Spring at McConnells Mill

This is a different part of the park nearby us; McConnell's Mill than we have been to and posted pictures from before. I love how the water has made the neat cave and ridges in the rock. This was also one of the first days Samson got to play in the water. He really enjoyed it!

Funny Dog

Ok so I think this was the same night after Dan's party that I turned to find Jon on his laptop with the dog sitting beside him on the couch. As you can see, Samson was quite comfy there on the couch and is totally relaxed! I couldn't resisit taking this funny pic, my dog is so strange sometimes... :)

Happy Birthday Dan!

Easter weekend in April Dan & Kelly came over to celebrate Dan's 30th Birthday early. Dan moved out towards Philly two weeks later, so we knew we wouldnt be able to celebrate his birthday with him on his actual birthday, May 8th. Kelly used my kitchen to cook Dan's favorite meal after we went grocery shopping. We had spinach dip with pumpernickle bread (my contribution :) chilli, cornbread, hot dogs and for dessert... strawberry cheesecake. We had Dan and Jon pose with Dan's birthday balloons we got for him that day too! It was a fun night!

April 2009- Family Visit

We stopped and ate at Quaker Steak & Lube for lunch in Erie on our way to the falls.

What looks like jagged rocks at the base of the falls is really still snow and ice.

Caleb & Ethan

Last week we had Jon's sister Amy, her husband Lance, & their boys Ethan (4) and Caleb (11mo) from Arkansas, staying at our house. They got in Wednesday evening and Thursday we decided to drive the three and a half hours north to Niagara Falls, NY. We did cross the border there to see the Canadian side and stayed until after dark when they light up the falls. It was a fun trip and beautiful sight. We drove home late that night and Friday we spent around the house and at Moraine Park & McConnell's Mill. They left Saturday late morning to head towards home. It was really a lot of fun to have them here. We look forward to seeing them again and spending time with more of Jon's family in June when we travel to Arkansas for a visit.

Glowing Trees

Pictures above are when we had our big ice storm the beginning of February.

The trees were absolutely beautiful!

More from Jon's Surprise Party

Netta feeding Brodie some cake...
Kelly, Jenna, Jim & Dan just talkin'

Brodie, Breah, & Netta

Doug, Larry, & Joel hanging out

Joyce & Sam, Tom & Tabitha

Cute Picture of Tom & Tabitha

Dan & Kelly

Jon's Surprise Party

Bob & Stacy
Jon & his Birthday Cake

A mix of after party decorations..

I threw a suprise party for Jon for his 28th Birthday. His birthday is January 15th & the party was the Saturday after. He was getting suspicious the two weeks or so before, so I surprised him with guests on his birthday for cheesecake. I had sent out invitations to all of Jon's friends a couple weeks before. His good friend Jim would be "babysitting" Jon for Saturday afternoon while Jim's wife; Jenna, and I went to pick up balloons & cake and came home to our house to decorate. Jon's friends all arrived and parked their cars in another location close by. We had to wait for Jon & Jim for over an hour! At least they got there! :) We had a fun night.