Day of fun and of course wine!

We had a great long weekend with Aunt Kristen, Uncle Mark, and Jack visiting. It was beautiful weather and everyone had an awesome time. We spent Friday morning at the park and the kids played outside in the afternoon while Kristen and Mark went to their 3rd DMB concert of the week. Jack and Madelyn got along great and loved eating their popcicles in the backyard after dinner. It's amazing what can entertain them at this age!

On Saturday morning, we piled in the car and drove up to Charlottesville for a day at the wineries. The first winery we visited, of course, was Blenheim which is owned by Dave Matthews. Unfortunately, we didn't run into Dave, but his cousin poured us our tastings. We thought that was close enough. We had a picnic lunch and had a fabulous morning. After Blenheim, we went over to Kluge winery where the kids enjoyed playing with the glasses and doing "cheers" with each other. The kids lasted until about 3PM and we headed home where the kids (and most adults) took a nap! Overall, it was a great weekend and here are some pictures:

Madelyn and Jack eating popcicles in the backyard!

Madelyn strolling around Blenheim.

The siblings enjoying their wine!

My attempt at getting an updated family picture. It didn't turn out very well.

Cheers!

Madelyn after a VERY long day!

Easter

Hope everyone had a Happy Easter! We had a great Easter despite the fact that Madelyn woke up on Easter morning with a rash all over her body. We found out that she is allergic to amoxicillin and had to page the Dr. in the middle of Easter lunch. Other than that, we had a great Easter and the rash was gone within a couple of days. We have had a rough couple weeks between sickness and now the allergic reaction. As of today, we are for the most part healthy and looking forward to Aunt Kristen, Uncle Mark, and Jack coming into town this evening through the weekend.

We spent Easter Sunday at church and then had lunch at Nana and Pop's house. Madelyn had a great time clapping to the music at church and had her first Easter egg hunt. It didn't take long for her to get the hang of finding the eggs with the help of Aunt Amy. She's looking forward to next year when she has a little competition with Baby Cora!

The Easter Bunny brought Abby Cadabby from Sesame Street!

All dressed up for Easter Sunday!

Baby Cora hanging out on Nana and Pop's patio!

Hunting for eggs with Aunt Amy.I'm getting the hang of this egg thing!

I'm not giving up until I have all of them in my bucket!

Crazy but fun weekend in CT

Madelyn and I left last Thursday to visit family in CT and Bill met us up there on Friday evening. It was a crazy weekend between major airport delays on both legs of the trip, Madelyn coming down with a bad cold the day we left, and having to make a trip to the Dr. on Sunday because of an ear infection (no sleep for 2 nights). Despite these factors, we had a great time visiting family. We took a trip to Kid City where Madelyn and Jack had a great time playing and I was able to go to Nikki's (Bill's cousin) bridal shower on Sunday. It was so great to be able to attend a shower because I don't always make it up for those type of events.

Madelyn and Jack had a great time together and played even better than last time. Madelyn thinks that Jack is hilarious and really loved watching Jack play in the car with Grandpa. We are looking forward to Aunt Kristen, Uncle Mark, and Jack visiting during their spring break next week!

Madelyn and Jack playing in the car at Kid City! We can see who has control of the steering wheel:)Jack, Aunt Kristen, and Madelyn playing in the backyard.The stairs were a big source of entertainment for the kids. I haven't been able to keep Madelyn off since we returned home!

Enjoying a cupcake from Nikki's bridal shower!
Yum! Yum!

Grandma and Grandpa with their little grandchildren. We finally got a picture the last day!