My dirt girl!

Meredith has always loved to be in the dirt. She was SO excited when I ripped open the bag of top soil, she came running over, tore off her shoes and literally stood in the bag before helping me unload it and spread it around!!
Fortunately she went to help her Daddy with another project when it came time to plant.......

Video from Mothers Day 2009

So I had a wonderful day, topped off with a delicious dinner out with my girls! Since we try to dine out early for Meredith's sake, we often have the advantage of a less crowded restaurant. Such was the case last night, and we used it to our benefit. There was no one sitting directly around us so Meredith was free to roam around the table from lap to lap taking in all of the loving she could get, plus play some games around her high chair. Her big sister was happy to oblige with the lyrics and film footage...
Enjoy!

A Week in P.V.

 

We spent a week in sunny Mexico that consisted of three (not so square) meals a day, several hours of beach time, a little pool activity, some seaside napping, multiple bottles of appropriate liquid per person,a little bargaining and foreign trade and we even managed to sneak in enough hours of slumber each night to get us through.
Turned out to be a really fun and easy trip.
Enjoy the pictures......

 

 

 

 

We had a party for Jie Jie's birthday on Saturday night. Meredith got all dressed up.

(posted by Eric)

Baby Angus Calves

We had an opportunity to visit some newborn Angus calves yesterday. Since it was such a beautiful spring day here in the Rockies, we jumped at the chance! Meredith was so excited - besides the cats and dogs in her home and storybooks, cows are one of her favorites (plus "moo" is one of the few animal noises she can actually imitate). So we talked it up, drove up to the ranch and she ran to the barn. Once we got inside and she saw the size of Mama Cow, it was a whole different story! Even though the babies were about as tall as she is, it was still a bit intimidating and she preferred to stay by Mom or Dads side most of the time. Even so, it was a fun experience and I wouldn't rule out a future in ag - - she looks pretty comfortable beside that tractor, don't you think?