Fresh veggies

Mmm...fresh grown veggies! Thanks to Jim & Cheryl!

One of the herd

Today we went to the Southwick Zoo in Massachusetts with our friends H and W and their kids. Here's Roddy feeding the deer, and Rod and W together on the ride that takes you on an aerial tour of the zoo.

Castle repelling

Little D is in Wales today. Guess he's done repelling down castles in Scotland! We're here babysitting R, transferring our butterfly tree because it's in the way of where our new CENTRAL AIR is going... hooray... visiting Grandma and Grandpa and then making dinner for mom tonight! School work? Ehh, it can wait.

Chef Annie

My first Rachael Ray 30-minute meal :) pomegranate/vinegar chicken with arugala and fig salad and pancetta hash....OH, and homemade, freshly squeezed lemon and EVOO salad dressing! mmm...I am really a housewife now! ;)

Grace Elisabeth

Welcome to the outside world (finally!) Grace Elisabeth! Congratulations Kaley & Billy and big brother Noah! :)

France & Maui

Danie's in France... Dad's in Maui... we're in Connecticut... hmm, what's wrong with this picture? :)

Bound for Europe

Little D leaves for Europe with People to People tomorrow... very jealous... and a little nervous.

Spring cleaning or...

...summer rearranging? Here's the before shot:

After:

and later, making a nice dinner :)

Hot tub is working!

We now have electricity in the hot tub! Woot woot!

By the way, we're not using chlorine or bromine. We're using a special, natural chemical that we buy from the same pool/spa store we would if we were using chlorine. It's a substance similar to peroxide that is odor-free, safer to swallow and be on your skin, and it's so natural you can even water your flowers with the water from the tub. I highly recommend this option, as it is just as effective as a harsh chemical to keep the water clean.

The fuzzballs

Some pictures of our cutie-pies from recently. :)

Dining room dinners

Having dinner in the dining room most nights instead of the living room in front of the TV can TRULY make a good marriage GREAT. :)

Need some air

Air-conditionless upstairs = 90 degrees. Air-conditioned downstairs = 68 degrees. Ahhh. This week would be the PERFECT time to install central air.

One estimate down, two to go...