Monday, April 10, 2017

March 1-31 Local Fun

March 1-31, 2017

I think March was colder than February this year. A great thing about this month is we are getting to know our new nephew, Kai. He is the first nephew on Ryan's side after 7 nieces! Brayden and Kai--the book end boys.


Elena's gentle love for Kai warmed my heart!

Sweet babe.

Big sis Everly.

Some "Dama" time!

Elena booted me off of this warm sunny spot on Everly's slide and enjoyed it herself.

More Kai time! Somebody loves her newest cousin.

A chance conversation with the lead singer of Gaelic Storm (the "steerage" band in the movie Titanic) after a concert at the Newport. Lucky us!

Franklin Park Conservatory.

Blooms and Butterflies.

Backyard blooms-forsythia.

Our local high school's Pancake Day to benefit their sports teams.

Clean up.

Columbus Museum of Art.

More dress up at CMoA.

Piccadilly Play Cafe fun in Bexley!

Columbus Zoo fun.

Climbing at Highgate Park.

Cookies for Mommy, Daddy and Elena.

Thank you Aunt Cindy and Uncle Bob for days of candy fun!

Highbanks fun with cousin Everly on a rainy Sunday morning.

Post rain pant-less ride down our sidewalk. 

It's that time of year again! Gardening.

Sunny afternoon water table fun.

A sweet little daddy-daughter moment.

Wednesday, April 5, 2017

Feb 20-26 February in Door County!

Feb 20-28, 2016

There's our plane! 

February in Door County!?!

Can't believe how long this girl's hair is getting!

Enjoying the view after a beach walk.

Elena's almost daily project here.

Otumba Park in Sturgeon Bay.

Ryan's first attempt at homemade Beignets. Yum!

Sunrise over Lake Michigan.

We are exploring Peninsula State Park today.

Ice is still pretty solid near shore.

I like the pine tree reflection.

View of Nicolet Bay.

Our girl.

Feeding the Chickadees at the Nature Center.

They are not shy!

Hiking.

What happened to your shoes girl?

Shoes back on running around the field after our hike.

Ryan and I are more intrigued with the bird feeding than Elena is.

It was really fun.

Back home, the fog rolled in.

Dinner at Door Co Fire in Sturgeon Bay. They graciously found some rice to cook for our daughter, even though it wasn't on the menu! Skittles + rice = a perfect dinner combo.

Good morning Lake Michigan.

Such angels when they sleep <3

Yoga in the morning, nap time sunny beach walk and

Dinner at Mr. G's for my birthday. What a lovely day!

This beautiful boy, Kai Patrick, arrived on February 24. Congratulations Kevin, Lindsay and big sis Everly!

And its back to winter. A snowy hike on the Shivering Sands trail.

Quiet morning in the woods.

Happy we had Cora's snow pants in the closet :)

Ryan taught Elena about eating snow.

Our mini-snowman.

Daddy-daughter ready to sled!

Love their facial expressions!

Elena on her maiden solo sled voyage. Go girl!

She made it and is upright (one glove down)!


Elena playing at my feet while making dinner at Bapa's on our last night.

98 years young!

Elena's favorite past time at Bapa's--rearranging the paper plate/paper cup/napkin drawer onto the floor. 

Elena being real spunky about saying goodbye to Bapa...

Playroom at Green Bay airport.

Play area in Minneapolis airport.

This girl rocked her flights!

Home Sweet Home!