Although we are not able to live next door to our sisters, brother-in-laws, and the cousins, we find so many blessings in our time together visiting. Breakfast through after-bedtime are spent together with all of us stuck like glue to each other. This spring break we celebrated with a visit from the Pintos!

(Connor, Rowan, Tyler, Evangeline, Kyle)

Cool rainy days slowed us down a little but didn't put us out.

(Tyler, Evangeline, Aunt Robin)(Uncle Alan, Kyle)

Everyone was right there outside, riding scooters and bikes, playing at the parks and on playgrounds, to church, to an Easter event, dying Easter eggs, the gym, Saratoga Springs, the Children's Museum, and even a blast at the local fun center.

(Connor)

Crafts, games, and silly times around the house are still my most memorable moments, sincere and dear to the core!

(Tyler and Rowan)

(Rowan, Kyle, Evangeline, Tyler, Aunt Chrissy and Connor on the couch, playing Hullabaloo)

Photo Credits: Uncle Scott! Thanks!

It can never happen again. I went the whole year 2010 without ordering our digital photos to print. This translates into hours of editing, uploading, and ordering (with online code shopping). Digital photo management organization is a whole new ball game for everyone I'm sure. Once printed, I sort our photos in a photo box labeled by date, occasion, and location. Even though they don't make it to an album I have them ready if and when time allows. 436 photos later, with two photo books left to order, I'm at least caught up through this March.

So, after spending the last week reliving 2010 here are some memories from around this time last year,...

January 2010
March 2010

April 2010

Oh, we had big plans this past Saturday to visit the Boot Monument at the Saratoga National Historical Park with high hopes to show our Pops a good time. To our disappointment not only was the park road closed but the hiking path to the monument would have been anticlimatic too since the monument is still covered by a box for the winter. Only slightly discouraged we settle for the Visitors Center. In the end, the Visitors Centers turned out to be an educational, thought provoking, hands on experience enjoyed by all visiting ages.Lolly was teaching the children through dramatic role play and got a little overzealous with her approach (note the other lady's hand).Preparing the canon.
The reenactment portion of the center, a please play area for the children (and dress up for me).
Yes, wearing Rowan's fire-raincoat is always her idea.
Who couldn't end the day with ice cream? It just felt patriotic.