The Little Brown Bunny

In which our little brown bunny snuggles under my Brown Univeristy t-shirt! Does that make her a Brown bunny?! xo 
 

{Wordless Wednesday} Just Vibing

 

The Desert In Maine And Other Early June Moments

 

While the girls were at CIT training at Pilgrim Lodge, Dave and I had some time togher just us. After we dropped them off we decided to explore the Desert in MaineDesert in Maine (and yes, it really is a desert in Maine)! 

Dave and the hermit. 

A little bit of how the Desert of Maine Desert of Maine came to be. 

Back at home, Violet decided she needed a bit of a recharge! 

The hens are at max production level. We are getting six eggs every day and as a result our counter is overflowing with them! 

And finally, a little about me thanks to the latest Instagram trend. xo

"Up On The Rooftop...."

 

It's really so fascinating how much Clover and Violet love being up on the roof of their houses! xo

On Easter Eve

 

When you are married to the Director of Children's Ministry you get drafted for all sorts of projects. Like building a cross for the congrgation to flower on Easter Sunday! 

This one is about a foot taller than the one he made for Plymouth Church many years ago. We weren't keen on how short that one turned out so he went a bit bigger this time and it feels better to all of us! David did such an outstanding job! 

Grateful to Trader Joe's for the fllower haul! 

And much like husband's get drafted when their wives are the Director of Children's Ministry, daughters get drafted too when their mama is. So incredibly grateful to have such amazing helpers in Dave and the girls! 

While Grace prepared the flowers for the cross, Emma assembled Easter treat bags for all the children for tomorrow. 

The flowers are ready! So excited to bring this tradition to the congregation! I hope they love it as much as we do! 

I pulled out the girls Easter baskets to prepare them for the morning and we couldn't resist putting Violey in! She has been part of our family for one week and she is an absolute perfect addition and a toal sweetheart!

And, of course, we can't leave Miss Clover out! 

Wishing everyone celebrating a very happy Easter eve! xo 

Introducing Sugar and Violet

A few weeks ago a friend of mine from high school posted on her Facebook page that she was in need of a new home for her families two guinea pigs.  They were moving and were not able to take them along on their new adventure.  Having had a couple of guinea pigs as pets when I was a kid I chimed in and said that we would be happy to take them.  Originally she thought that they would be leaving in September but their departure date got moved up and so we hatched a plan that involved her dropping off the piggies at my parents house.  Since I was waiting on a friend of mine/doula client to have her baby we were not able to scoot down to be there when they were being dropped off.  Finally, the baby was born and our schedule was out of its holding pattern that happens when I have a doula client.  After some discussion it was decided that the girls and I would head down to Connecticut (apologies to all the friends and neighbors that we did not see during the brief 24 hours we were there) yesterday to visit and pick up the newest family members.  The girls had no idea that there was a surprise waiting for them.  They were simply over the moon to be heading to Gramma and Grandpa's house for a visit (though the surprise awaiting them would surely be the cherry on top of the sundae)!  We arrived, chatted, had some lunch and then Mom and I brought the girls upstairs to see the surprise she had waiting for them.  From the first moment that Grace and Emma laid eyes on them they were head over heels for Parsnip (renamed Sugar) and Ginger (renamed Violet Ginger after we told the girls about my friend, the piggies and the three kids who previously snuggled them).  Violet and Ginger have barely been put down since we introduced the girls to them.  They seem to be very happy to have some kids to snuggle them again, and they did great on the two hour car ride home today.  Thanks to JoAnna and her family for having us adopt their very sweet piggies.  We are so happy to get to be their new family and will surely keep you updated with lots of pictures and stories!