Her future's so bright, she's gotta wear shades...

Yes, our little fashionista is wearing yellow shades. Well, she doesn't really wear them... she just takes them off and chews on them. It's a start. 

We are super excited for spring and summer and can't wait to do all of our fun outdoor things like the beach, long walks, the playground, eating al fresco, and just sitting outside on our porch. We hope that by summer Sadie will get used to the shades :)

Springtime and Butterflies

It's time to come outside and PLAY!

We have had a few really nice days, so have been spending a lot of time outside. It is great to get out of hibernation and see neighbors, walk up to the playground, Kurt is riding his bike to work, and we even grilled and ate outside last night - I LOVE SPRING!

Sadie is going to take after Kurt - she loves being on a bike. We really need to get a little seat to go behind the bike so we can go on excursions! Now, when Kurt rides up on his bike the first thing she wants to do is get on his bike - next is the skateboard!

The butterflies are back at Fredrick Meijer Gardens and what a fun place to be. We went as a family one evening, but the butterflies must have been tuckered out because there were NONE flying around. We still had a great time walking around and looking at the flowers and little birdies. 

We went again with our friends and saw a ton of butterfly buzz. Butterflies would fly right by Sadie's face and she would get a little scared, but overall she was pretty intrigued. 

...and look at these cutie pies - this is Sadie's good friend Lyla. They have tons of fun together and will be friends 4ever. Lyla is now a big sister - congrats Kevin & Katherine on your new beautiful baby boy, William!

My Beautiful Mother Turns 60 in Sunny Puerto Rico

HAPPY 60th MOM!

My beautiful, courageous, giving, and loving mother turned 60 on March 2 and we were so lucky to get to spend it with her in sunny Puerto Rico. 

Why Puerto Rico? Well, that is where everything started for our family... my dad was stationed in Puerto Rico and Angie was born there. So, basically our family really did start there and it was such a treat to finally go back. 

We surprised my mom with the trip and she had NO CLUE at all. We woke her up at 3:30 a.m. with some champagne and a sign that had a clue of where we were going. She got it instantly since the pictures on the sign were of times they spent in Puerto Rico. She was soooooooooo excited and surprised, it was FANTASTIC. 

Here's the sign we gave her (and the views from our balcony in PR)

We spent a lot of time relaxing on the beach, shelling, swimming, and riding the waves. Our resort beach was awesome and the service the best. We also drank our fare share of Don Q rum - CHEERS!!!

Cha, cha, cha - we took a basic latin dance class and found out we could really shake it. Mom and dad had a great time showing off their new dance moves. 

We spent a day hiking down to a waterfall at El Yunque Rainforest. This place is gorgeous and so peaceful and serene. 

My favorite part of the trip was our sailing/snorkeling trip on my mom's actual birthday to a secluded island off of the main island. It started at 9:30 a.m. (with Pina Colodas, of course) and we sailed for about 45 minutes and landed on this gorgeous island with turquoise blue waters and white sand - it was AMAZING. The snorkeling was fantastic and we saw a lot of pretty fish, sea urchins, an eel, and gorgeous coral. 

Our crew was awesome and they had a cake for my mom and we all sang her happy birthday!

We spent our last full day in Old San Juan. Old San Juan is a quaint, spanish style section of town with tiny cobblestone streets and vibrant colored buildings. It felt like we were transported to a European city. The fort we visited was massive and took care of our history part of the trip. Okay, we're ready for more cocktails :)

...and yes we took siestas!