February......

Hope everyone is enjoying the weather they are getting!

Not much happening with the sZekelyZoo.....just a few things

Brian & Tara are both doing well!

Paige.....is still working hard on her ballet. She is getting excited for her 1st Ballet Recital....Cinderella.

Bret....lost another tooth! The Tooth Fairy left him 2 dollar gold coins!

.......he also tested for his orange belt & GOT IT!!!

Enjoy the pictures!

We will be changing our updates to every 3 months instead of every month. This way Tara can stay on top of it better with her busy schedule!

Thank you!

We are looking forward to SPRING!!!

January 2010......

Happy New Year!!! We hope that everyone had a great bringing in the New Year & a great start to 2010!!

Nothing much has changed here......

Brian & Tara are still working hard....but having a great time with the kids, family & friends!

Bret....is still doing great in karate & school.

Paige.....still working hard for her ballet recital in May.

We did get to enjoy some fun....as a gift to the whole family we got The Beach Waterpark passes. During the winter time they have ice skating, petting zoo and other fun things.

We took the kids ice skating for the 1st time. Brian had to show off a little while Tara, Bret & Paige held on for dear life to the railing!!

We also got a good amount of snow to play in!

Sorry nothing else too exciting. But enjoy the pictures!

December......

...... we had a lot going on....and lots of fun!!! Kids had Breakfast at a local church, got their picture taking with Santa, did tons of crafts, got a toy from Santa's toy bag & a free book during story time!

Paige....

....went to the dentist for the 1st time! She was amazing, she did wonderful and got a good report on her good brushing!

.... continues to do ballet. Found out her Spring recital will be Cinderella!

.... had a wonderful Christmas.....must have been a good girl....got lots & lots of fun toys!!

Bret.....

......got all got grades on his report card!! We are very proud!

..... tested for his yellow belt...and got it!!

..... had a wonderful Christmas as well....was a good boy....tons of toys!!!

Brian.....

..... as always still working hard!

..... had a Steelers Christmas!

Tara....

..... found out that she got hired on at Macy's in their Fraud Prevention Dept!!!

..... was spoiled BIG time this Christmas...new camera, Itouch Ipod, Wii Fit...and more!

We hope that everyone had a WONDERFUL Holiday Season! And A Happy New Year!

May 2010 bring you much happiness & good health!!!

November 2009

Well we hope that this finds everyone doing well and ready for the holiday season!!!

Hope you had a wonderful Thanksgiving as well. We had many things to be thankful for this year! All our friends & family!!!

November was here & gone before we knew it.....now December is here and Christmas only a blink away it seems!

What happened in November.....nothing new really....

Paige.....

.....she continues to do Ballet & still loving it! She is always dancing around the house!

..... continues to grow & grow, becoming a very big girlie girl!

Bret.....

.....is still loving school.

..... doing GREAT in his Martial Arts class. He earned his 1st tip on his white belt....only 2 more to go before he can test for his yellow!!! He is doing awesome & loving every minute of it!

.... Bret lost his 1st tooth!!!! The Tooth Fairy brought him $1, a battery operated spinny Spiderman toothbrush & left him a little note!

Brian.....

..... is working hard at work & at home (doing some side jobs).

Tara.....

..... working working & working!!! She worked a few overtime hours in the month. Extra $$$ good for Christmas!

Share some photos. Sorry there really isn't much excitement with the Szekely's in November! Just staying busy with our every day activities!

We hope that everyone has a great Christmas & a Happy New Year!

October 2009

We hope this finds every healthy and well!

The Szekely's are up to being BUSY BUSY BUSY!

Paige.....

... is still doing Ballet! She seems to LOVE it and is doing very well in it. She dances around the house all day long most days. We are very proud of our dancing princess!

... was in a little Halloween recital at a local nursing home. She was shy at first but by the end she was her normal self!

.... for Halloween Paige was a ladybug for her recital, a princess for the church Halloween party, then a lady bug for trick or treat!

Bret....

... started Martial Arts! He didn't want to at first, but once we got him there he LOVED it!! He is doing very well too. He listens to Mr. Hill and pays attention so well, we are very proud of him.

... is doing fantastic in school. We had our 1st parent/teacher conference. His teacher had nothing but good things to say about Bret.

... can read!! We are so proud of how well he is doing in school.

... had his 1st school picture!! (will have to try to scan in to post)

... for Halloween Bret was a Transformer (Optimus Prime) for the church Halloween party and for trick or treat he was a Fireman!!

Tara....

... is still loving her job! She is still trying to get use to the late hours. She is a morning person not much a night person anymore.

Brian....

... has been BUSY with side jobs. He always seems to have 2 to 3 cars to work on during the evenings & weekends.

We hope that everyone is doing well and that your October was fun!

September 2009

Wow....how fast the time has gone.....let's see what did we do in September!

Paige....

.... started Ballet @ the YMCA....she loves it & seems to be doing really well. She goes around the house now dancing away!

..... is turning more & more into a Girlie Girl!! She loves to play dress up, have lipstick on, toenails polished & her hair done. Her hair is finally long enough for pigtails!

.... got a "new" bike (Nana painted Bret's old bike Pink & Purple then added Tink to it!)...she loves her big girl bike!

Bret.....

....turned 5 yrs old!! We can't believe how the time has just flown by! He is such a little man. He had a blast for his birthday.....we had it at Run Jump & Play....sports theme....he had lots of his friends there! And we LOVED it too.....we got to enjoy his birthday party with him!

.... got a New Big Boy bike for his birthday from Mommy & Daddy!

....started school!!! He is doing great in school also! He loves to learn! We are very proud of him.....hope he keeps up the good work! Brian says he must get it from me....so watch out when Paige starts school!! Oh great!!

.... also had his 2nd visit to the dentist.....he did great! He got a good report! NO cavities!!! Got his 1st fluoride treatment.

Tara....

.... closed her In-home daycare & went back to work part time in the evenings. She is working at Macy's Call Center as a Fraud Analyst. She will finish training Oct 24th....she LOVES it!

Brian....

..... made it thru a softball session without any major injuries or stitches!!! He did get a nasty "dirt burn" from sliding into a base but it was treatable at home, no hospital visits!!

We hope that your September was wonderful, healthy & fun!

August 2009

Well August was another busy month for us as always! Friends, Family, Cookouts!!!

Paige & Bret took swim classes. We tried to go swimming but it never was really hot! We did have a great time swimming at our friend Natalie's a few times tho.

Brian managed to get thru August without any softball injuries!!!

Bret finished up his tee-ball season!! He loved it! He also got a new set of glasses....clip on sunglasses!

We had a great visit with my Aunt Terrie. She had never met the kids....so it was exciting! They had a blast with their Great Aunt Terrie.

Brian finally got the kids playset together in the back yard....and the LOVE it! So do I!! With all the rain we had to keep delaying it....but finally it stayed dry enough. Brian had some help from some great neighbors & a friend!

Bret had his Kindergarten Screening this month too!!! He is very excited to start school. He will be starting on Wednesday Sept 9th. He will go all day, Mondays, Wednesdays & alternating Fridays.

Well....we hope that everyone has a Great September!!! We have a busy one ahead...Bret turns 5....Paige starts Ballet....Bret starts school....and who knows what else it will bring!!