Nate's 37th birthday! We went to Salt of the Earth, his favorite restaurant, in Fennville. Then we had peanut butter pie and opened presents. He got new barefoot running shoes from Merrill, charcoal bike-to-work pants, a new bike helmet and a thingie that clips his iphone to his bike, so he can see his mileage, etc.

New Cushions

Soooo, as you can see ... our couch cushions have seen better days. For some reason or another, the zippers have been busting out on the seams. So in April, I decided to pull a Maria Von Trapp, and use some old curtains in our basement (That came with the house and were somewhat hideous in our bedroom) to make some new cushion covers. I think they came out really nice! I'm on the fence about doing them ALL in the stripey fabric, or if I should just stop at these few that were busted. Hmmmmm....something to think about!

Visiting STL

We visited St. Louis after Easter, so I was able to see my adorable new niece, Rielle, once again! She's such a snuggle bug! The photo is of me and and her while we were eating at a restaurant on the Katy Trail. The photo of the kids is one taken while they were playing on an iron bike sculpture thing. We had so much fun seeing everyone.

Easter Morning

On Easter morning, Nate made me an AMAZING breakfast of eggs bennedict! They were SOOOO yummy! This shot of him cooking in his Sunday shirt and tie is one of my favs. He looks so handsome! :) After breakfast, the kids went on a small Easter egg hunt in the backyard. We filled a bunch of plastic eggs with candy and money, and the kids had a blast trying to find them all. Afterwards, we had salmon and asparagus for Easter lunch, followed by a lemon trifle with homemade lemon curd made by me. It was a gorgeous day and we so enjoyed the first hints that spring is on the way!

Easter 2013

Easter Eggs!

Dyeing Easter eggs as a family!

Asher's New Specs

Asher's got new glasses!! I think he looks like my dad back in the 60s! What a cutie pie!

Mermaids

I spent over a year cross stitching these mermaids for Rhylah. It was the first time I'd worked with beads. there are hundreds of them ... tiny crystal seed beads ... sewn into the fabric, thru the hair and tails. It was a lot of fun!

M-I-C-K-E-Y M-O-U-S-E!!

The night of the performance went SOOO well! Asher was so cute. That day at school, he explained that the teachers had made a poster, with everyone's names on stickers, and you could put your sticker wherever you were "feeling" ... excited or nervous .... about the upcoming performance. Asher's had always been at excited. But he told me that the day of the performance, he was feeling "BOTH!" It was adorable to see the kids all dressed up and singing their hearts out. They did SUCH a fantastic job!

Asher and his buddy, Isaac Measel

Waiting in line to get makeup!

Asher gets makeup from his teacher, Mrs. Young.

Me and Nate wait it out in the crowded auditorium/gym!

Quite the bold pirate, ready to go!