Boston Bound

We spent the past 4 days visiting our friends Rick and Julie in Boston, Mass. and had a blast! Evie was a dream, she was so well behaved and had so much fun- despite getting way less sleep than usual. We went to the beach, the science center, and toured all over Boston. It was great to catch up with Rick and Julie (and their puppy Cogan, who Evie nicknamed "Dogdog" and is still asking about!), and to make new friends with the fun people in their hall. It was great little vacation and we'd love to visit again. :)

First time in the ocean with Julie- she LOVED it and was so brave!

Seacoast Science Center in New Hampshire- tons of hands on activities for little kids!

Touch tank was Evie's favorite, she kept going back for more! She held sea stars, sea urchins, mussels, and periwinkles

The ROV (Remotely Operated Vehicle) was Eric's favorite part  ;)

Julie and Evie hanging out at Harvard

Rick driving the DUKW Boat, and our tour guide, Captain Obvious

Make Way For Ducklings in Boston Commons

Rick, Julie, Evie, and Cogan- we miss you guys already!

Letchworth in the Spring

We spent the afternoon at Letchworth with our friends Rob, Jen, and Declan last Saturday, and we had a great time! We usually visit Letchworth in the fall since the foliage is so pretty, but it was fun to go during another season and enjoy the park in warm weather. The kids had a blast running around, and Eric and I decided that we want to camp at the park sometime this summer.

Sprinkler Time!

Although this past week has been unseasonably chilly, we've already had some pretty warm weather this year, and we've been in the sprinkler a couple times. I can't believe how different it is this year compared to last! Last year she stood on the edge, just touching the water with her hands. She liked it, but she didn't really get into it. This year, it was an immediate 180- running through face first with her mouth open, laughing with pure joy. So fun. :)

And here's Evie and Emma having a sprinkler playdate :)

My Little Gardener

Evie watering- we have a lot more flowers in there now!

This is my first year really having landscaping and a garden to take care of. I've never been interested in caring for a garden before, but something about this house we live in now makes me want to be a farmer. ;) And so far, I really love it- and so does Evie! We have a bed about 30 feet long along the front of our house that we planted flowers in, and we also have started a 6x8 feet vegetable garden. Evie has been a big help watering, she can use the hose herself now and loves to water the flowers. She also really enjoyed digging in the dirt when we were planting- we're still instilling the fact that now we're done digging. ;)

Digging in the veggie garden

Evie is such a little nature girl, which makes me so happy to see. I honestly was not much of an outdoors kid, but Eric really was and it makes me happy to see her enjoy being outside. Our home has about an acre of land, with some woods and a creek, and she loves to explore, get dirty, and talk about all the different things we see in the yard. We are really blessed to have such a great place to raise our family!

Enjoying Spring

Just laying on the front lawn, eating pretzels, talking about the sky and the flowers and the trees. 

Love this girl  :)

First 2013 Trip to the Zoo

I'm sure we'll be visiting the zoo a lot this summer since my parents graciously bought us a membership, but here is our first trip of this year- to see the new baby polar bear Luna!

Of course it was 80 degrees the day before, but when we head out its in the 50's and raining. ;) Oh well, it cleared up and turned into a nice day after all- and the rain made for some great puddles to jump in!

Running and Hopping and Dancing- Oh My!

Some videos of the kid.

First showing off her running skills- her run makes me laugh so much!! :)

And here she is hopping and dancing with Grandpa before the Hospice Walk a couple weekends ago.