

Just download and Print!

Have fun and Enjoy!

www.livinglocurto.com/2009/05/thanks-printable/

Marco Island

 We just love a little Marco Island Vacation!

 Just the perfect recipe of fun for the whole family. 

We highly recommend it! The beach is so beautiful.

 Mike and I would workout every morning on the beach....a little running...and bit of Yoga.

 The hours of fun the boys had on the beach with Sand Castles

 and the Water was such innocent and great fun! 

As a mom I got such enjoyment watching everyone have such a great time. 

My handsome husband enjoying the Beach!

The boys had such a great time with Dad..

..swimming in the Ocean and making Sand Castles!

Brody was all about being in the Sand!

He is all boy!

Brooks had a blast making a Sand Castle

with Cannon's Shooting out!

Mike shut down the Cell Phone 

and Enjoyed some Peace!

Yoga was so good!

Brody had a blast in this Pool....it was made 

just for his size!

We couldn't get Brooks off the Slide 

once we got him on the Slide!!

The Grasshoppers in Marco Island are Huge!

So, of course we collected them in 

our Bug Cage!

The Marco Island Sunset!

Goodbye Beach....see you next time!

Thanks for a great family vacation!

Easter

 It was so nice having Easter at the end of April this year. 

It seems as if we were celebrating Easter for weeks. 

We had one Easter Egg hunt after another!

 We celebrated .....we decorated!

 It was a fun family filled Spring Holiday! 

We feel so blessed to have our family and friends so close to celebrate these special times!

This was one of the 1st Easter Egg Hunts of the Season in our Neighborhood.

Brody was very proud of all his Easter Eggs!

Brooks on the other hand....wanted to hit another Easter Egg Hunt!

 On the Egg Hunt with Dad!

Most importantly....what is in these Easter Eggs!

 Dying and Decorating Easter Eggs was a BIG EVENT!

All sorts of fun....we made a great Egg Salad!

Yummy!

 Easter Sunday Egg Hunt at Grandpa's and Nana's House.

Brooks, Brody, and Rocco were the star players!

Uncle Chris was all smiles with the boys!

Aunt Robin and Rocco

It was so much fun!

We had such a great Easter! 

We enjoyed a beautiful day in the Pool.

The Easter Lunch was so delicious. 

Including a Ham with all sorts of Sides and Salads...and of course some great Desserts!

We are so appreciative of God's Blessings on our family!

Maybe next year we can get a nice family photo in our church clothes!!

Good Times!

Wishing you all the Best!

Blessings!

The Mother's Tea

 What a special day Brooks and I had at Rainbow Garden Pre School!

 It was the "Mother's Tea"! 

It was adorable....thats what it was. 

These little 4 and 5 Year olds melt my heart...especially my little Brooks!

 They put together quite a cute little event for all the moms! 

They made cute little Signs, Pictures, and even Bracelets.

 When I arrived to the event he gave me a little flower.....oh how I can't believe he is 5 already!

The Class of 2011 sang the cutest little songs all about Moms and how they love their moms! 

Just precious. 

At my seat was a Picture Brooks made of me!!

 The Table looked so cute with Tea Sandwiches, Fruit, Cupcakes, and of course Goldfish!

Brooks had to do a Fact Sheet about his mom....oh this was hilarious!

Apparently I am 50 years old (Real Ego Boost!)

I eat Fruit and Vegetables! If I had $100 I would buy Make-up!

Good Stuff!

The Big Performance!

The Cupcake was the Best! Of course!

We had so much fun together!

It is all about the Cupcake!

 The boys have such a busy social schedule at 5 years old and 2 1/2 years old...I can only imagine how busy it will get as these cutie pies get even older!!!

 We had 2 Birthday Parties this past weekend with some good friends...

..and of course it is "All About the Cupcakes!"

 I love the simplicity of childhood! 

Take a yummy bite of this Cupcake!

Just a Neighborhood Pet

 It is always exciting at the Pepin House!

As was the other day when the boys were playing in the backyard

and saw our friendly neighborhood Alligator!

Yep...he was just getting a tan on the bank of our pond!

Brooks, Brody, and even Colby....was enamored by this enormous beast!

He was HUGE! 

Let's just hope he is doing his job and eating all the snakes...or he is outta there!!!

Thank goodness for our fence!!!

Full Bloom

I love the Spring in Florida!

 The weather is fantastic!

 People are out enjoying their family!

 The boys are outside for hours!

The flowers and trees are in Bloom....it is very inspiring! 

The colors outdoors are so vibrant.  

Wishing you some Spring Inspiration!

I love anything monogramed...especially a Spring Garden Flag!

I planted some Impatiens in White, Pink, and Coral! 

It looks great...the yard is Happy!

I'm excited to see them grow big under our big Palm Tree!

Full Bloom Bougainvillea

Hydrangea Tree