First Ride of the Season

The marina called to let us know that they put our boat in today so we decided to zip out to the lake after work and take a little spin. We didn't need sunscreen or swimsuits. In fact, Evy had her coat and winter hat on by the end of the ride, but we still had fun. This is our first summer with a slip at the marina and we are very excited to have easier access to the lake. I took some really cute pictures with my camera but when I got home and put the disk in the computer they were gone. So weird. Scott snapped this photo with his phone just as Evy was taking a bite of her dinner. Happy trails!

Happy May Day!

Evy's buddies across the street delivered a May basket at 11:30 this morning. We could see them running away and later Evy said, "Thanks guys! That's a nummy treat!" So we decided to repay the favor and Evy tiptoed up to their front door and then ran back to our house. "Let's do it again" she said once we were hiding safely in our garage.

The Princess

In honor of the Royal Wedding Evy's class made crowns at school yesterday. I guess the madness around this wedding has even leaked into our daycare. Evy wore her crown and princess dress as we got the first glimpse of princess Kate on TV this morning. Kate was beautiful, but I think my princess is the most beautiful.

Honest Words

I have naturally curly (frizzy, actually) hair so on most days I spend 20 minutes blow drying my hair straight and then using a flat iron to smooth it out. Yesterday I didn't feel like messing with it so I put some gel in my hair and went to work. When I picked Evy up from school she was looking at me with this weird look and then said, "Mom, I not like your scraggly hair." Thanks, honey.

New Productivity Standards

Since I have reduced my time at a place of employment (where I get paid) by 20 hours I have assumed 20 hours of childcare and household work. One job replaced by another. When I worked full time Scott helped with grocery shopping, laundry, etc. But the point of me being at home was to reduce the hectic pace of our evenings and weekends so I have happily taken on some of the tasks that used to be shared. I am very grateful for the freetime we can now enjoy on the weekends. However, my productivity when at home with Evy is absolutely laughable. At any given point I have at least 5 partially completed projects going on (interrupted by the demands and needs of a two year old) and if I'm lucky a couple of them will get completed that day. And, it takes me 9 hours to finish 2 loads of laundry. But that's ok. That's 2 loads I don't have to do on Saturday.

Happy Easter!

A Conversation to Remember

A few weeks ago Evy and Grandma Joan had the following conversation:

Evy: "Grandma, who you best friend?"
Grandma: "Sue*. Who is your best friend?"
Evy: "Mommy."

I'm going to show Evy this post when she is 16.

*Names have been changed to protect the innocent.