Overdue Update

Michael turned 21 months this past week.  He's starting to get a little attitude now that he is getting older, but nonetheless, here's a photo stream of the last few weeks.

Michael loves 4-wheeler rides with his Dad

And this is what I found today in our driveway after we had a wave of thunderstorms....

Spring has finally arrived here this week (can you believe it's taken this long?).  Our woods is full of wild flowers with an abundance of Trilliums pictured above, and the leaves on the trees are almost completely out now.  We are 3-4 weeks behind schedule for the season of spring.  The large crab apple in our front yard is ready to burst with blooms, probably tomorrow if the weather stays nice.

We have been relentlessly remodeling preparing for our upcoming move this Memorial Day weekend.  The painting is completed and carpet will be installed this week.  I'll be glad when this is all over next weekend.

Russell saw the bear up close.  He was unloading the truck at dusk one evening and this 300-400 lb black bear comes strolling across the driveway to the birdfeeder pole looking for food.  Russell immediately shut the garage doors, and by the time he came back out of the house, he couldn't find the bear.  Hopefully, this won't be a regular occurence.

My Mom decided to retire from being a teacher's aide so we had her school retirement party this past weekend.  Now my parents can come a visit more often!!!