Which news do you want first?

The bad news? We said goodbye to our wonderful friends, the Folkmans, in May. We loved sharing a house with them! Before they moved, we spent lots of time playing together...

...at Chuck E. Cheese's:

...during a weekend trip to Kalahari:
... for a fun Easter egg hunt:... and just hanging out:

(don't worry -- the pacifier is long gone now.)

The good news? In July, we went to visit the Folkmans in Florida for a week! I cannot believe how beautiful it is there. Here are some pictures from the beach:
We had a wonderful, relaxing vacation. It was so much fun to spend time with the Folkmans again. During our week in Florida, we ate lots of yummy food, hung out at the pool, and even got to go on a double date. I'm sure they were glad to reclaim their home, but we were sad to leave. Stetson cried the whole plane ride home!

But there is more good news -- We are lucky to have the Flemings downstairs now. Without them, I don't think we could have survived the Folkman's move!

My Snow Angel

Blogging entire seasons in one post is a problem -- Winter lasts so darn long here in Cleveland! I've found that playing in the snow really wears Stetson (and me) out, so we've tried to do it as much as possible. Some days it's just way too cold and windy, but we've had a lot of fun doing it. Hey -- if you can't beat the snow, play in it!
We created this huge snowman just outside our neighbor's window. When completely finished, he had button eyes and Reese's peanut butter mini-cups for a mouth. Lafe was the mastermind; I tend to lose focus after a while. Hauling my forty pound child around the yard is awesome exercise! We've got several more inches falling next week -- right during our Spring Break. I'm sure we'll have more pictures of snow play, and I'll try to recap our Christmas fun as well.