{showings}

Well, the house is all set. Bring on the buyers!

{commotion in the ocean}

Here's a clip from "Go Fish". Gerard recorded the entire 45 minute show, but I figured I'd spare you.... This is Gerard's song and I think they did a great job, despite singing too fast.

{last day of hockey}

I forgot to post pictures and video from Gerard's last day of hockey this year (and possibly EVER, since hockey is not as readily available in Virginia).

{go fish!}

Gerard's 2nd grade music program was a musical called "Go Fish". All the kids were assigned a particular fish, and their costumes could be true to the type of fish, or they could do something funny. There were dogfish that had puppy ears and tails and fins, seahorses dressed up as cowboys/girls riding horses, and of course clownfish....

The wig and clown nose didn't make it to the show.

In this show, the clownfish were the "jokers of the sea" and they had solo speaking parts:

Zo (Chloe): Hey Bo.
Bo (Gerard): Yeah, Zo?
Zo (Chloe): What sits at the bottom of the sea and shakes?
Bo (Gerard): I don't know. What sits at the bottom of the sea and shakes?
Zo (Chloe): A nervous wreck!
HA HA HA HA HA...

Then the clownfish sang and danced (along with the chorus), but they were up in front.

His other speaking part, when the electric eel came out: "He's so long and sleek, he looks like an oil slick!"

They all did a great job, and it was fun to watch. Morgan even sang along to all the songs. :)

{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!