Coffeefest Baltimore and New School!

I brought a couple of the kids animals with me to take pictures for them!

riding the train from the airport to the convention center! 

I love a town with public transportation

nice to see the water again!

PNC! I felt like I was back in Pittsburgh

We went to the aquarium and it was amazing!

pig-nosed turtle

bat fish

these sting rays were huge

and so was the turtle!!!

eels!

always love to find Nemo

the turtle was missing a fin due to an injury so the zoo saved her

Fort McHenry, where the star spangled banner was inspired from the war of 1812.

Trevi started at the neighborhood school and we ride our bikes to and from!!!

my biker crew

his travel present "a snap bracelet sloth" goes everywhere with him!

blueberry scones for my ladies at BSF

my monkeys!

House updates and Exploring our new neighborhood!

Here are a few updated photos from the house. We still have lots of finishing work/cleaning up but the majority of the major work is done!!

Finally got a new cover for our couch... the white was no longer white 

I made a fun piece to keep our produce in

plus, I got to learn how to use the saw

my little helper!

Loving the contrast: cactus...

palm trees!

Huge fan of the cabinets we chose! 

And I appreciate them so much more after having built them all

My massive island!

and I love every inch of it!

so much storage

huge sink and a big window!

Brett did such an awesome job designing the layout of the kitchen

blueberry muffins for women's bible study 

sheer joy for this guy!

:)

!!!!!

We've been trying some new trails by our house!

On Thursday we went hiking

the views from above were amazing 

digging in the dirt of course!

Thursday was the yellow trail! 

Friday was the blue trail on bikes but I forgot my phone so I don't have photos

 Quick interruption for some photos from my monthly girls dinner!

Beets and goat cheese

Harvest toast: ricotta, squash, pumpkin seeds and pomegranate seeds!

Happy March

It's March and we've been busy!

I got to take Harvey to a friend's dino birthday party!

He got really into it!

Trevi working on her first school project: she had to research Ronald Reagan

Sunsets in the desert!

I had to get ready and this guy wanted to part of the process

helping feed Boomer!

he's always reading

so is she!

Got a photo from Ms. Dolores saying Harvey wrote his first two letters all by himself

We've officially moved and this is all our stuff... time to move in!

breakfast of champions on moving day :)

waiting for dad to show up with the furniture! yes, that is a stool on top of the car

Harvet watching the olympics with Kingdon

Free pancake day at Ihop

Uncle Chad few in for a few hours so they worked on the sink... Not sure how many people were actually helping haha

We love uncle Chad

dress up as your favorite character at school: she's dressed as Mercy Watson

playing with magnets at school

my little easter bunnies

these ears brought her a lot of joy!

he's become an official carpenter with all his fun new tools

finishing the kitchen with handles

Trevi made me breakfast! 

Updated couch! the white had become brown....

my new view!