Fun at the Farm

Every Summer Bucket List should include a trip to Szalay's for their sweet corn and fresh fruits and vegetables.  We loaded up with some of the best farm produce in Northern Ohio and were even treated to a visit by our friend, Karen and her daughter.  What a great afternoon!

We scored the best seat, which is a family table that swings and had a canopy keeping the brutal summer sun off of us! Look at those two girls digging into their sweet corn!

Easter Egg Hunts and Easter Tradition

Easter is one of the most underrated holidays.  I love seeing the girls wake up and find their Easter baskets at the table and see their excitement.  For little kids, Easter Egg Hunts are simply wonderful throw-backs to a simpler, fun activity.  We are lucky that we live in a community that still puts on egg hunts, encouraging the kids to bring their baskets.  And Meg, she's still using the same basket with the same grass in it (although the grass is dwindling in size over all these years!). Now that Meg is in college, she still won't miss an Easter weekend.

Easter Bunnies

Bridget excited the Easter Bunny brought her a new watch!
 

Meg hamming it up with her Miami friend, Maggie.

Easter at our house was wonderful this year.  Meg was able to make it home to spend the weekend with B and she even brought home her college friend, Maggie. What a wonderful weekend full of Easter goodness!

Snow Much Fun Around Here

We've been loving all this snow!

What a Wonderful Day

We had the BEST Christmas so far in our little family. We slept till about 8:00 a.m. (a luxury around here!), woke Bridget up to see if Santa had visited, gave Meg a cup of coffee to get through such an early morning hour, then we each took turns opening gifts from Santa and from each other. We sat in a little drum circle, if you will, just enjoying the peace and quiet and the morning with each other. It was truly wonderfuly.

Bridget got her big item of an Easy Bake Oven, a right of passage for every little girl. Seriously, didn't you have one? She also opened up a Justin Bieber DVD, a One Direction book and an American Girl Doll (the one from Target - shhh!). We laughed that I loved Donny Osmond and Shawn Cassady in kindergarten, Meg loved the Backstreet Boys and N'Sync, and now Bridget is into JB and One Direction. Funny how times change, yet they stay the same.

Megan enjoyed a Michael Kors watch that she had really been loving and hoping Santa would bring to her. She also wrapped herself up in a faux fur vest and pink flamingo slippers - yep, Project Runway here folks!

Greg loved his Moscow Mule started kit, new luggage with a weekend trip (yay!), and a snowglobe from Bridget from the school Christmas fair. It was perfect.

I felt truly blessed. I had my amazing family around me and even received something from my favorite designer - yes, Under Armour! Greg got me the cutest hot pink thermal hoodie. Best of all, all of us, including the dogs, enjoyed a nice little hike today to burn off a small fraction of the calories we've ingested. Christmas Ale, cookies, and holiday baking can seriously damage a girl's willpower!

Hope your Christmas or holiday celebration was surrounded by family and friends.

Lots of Firsts in this House

Not only did Megan begin college, but the following week Bridget enjoyed her first day of Kindergarten. And she's been loving it ever since!

We also visited Megan for the first time since moving her in to college. I waited a WHOLE month to visit. And let me just tell you, it felt much longer. I love this picture of the two girls catching up.

And then last week, Bridget had her first soccer game with Coach Greg! She's in her stylish pink Umbro shorts and her purple game jersey! That's my little Barbie doll!