Summer is here, the deck is finished. Time to













start spending more time in the backyard. It was over 80 degrees today and felt hot when we were out playing. Good time to break out the sprinkler.

Went garage sailing yesterday and found this picnic table for $5. Elora loves it. She had two snacks sitting at it today. I think it will get lots of use.



The answers to a few important questions...





Elora, can you show me your mouth?



Where is your tongue?



And then later on that day....Elora, are you having fun helping Mommy shop for pretty flowers? (No)


Happy Mothers Day to all the Mama's in my life...

I got a camcorder! Thank you sooo much Gloria! I'll start posting the occasional video on here when I can. Today was nice. Alfred had to work, but we spent some family time together this morning. Elora and I went to Mom and Dad's after that. Here's what Elora did today...






Last weekend...

the weather was perfect! And we had a visit from Grandma and Grandpa Lohman.

Grandma helping Elora get her shoes on.
Elora's friend, Sammy the cat.


Fun, playing outside.










Some pictures I've been meaning to post....


Elora likes yogurt...


and her racecar....






and her tutu.




Wow...

This month has flown by! I can't believe April is half over already. Let's see...

April 1st was Alfred's 27th Birthday. Sorry no pictures. We had Nikki and Steve and Andrew and Steph come over for dinner to celebrate. I made nachos and hot wings, both of which are some of Alfred's favorite foods.

Then Easter. We spent some time at Mom and Dads. Mom just had a knee replacement on the 7th, so it was pretty low key. Grilled chicken of the grill, the weather was almost nice. I made a rainbow cake for dessert, which I do have a picture of. Turned out very colorful. Elora is too young for an Easter egg hunt, but she enjoyed just playing with some plastic eggs in a basket.






















Rainbow cake...













Then the 14th was our anniversary...just spent a nice quiet night home with Elora.
It doesn't seem like it's been 2 years since we were in Mexico.

























Today, Elora had a playdate with the Scagnoli's. I've known Nichole since 7th grade. Her daughter, Anabelle, is the same age as Elora. She also has a son, Nicolas, who is almost 3. Here's a few shots of them playing.


















I like when Elora gets to spend some time with other children, because she is mostly around adults. She had fun today. She was a bit apprehensive at first, but after a little while she was all smiles.