Burlington Trip

Madison going down the slide at the ECHO center and Noelle would go down head first.


Madison and Noelle practicing their sailing.


Madison and Noelle at the Teddy Bear Factory.



Oh, Burlington is so close but there is so much to see and do. While Nate was in class all day the girls and I went exploring. The second day we went to the ECHO Center, where we saw tons of fish, but to Madison they were just HUGE Goldfish. They also had a playland which was great. The girls ran around and went down slides, under tires, and in a boat. (Eabys- Madison is almost a professional at getting the sail up and you can see she knows how to wear the life jacket (backwards)). Then came the fun part of that place, playing in a giant bathtub with different boats and sponges. It was demonstrating the water shed off a mountain and the different flows of rivers. The final day we went to the Vermont Teddy Bear Company for a tour of the factory and Madison made her own bear. She picked it out and named it too. The bear is pink and she named it Star---oh boy... Of course her mother wanted her to pick out a pretty brown or black bear but Madison was very insistent on the pink one so now we have Star the pink, pink, all pink bear with a pink head band. After there we went to my favorite and the girls ended up having a ball too. The Shelburn Farms. We took a nice walk up to the kid's barn, there were chickens, goats, sheep and lambs, cows, lamas and so much more. There were play tractors to play on, tons of room to run and play, they were also showing the cheese making and giving samples out. The 2 year old cheddar was everybodys favorite. At the end we took a tractor ride and I thought Madison was not going to stop talking about the ride she loved it so much. Even though Burlington is so close it was very nice to be home in our own beds with our own toys and our own fans that lull us to sleep at night.

The Henry Gathering

Mark, Lesley, Laura, and Michael along with Grandpa and Grandma Henry came for a visit we had a lovely stay at Fairbrothers Lodge in Lake Placid(www.fairbrotherlodge.com)it was a true blessing, a gift to stay there. Here is just a few of the fun photos that we took. The sad part of this whole trip, is this will be the last time we see Mark, Lesley, Laura, and Michael for a while because they are moving to Austraila. So the last picture and the third picture really is too cute but definitely brings tears.

Nate Did It

Yeah!!!!! On Thursday Nate Graduated with his RN and now will hopefully sit for his boards sometime in mid June. The girls and I are so very proud of him!!! He also already has a job working in the ICU full time starting June 2 at the hospital that is just 5min from our house.

Happy Mothers Day

I love how the sun is out and how we get to go and play in the grass and sand box, and soon it will be warm enough for the beach. Usually 50% of the day Madison has no clothes on anyway so I am really glad it is warm. Yesterday we were playing in the backyard when I notice that it is defiantly time to head in for the night, Noelle is purple and Madison is shivering with no clothes. Madison we need to go in, "no want to play in sand more" aren't you cold, "no" as she is shivering. I really think the only way to keep clothes on her is to duck tape them to her.
These pictures are to prove sunshine is great medicine for the soul. They were being ham's.
I also love Mothers Day because we go and get annuals for the yard and it means that it probably is going to snow only once or twice more.

Yard Sale

Yesterday we had a yard sale,where Madison actually talked with some of the people that came by. Which was a huge surprise. We were getting ready to rap things up, and Madison decides there is still one more thing that needs to be tagged and sold, her sister. We were all laughing hysterically at Noelle. Madison did surprise a few people also with her strip act--she plays in the sand box naked. so she was playing in the backyard when something would come up and she would run around to the front yard and well I think I am going to have to duck tape her clothes on if I am going to keep them on her.

The Snow

All day yesterday April 29,2008 it snowed, but this morning May 1st we woke up to a white ground. I am sure the Eaby's are enjoying their sun and beaches. Madison is still counting the days to live in her swimsuit and go to the beach.

Rainbow Falls

Madison being a stinker.


Go faster Daddy!!!


Noelle the Marmot.

At the end of April we celebrated my birthday by going into Rainbow Falls, one of my favorite little hikes, with the kids because we can use the double jogger---it is great! It was a little chilly but really ended up being a perfect hike. It is 8 miles round trip. There was still snow and ice when we got to the dam and the falls were really icy still. Some how I always forget about the 4 miles up hill part. Madison was running around with no pants on, in the snow because we are still learning how to use the woods as our toilet and did not want to end up with any dribbles. We had a nice picnic and then played at the dam for a while before heading back. Noelle climbed all the rocks and reminded me of all the marmots that we would see when climbing 14ers in Colorado. Then as we were driving back home we saw a herd of Buffalo, like 20 or 30. So very random for just outside an Olympic Village.