Spring Celebration at Heritage Hill

As the title suggests, we went to Heritage Hill State Park in Green Bay for their Spring Celebration! It was so neat to be able to go, especially since Eric was super sick the day before! He was still under the weather that day, but was a good sport. It was a gorgeous, sunny day... perfect for their event!

Unfortunately, we didn't get very many photos. The one above shows Alena petting some baby goats :) She also got to see and sometimes pet bunnies, a horse, alpacas, chicks, sheep, and some huge draft horses! She seemed to really enjoy herself! Mama and Dada enjoyed seeing all of the old buildings, especially the fur trader's cabin. We could totally live in it!

We certainly hope to have more opportunities like this to have fun as a family doing something new, outdoors!

Weekend on Birch Rd

She got to try out the little rocking chair that her mama used when she was a little girl. This was her favorite way to "sit" on it.

Now she's sitting nice while Dada shows her the Jack in the Box.

Lena loves to play with leaves and hear them crinkle. Grandma Hawkins showed her how to let the leaves fall down.

Of course, she couldn't reach quite as high as Grandma, so she just put the leaves on Grandma's head instead!

Having some relaxing time in Grandpa Cance's backyard while Alena makes her nobbish face. What a goofball!

Point Beach

Living here on the shore of Lake Michigan, we really have to savor any warm days in the spring! This time of year, the forecast usually includes a "cooler by the lake" clause. This doesn't make us very happy when we're all craving the warmth! But, there was one really nice day (about 75-80 degrees), a couple of weeks ago, when we decided to have a picnic supper at Point Beach.

Catching the breeze on Mama's shoulders

Family shot :) Alena was thinking about smiling, I guess!

Upon our return home, we decided to strip the baby down to her diaper and have her use her fingerpaints to decorate a milk carton that will soon become a small birdfeeder. Alena seemed to think that the paint was some kind of food. She kept on putting her paint covered hands in her little mush - YUK!

On her way back into the house for a bath!

MS Walk 2010

We traveled up to Wausau to participate in the MS Walk with the family. Aunt Roxy suffers from MS, so we have made an effort to have a Walk team every year for the last 3 years. This year, our team was our largest so far! We hope to raise money for the MS Society which serves those with MS in the local area and helps to fund research. It is a fun time for our family to get together and show Aunt Roxy that we really care!

Here's the DeNamur part of our Walk MS team :)

Our whole team: Zee Rockinators!

She Plays Piano, Too!

Doesn't she looks like she might be a mini piano virtuoso?

Alena Talking on the Phone

This weekend, our little family went up to Tomahawk both for the MS Walk and to spend time with the family. Alena got to spend part of her Saturday afternoon and the whole evening with her Auntie Avery and grandpa & grandma Hawkins (without Mama and Dada). They certainly had some fun as this video shows! I (Apryl) bought her a 25 cent Care Bear cell phone at a garage sale on Thursday. She seemed to know what to do with it right away, surprisingly! Grandma and Auntie Avery thought it was pretty neat to call Alena on Avery's phone and watch her dance to the music between talking :) Such a smart little cutie!

Easter & Goofing Around

An upside down Bean!

Dada kissies

She has a love/hate relationship with hats:  She thinks they're funny on other people, but doesn't really like them when they're on her own head!

Alena's giving her cousin Aubrey Easter kisses

Cousin Easter hugs!

Goofing around at Grandpa and Grandma's house.  We're watching old home videos... this one is of Uncle Timmy practicing his trumpet at the cabin.  He looks much different now with his beard!

I think our little girl likes to be a little dominant once in a while!