Happy Earth Day -- Hug a Tree!

Is there anything as 

lovely

as a tree blooming in the spring?!

The flowering trees have been incredible this year --
but are now starting to fade fast!

Last weekend, Maddy and I hit the
outdoor mall on a rainy day
(yes, my hair was a disaster)
but the girl loves to check out the books at B&N,
so I talked her into a quick iPhone
photo with one of the gorgeous trees there.
Quick -- run and enjoy their beauty before
the blooming season ends!!

Happy Earth Day!
and
Happy Arbor Day this week in Nebraska -
we celebrate trees! :)

Treehouse Fun!

Happy Friday!

I meant to post earlier, but I somehow lost some zoo

photos from our first visit of the season.

I've been feeling rather invisible lately, so guess it is 

appropriate that the photos disappeared!

Last Saturday, Maddy watched the neighbor's dog, Dixie,

a little Corgi that is Muffy's BFF, while they were out of

town for the day.  

Muffy and Dixie played a lot 

in their backyard

and so . . .  .

I wanted to show you their

fabulous treehouse they built themselves!

Isn't it amazing!!!

They can even sleep in it sometimes during

the warm weather as it has built in 

bunks!

Also, they put in swings  with a curvy slide and fire pit nearby

and -- Maddy's favorite -- a trampoline!

She is definitely volunteering for more

dog-sitting gigs in the future!

Happy Weekend!

Tee Time!

Spring is here and the grass is greening up, 

so you know what that means --

time for golf!

For Maddy and me,

that means putt-putt a/k/a mini-golf!!

Last Sunday, it was warm and sunny 

and the mini-golf course had opened for the season!!

The water hazards were not ready yet -- probably a good thing

as I have hit a ball into the water a time or two . . . or three!

We grabbed our putters and set out

to dust off the golfing cobwebs!

Guess who got a hole-in-one on

the very first hole she played???

Maddy!

Sadly, I didn't make any holes-in-one!

But we had lots of fun!

Maybe by the end of summer, I will have accomplished

the elusive hole-in-one!  Fingers crossed!

We love mini-golf!

Easter Weekend Update!

Hope you all had a wonderful weekend!

Easter weekend is always so special!

Before the Easter break, Maddy and I made some special Hershey kiss jars for

her friends at school and

 also put together some Easter baskets for the Littles!

We had so much fun picking out special things for Janie, Walt and Harry!

On Easter morning, Mr. Tennis, Maddy and I went to the early 

7:30 AM Mass and it was packed!

We had a brunch reservation later, so went home to read the 

newspaper (think we are among the few who still get the newspaper, but I cannot give it up).
 I may or may not have had a few Hershey kisses

to tide me over til brunch!

Oh yum, seriously, brunch was fabulous and fun!  Seeing the crowd waiting in line

when we left around 1 PM, made me so happy I had made

our reservation for 11:30 AM.

Philip, Harry, Catherine, Janie & Walt

We attempted some selfies on the golf course afterward, but

it was so windy, they did not turn out well.

However, we managed to get a few photos since we were 

all dressed up and that doesn't seem to happy often.

Unfortunately, Connor was out of town. 

We missed him and saved a chocolate bunny!

Hope he gets home soon -- that bunny is calling my name!

After brunch, we were in a food coma,

so headed home for naps!

Hope you had fabulous weekend too!

Friday Flashback - Happy Easter!

Hello Friends!

Time for a quick Friday Flashback -

Let's see what we were doing a few years ago on Easter!

Meeting Mr. and Mrs. Easter Bunny at Disney World - April 2012

Hope you have a wonderful and joy-filled Easter!