{announcement}

Oops.... Did I leave you hanging for an extra day? So sorry. To answer some of your e-mails, NO, I am not pregnant. NO, I am not starting to teach again. NO, I am not starting my own business. The big news is that WE'RE MOVING! We are sad to be leaving our friends and neighbors here, but we are excited that we'll be a mere 3.5 hours from Aunt Debbie! Our house is officially on the market -- the photographer came to take pictures today and the sign should be up sometime tomorrow. Keep your fingers crossed for us.... it's not exactly an ideal time to sell a house.

Stay tuned for pictures from Gerard's 2nd grade music performance!

{teaser}

I have a big announcement to make, but I'm going to keep you guessing for another day or two. In the meantime, here's what we've been up to...

Here are the kids on St. Patrick's Day.... Apparently Gerard was having a bad hair day, which is too bad because it was spring picture day at school, too. Who schedules spring pictures on St. Patty's Day, I wanna know?! Luckily he had a green dress shirt that was just perfect.

This past weekend was Maple Day at our local biological station/forest. My kids are not fans of maple syrup, but they had fun watching how trees are tapped, how they make the syrup from the sap, and hanging out with their friends.

And finally, doesn't Morgan look precious in the dress Grandma made her? Adorable!

EDITED TO ADD: NO, THE SURPRISE IS NOT THAT I AM PREGNANT. KEEP GUESSING. :)

{spring has sprung}

Things have been a bit crazy here, and we have lots of stuff going on. The good news is the ice has melted and the sun is shining. It's supposed to be in the 50s and 60s this week. Gerard started the process of flooding the backyard emptying the ice rink and we've been doing a lot of spring cleaning. I have been too busy to take many pictures, but I thought I'd share one little project that I made for Morgan's class tomorrow:





They're rainbow twizzlers (did you know they made such a thing!?) and Rolo candies for the gold. Happy St. Patrick's Day everyone!

{ice, ice baby}

Brrr..... It's coooooold here! School is closed due to the ice. We got several inches of snow -- quickly -- and then that turned to rain/freezing rain/sleet/hail/more fun stuff. There are several inches of ice out there and lots of trees are down. We lost power for a few hours in the middle of the night, but it came back on before anyone woke up. Here's what it looks like outside:

{who said sundays were relaxing?}

It's 9:00 and we've all been awake for almost 3 hours. Gerard is done with hockey practice already. Morgan and I did our weekly grocery shopping. Gerard is going to work on some homework. I am on my second load of laundry. Now we can sit home and brace ourselves for the next winter storm that is due at any moment. Maybe then I can take a nap.

{shakin' their booties}

Gerard and Morgan dancing at the wedding:

{walking down the aisle}

Here's a quick video of the kids walking down the aisle at Elizabeth and Brandon's wedding.