part 1, If We Lived In the Country...

...we would go down to the pasture and we'd get to feed the cows!

Notice Allister's mouth saying "moo" in EVERY shot!

He LOVED the cows and seriously walked right up to them when they were feeding. They were definitely more afraid of him than he was of them.

Here's the Story...

...I've been looking to buy a piano off and on for some time now. Not too expensive, because we don't want to spend the money. Not too big, because we don't have the space. Not too old, because we want it to hold a tune. And on and on. I frequent the craigslist page and found myself flipping through the piano section. As I was looking, someone sent a new piano post. "It is a nice piano, but we don't have the room and we just want it to go to a good home. No cost, you just have to come pick it up." Great! I jumped on it, and e-mailed right away.

I planned on going to peak at it (to see if it fit all our criteria) in the afternoon. As I had a little time beforehand, Allister and I went to visit his Papa at work (which was in the area). My uncle happened to be there and the conversation came up about the piano. My uncle is, to say the least, a piano enthusiast. He knows his pianos! He adamantly encouraged me to get a digital piano as they are the "way of the future". I decided to hold on before looking at the free piano and talk to Peter over lunch.

I headed over to Peter's work and ran into his boss' wife on her way out. We started chatting, Peter came out and we were about to head out, when I jokingly mentioned to the boss' wife that "Peter was going to buy me a piano for mother's day". She stopped me mid-sentence and said, "Don't buy one! I have one that I'm trying to get rid of and you can just have it!" and continued on listing the details, "digital...small, but with full set of keys...." etc, etc. Exactly what I've been looking for and exactly what my uncle had recommended!

Yep...that's the story. Thank you, Lord!!

Allister and I sit at it every day and play little diddies...

Flower Garden

The day after we got back from Canada, the first rose in our garden bloomed...

...and we've been enjoying the colorful garden ever since.

Shades

Milk Carton Happiness

One of Allister's favorite toys is a water bottle, so you can imagine his delight when he discovered this empty milk carton...

The smile says it all!

Save the Date

Save the Date

What: Big Birthday Bash

When: May 22nd...ish, 2011 

Where: To be announced at a later date

Consider this a semi-formal invitation.

This time next year, Peter and I will be celebrating our 30th and 35th birthdays (I'll let you guess which one of us is turning which age...but I'll give you a hint: I'm younger). Since 30 and 35 are pretty significant ages, we thought we might just throw a big bash! (Maybe...we all know I have a serious issue with planning ahead) So join us, this time next year (maybe).
For now, I'm off to enjoy my last year of my 20s! Any suggestions as to what I ought to do/accomplish before I'm thirty??

His Favorite Word

"Ow - sigh .... Ow - sigh ... Ow - sigh"
(Outside, Outside, Outside...over and over again) as he stands at the back door looking out.