Old Friends Reunite!

WOW!  What a great Memorial Day weekend we had!  Keira and I headed home to visit my family.  We enjoyed seeing everyone - all Grandparents and all Great Grandparents!  I am so blessed and lucky to have both sets of my Grandparents!  It is really awesome for them to be a part of Keira's life!!  

I met up w/some of my old roommates from WVU Saturday night!!  We went to TJ's Sports Bar and watched the PENS whip up on the Canes and shot some pool.  It was a great evening w/lots of laughter and stories and reminiscing!  I hadn't seen my friend Sarah and Andy in ages and it was so great to hug each one of them!!!!  I saw Jen the summer after Keira was born @ Sephora in South Hills but we didn't get to chat that long so it was awesome to see her too!  And Ed - we go back to high school soccer!!  Angela brought some NBB Fat Tire all the way from Chicago which was awesome!  Thanks again!  We've all stayed in contact via email and facebook and it has just been  GREAT!  I can't wait to try and get together again soon!!  Love ya guys!

The next day we went to Oglebay Zoo!  I met up w/Erika and Chrissy and their kids - who i had not met yet!  We go WAY back!  We used to watch 90210 and Melrose Place every week together! ha!  I think we started playing soccer together @ age 7-8 (maybe even earlier).....all the way to senior year!  We lost touch out of high school and reconnected through the internet a couple years ago!  I just have to say don't ever lose touch w/your childhood friends!  I've reconnected w/a lot over the last couple of years thanks to facebook/email and it just makes ya feel good!

Future Soccer Stars for SURE!!

Baby Birds!

We were hanging out one evening last week and I happen to look up and I see something falling from the tree.  Then a bird flew off!  I ran over and it was a baby bird.  I was like w-h-a-t!  I yelled for Darin and we went over to check it out.  We had to get it off the ground because all of the dogs were out!  Keira really liked it.

She was telling it to get up and trying to feed it grass!

Unfortunately, Marley got him out of the box and carried him off and he didn't make it.  She didn't bite it or anything --- I think when she dropped it--- was what did it.  It was so sad.  I was tearing up.....Keira was crying.  After dinner we went back outside and there was another one!!!

We got it off the ground and put it in a box.  Darin took care of it all weekend while I was out of town and the Mama was coming down to the box and feeding it etc.  Tuesday evening it flew off!!  So that was cool!!

Darin was very sad!  He got attached to the little birdy!  It was a tufted titmouse!  I'm glad we could save it!!  

Fun @ the Park!

Keira and I went to the park on Saturday!  It was a nice morning.  She got herself ready!  ha!

They just finished the new section which they have been upgrading.  Please tell me if this does not look like a huge tooth!  haha!  I just keep cracking up looking @ it!

She totally LOVED the rope bridge!  She went back and forth several times!  

Of course we hit up Baskin-Robbins afterwards....it has become somewhat of a tradition!  I don't mind!  hehe!  I let her pick out her own flavor and she went with:  strawberry cheesecake!  

Lip Glossaholic.

Peace.

Birdhouse Billy Update!

This is an update to my Birdhouse Billy! post from last Fall.  This was the home we made for birdhouse after darin found the wood for the stand.  Well, it is now occupied!  I'm pretty sure it is a couple of house wrens.  They usually make a nest every year in our hanging ferns, but we had not gotten them yet so they made it in the birdhouse!  There are twigs and leaves coming out in a few places - they have it packed tight in there!  I can't tell if there are babies in there yet or not and I don't want to get too close so we'll just have to wait and see...I have watched the birds each take turns taking things in there.  Pretty cool.                                      Nature.                                     Love it.

  I will try to get pics of the birds in action! Thanks Billy!  hehe!

Caterpillar Crazy!

Keira has always loved bugs.  She has been finding a lot of caterpillars around the yard lately.  She found a small one today and would not let it down.  We took a walk and she kept it in her hands the whole time.  Then she tried to feed it some grass.  It was cute!!

As usual, the dogs joined us.  Marley and Kona trapped a ground squirrel in the rocks.  I root for the squirrels but unfortunately Marley gets one every now and then.  

The picture below is from Mother's Day. 

 (She just woke up!)

Have a great weekend!!!

Mexico Adventure!

Wow!  I survived the first week back after vacation!  I was super busy @ work and still am not fully caught up.....but it was worth it!!  We had an amazing time in Mexico!  We stayed in the area called Playacar.  It was a little over an hour south of Cancun.  It was beautiful!  The Riu Palace Mexico was excellent!  The food was wonderful, people so nice and it was just gorgeous!  Keira was a rockstar!  She did great on the plane rides and was pretty good the whole week!  She wouldn't leave my side but other than that I can't complain.  We went on a Pirate Cruise from Cancun to the Isle Majerus one night....it was really fun!  Keira danced up a storm!  Our next excursion was to Excaret!  It was AWESOME!  If you ever travel there it is a MUST do!  Breathtakingly beautiful and all natural.  We had a great time.  One day took the ferry over to Cozumel and it was sweet!  We did a jeep tour and went to an area where I got have some "me" time and snorkel!  I saw a sea turtle, barracuda and huge stingray.  All the other tropical fish as well!  It was just awesome!  Playa del Carmen rocked!  We can't wait to return!  Enjoy my slideshow!!!

Viva Mexico!

We are back safe and sound and swine flu free!  What a mess that was!!  I think the whole thing got blown up from the media and made unnecessary panic across our world.  Mexico is beautiful.  The flu happens everywhere!  We had an amazing trip and can't wait to go back.  Here are a few pics for now.....working on a slideshow so you can see what a great part of Mexico we visited!!!!

The Riu Palace Mexico - Playa Del Carmen, Mexico  

(yes, the water is that blue!  amazing!)

Xcaret! Mexico - killer ecopark 

Cozumel, Mexico

Many more to come!  Check back in a few days!!