Welcome Spring!

What a first day of spring we had! It was an absolutely beautiful weekend here in PA. Just what I would imagine the perfect spring day to be: warm, sunny, full of outdoor activities and lots of smiles:) Our day began with breakfast out on the sun porch. We were outside ALL DAY and it was wonderful! We golfed, roller bladed, rode bikes, went on a walk, colored with sidewalk chalk, and had picnic all in one day. We finished the day off with our first taste (and best because it was FREE to celebrate the first day of spring!) of the season of Rita's water ice...yum!

And that was just on Saturday! The outdoor fun continued on Sunday with a trip to a local state park. Oh, how I love springtime!

Look Who's Two!!

I can hardly believe that two years have passed by! It seems like just yesterday I became and Auntie for the first time. I love my little nephew, Connor. I am sad that I live far away and can't see him more often, but am grateful that I live close enough to be able to participate in events like his birthday party. He is turning into being a very intelligent, curious, funny little boy!

Connor Hill, 1 day old...

turning 1...
and now he's 2!

Yes...I am a proud Auntie!

Happy Birthday Connor!

New Posts

Just wanted to let you know I updated our blog and there are 3 new posts to check out!

Super Girl

Last week was a week of chaos. As most of you probably know, Abby was very sick last week and spent several days in the hospital (if you need to be filled in on this you can go to Judy's blog). Nathan somehow ended up at Judy's house for the week and he wound up with bronchitis. With that being said, a lot of time and energy was focused on Abby and Nathan...which is totally understandable. Then there's Emma...who wasn't sick, was at home, and went on with day to day life. With all that was going on, it's easy to take for granted the flexibility, understanding and grace that was displayed by this 9 year old. We seldom heard a complaint from her and she was quick to adjust to schedule changes at the drop of a dime. We just want to take a minute for Emma... to express how thankful we are for her and how much we appreciate her maturity. She is an amazing young lady, a wonderful big sister, and an incredible daughter & step-daughter. Thank you for being so understanding last week.

We love you!

Reunited

After a week of being apart, the Marshall kids were finally reunited on Sunday afternoon...yay! Nathan finally made his way home from Greencastle and Abby was feeling well enough to leave Mom's house for awhile. You can tell by the smiles on their faces they were pretty happy to be back together! They were all anxious to hear each other's stories about their week. It didn't take long for the usual sounds of laughter & silliness to fill the house again :) So glad that everyone is back where they are supposed to be...home.

Leading Lady

Last Tuesday evening, Emma performed in her third grade chorale. It was such a pleasure to watch her sing her heart out! Emma even sang a duet with one of her classmates! She sang, "America the Beautiful" and did fabulous! It was a great show, but, unfortunately our camera doesn't have the best "zoom" so it was difficult to get some good pictures.

Can you spot Emma?

Emma & Sophie

Proud Daddy

Great job Emma! You were a show-stopper:)