Sydney's 2nd Birthday!

This Sunday we went to Sydney's 2nd birthday party.   It was a perfect day outside, which worked well as many of her gifts were new toys for playing outside.  The bubble mower we got her was a big hit.  What little girl doesn't love bubbles?  She also enjoyed playing with her new water table and made quite a mess.  Throw in some cake and ice cream, and it's no surprise that she had no interest in taking a nap today.  All the better for us as we got to spend a little more time with her.

Bixler Weiler

This Saturday Griffin and I got to see one of my best friends, her husband and her newborn baby girl - Bixler!    She is adorable and at only 2.5 weeks she is a tiny little girl.   She was so fun to hold and kiss.   We ventured out to Olive Garden for dinner and overall the night went pretty well.   We did have to make two separate trips to the bathroom to change her diaper.....and we took turns holding her while we ate....but she was such a cutie and got lots of attention from the staff and other customers.    

It was really hard to say goodbye to Cara, Matt and Bixler....I am sad that they live far away.....but I can't wait to see them sometime soon again!

Griffin acting as a swing for Bixler to keep her content while we wait for a table at The Olive Garden.

Bixler Beth Ann Weiler

Me, Bixler and Cara

Matt, Bixler and Cara Weiler

Door County

Two weekends ago my sister and brother-in-law spent a long weekend up in Door County.   They invited us to drive up for a couple of those days.   The time, of course, went by too fast - but we had a great weekend.   My sister and I did some shopping, the boys got the chance to play 9 holes of golf and we all enjoyed bike riding through the state park.   The weather was colder than we all expected it to be, but at least we still got to enjoy time outside.

Here are a couple pictures from the weekend. 

Griffin, Kathleen, Meredith & Terry

Griffin at the Stone's Throw Winery - wine tasting

The Lighthouse at Peninsula State Park

Bike riding through the Peninsula State Park

Mother's Day

This weekend we drove down to Illinois for Mother's Day.   It was a great weekend, but like all weekends it went by too fast.

Saturday we spent some time with my parents, went furniture shopping, then headed over to my sister and brother-in-law's house for dinner and to stay the night.  We had a great time with them and our two nephews.   We played trains and spelled lots of words.

Early Sunday morning Meredith, Lauren, my Mom, Janet (Meredith's mother-in-law) and I participated in the Beverly Breast Cancer 3 mile Walk.  It was an amazing experience.   To see a sea of women (and men!) walking through the neighborhood taking a stand against breast cancer - it was incredible.    We had a great time and I am so glad that we got to do it together.  

I forgot my camera again!   But thankfully my sister sent me some of the pictures she took that day.

Lauren, Meredith, my Mom, and me with our pink Walk shirts and leis

Griffin and Jack playing baseball in the backyard

Jack pitching to Griffin