Memorial Day Weekend

Husband went to Montana for the weekend to raft and drink with his buddies from college/San Diego days.  He has never been to that state, it has been years since he has hung out with them and well, he has earned some time to himself, so I basically shoved him out the door.  Meanwhile...

Harper and I stayed home.  The weather was incredible!  Husband had opened the pool before he left, so we swam almost everyday.  Saturday my Aunt Chris and Uncle Ron had a picnic/pig roast on the Cornell land outside of Alfred.  This is a yearly event with lots of food, laughs and...a POKER RUN!  Poker runs involve poker, money, four wheelers and usually plenty of mud.  I love them!  Harper started off the afternoon with immediately terrorizing her favorite guy (after Daddy) - Uncle Dan!  He was nice enough to take her out for a little ride on his fourwheeler.  I think they both loved it.  Here's proof: 

I am going to include a few extra photos of that day just because they crack me up. 

In case you were wondering, Husband had a good time and he is now home safe.  President Obama decided to go home to Chicago for Memorial Day and grounded tons of flights coming out of O'Hare.  Husband had to sleep in the airport overnight and get sent to Buffalo instead of Rochester.  Harper and I had to get up early Tuesday morning to pick a very tired Daddy up at the airport.  But at least he is home.

Easter 2010

The Easter Egg hunt was held at our house this year.  Last year, it was at my grandparents home in Almond.  Although we didn't exactly know it at the time, it was the last holiday to be held there by members of the immediate family.  And it was, in reality, a nice way to pay homage to all the gatherings held at that little house on the hill.  It was cold, but fun!  This year, it was a record heat wave!  The kids all had fun hunting for eggs filled with melted candy and other goodies.  My personal favorite part of the day was watching Nick go bonkers with squirt guns!  That child is out of his mind...good luck Dan and Bel. 

Here are just a few little snapshots:

Catching Up

So, the past few weeks have been pretty eventful. St. Patrick's Day and Husband's birthday went well. The food was great, the company even better and the "big" game of Phase Ten...the usual. Harper was exhausted after the Parade and staying up very late the night before, but she was a trooper and did attend her friend, Porter's, birthday party on Sunday. For the Rock Star theme, Harper dressed in her very best Lilith Fair, tree-hugging, folk singer best. *Wiping tear.*

Husband left Tuesday after work for three days to attend a conference in Saratoga Springs. While he did attend several workshops, it tends to lean heavily toward a glorified bender. And good for him! I stayed home and worked on the leftovers and editing material for a friend's website.

And finally, this week I have been helping my mom. She had some major dental work done on Monday. I am grateful that she allowed me to take care of her until last night. She is doing much better and is well on the road to recovery.
Which brings me to this weekend - can you believe it is Friday already? Where did the week go? I am looking forward to the Annual Maple Festival in Andover, NY. It is fun for me to wander aimlessly through craft booths and carnival-like food. I always seem to come home with a nifty little hand-made treasure. Of course, there will be maple candy involved. My teeth hurt just thinking about it.