I took a girls trip to New Mexico where I enjoyed good food and conversation for a weekend. I loved being with my sisters, mom, and Keeley.
Pink Valentine's Day pancakes say I love you - especially when mom makes an E for Emily and Lily shows off her sign language skills.
Lily wanted on a heart in her hair for Valentine's Day - she wasn't very happy with it but she loved the K she insisted on for 'K' day. That one pushed my creative skills.
Emily got to be on an after school basketball team - so fun.
For school Emily had to make a Leprechaun trap so Lily made one of her own (I guess Leprechauns like sprinkles).
Lily spotted this unicorn horn headband while sitting in the cart at Wal-Mart. She had to have it! Three dollars of her birthday money was well worth it. That horn rarely leaves her head and it creates a lot of attention in public.
The other picture was taken while I was exercising in the garage one day. She'd made me straighten her hair and she'd put on that hat - well she looked so grown up I had to take a picture. It is bitter sweet to watch her grow up.
For Kate's 5th grade state project she did a report on Massachusetts. She worked so hard each part of the project, especially the poster. She even dressed up as Emily Dickinson for extra credit.
Hanging out with the cousins at Rachel's baptism.
One morning in March I was looking out my window and saw something strange in the lake. By the time I figured out it was a river otter and ran in the house for my phone - it was gone. I still can't believe there was an otter in our backyard but I'm pretty sure that was what I saw. After that Lily and I camped out on the dock in the rain watching and waiting for it to come out of the brush with no luck. It even inspired Andrew and Emily to go out in the kayaks after school.
Lily's lovely hammock.
I got a call in early May from one of Natali's friends saying that Natali had hurt her self at track and I needed to come quick. This lovely ankle, courtesy of pole vaulting, sent us to quick care. The doc said it was a sprain, told her to stay off it a few days and sent us on our way. Three weeks on crutches and she still couldn't put any weight on it so we went to a specialist. Diagnosis - severe sprain and 4 weeks in a boot- we were headed to Alaska in just under 4 weeks! We went the day before the trip and luckily he said she could try just using a brace, but Natali ending up using the boot a lot on the trip in order to hike and see everything. That boot is hashed and we are glad she is walking again.
Lily's preschool took at trip to Babby Farms and we took the play group girls with us - fun times. See the Kangaroo?
Here is Natali being welcoming into National Honor Society just a few days after the sprain. She also competed in the state solo completion sitting on a stool because of that ankle. She placed 10th. It was her first time competing in something like that. I was so proud of her and loved hearing her beautiful voice.
