Easter 2012

Here are some pictures from B's Easter egg hunt:

And a picture of the beautiful colorful eggs I forgot to take with us to hunt (and have as deviled eggs...which may have been smart to not have on Easter Sunday...)

 

And B got some fun goodies from her Oma and Opa, including these little rocket launchers.  

 

Not Your Normal Weekend

Well, normal weekends don't exist this time of year for us right now, as they consist of Cary and Brenda working every day until tax season is over (come on April something!!!)

This weekend, however, was pretty fun and different, starting with celebrating Brenda's birthday with lunch, presents and turtle cheesecake! Somehow I managed to get zero pictures of her gifts, which consisted of 2 necklaces, a ton of blueberry stuff, and an electric griddle!  Cary, did you get any?  If so, send them this way!

However, I did manage to get pictures of me earning some 'Cool Mom' points with Brylee by getting her a bubble gun:

Sunday turned out to be a potential for some great amphibian crossings with the temperatures in the forties and raining nearly all day.  So after going to youth group that night, Cary, Brylee and I went to kill 30ish minutes at Dunkin Donuts getting hot chocolate and of course, donuts!

 And then it was on to Big Night with the LEA, a night where we assist amphibians like Yellow Spotted Salamanders, Wood Tree Frogs, and Spring Peepers in crossing the road so that they can get to their vernal pool to reproduce without getting squished by cars.

Big Night ended up being 'Not-So-Big-Night' with us only finding 3 critters to cross the road, but that means there is some great potential for another Big Night when we get out of the drizzling snow and rain in the 30's during the day thing. 

We found 2 salamanders (the other begged for 'no photos please!':

I found this guy while waiting for a car to pass!

Brylee seemed to have fun with us, riding on her daddy's shoulders and helping us spot cars so that none of us got hit by one.  I do hope she got the opportunity to see the critters and someday she'll be ready to walk along with us and spot them herself.

I can't wait for the next Big Night!!!

Cary's Birthday

A month ago, the greatest man that has graced my life had another birthday!

And we celebrated in style, including visiting the Portland Museum of Art:

(No pictures allowed...)

And by having our typical birthday lunch with his parents where he got coffee:

Gift cards (and several more from my family!!!)

And a little mug that Brylee painted and decorated!

I am so behind on writing out a post for him, but I hope that my non-blog things show him how much I love him and think the world of him.

Happy (belated blog post) birthday Cary!  And here's to many more!

How Does A Certain Blogger Celebrate Their Birthday?

My Hero (Well, One Of Them...)

Happy birthday to my favorite daddy, poppy, clown, pirate, boat, Santa, fencer, rock climber, #88 ice hockey goalie, Jumbo Dog, rat-trap car builder, goofball, pineapple malt maker, mini cooper driver, project 52 buddy, bungee jumper, band geek, knot expert, pootwaddler, reserve firefighter, star wars lover, banjo/guitar/ukele player, swinging on a rope to guitarzan, spike jones listener, gadget lover!!!  (all of those except for 3 I have been alive for...)

did I miss anything?

I'll miss being able to celebrate with you and mom (my other hero) but we'll celebrate via Skype, k?  Get that cake ready!

P.S.--I think someone has me beat at being his biggest fan. Any guesses?  This girl ADORES him!!!

Poppy, poppy, poppy, poppy, poppy, poppy, poppy, poppy, poppy, poppy, poppy, poppy, poppy, poppy, poppy, poppy, poppy, poppy, poppy, poppy, poppy, poppy, poppy, poppy, poppy, poppy, poppy, poppy, poppy, poppy, poppy, poppy, poppy, poppy, poppy, poppy, poppy, poppy, poppy, poppy, poppy, poppy, poppy, poppy, poppy, poppy, poppy, poppy, poppy, poppy, poppy, poppy, poppy, poppy, poppy, poppy, poppy, poppy, poppy, poppy, poppy, poppy, poppy, poppy, poppy, poppy, poppy, poppy, poppy, poppy!

It's The Holiday Season

 This is how we prepared for Christmas:

 We attended a beautiful small town parade on the first Saturday morning in December:

 (she was busy eating the M&Ms and Chocolate Chips while I attempted to decorate)

 

(and what's a beautiful Saturday without a little geocaching?)

And the same evening, Brenda and Gary joined us as we enjoyed a light parade in our little town, and then a little date night afterwards: