Florida Fun!

We spent a lovely week on Longboat Key. We beached 3 times a day and kayaked some, and ate lots of yummy seafood. Mom, Aunt Pat, and Auntie Jenni joined Finn and I for the festivities. Finn loved the beach most of all. He spent hours playing in the sand and chasing waves! We can't wait to go back.

Finn's first encounter with waves...

A Great Weekend

Finn recycling...we swear!

We had a great weekend with friends, hiking and canoeing. And I had to work both Saturday and Sunday, so I would say productive and great! We headed out on Friday night and left Finn with Grandpa Doug and Grandma Louise. He had a great time out on a walk and soaking in all the grandparent love, while we attended an 80's birthday party.
Then we headed to Hitchcock Nature Center for a hike Saturday morning. It was beautiful, but I was shocked to see ticks already! Then Sunday morning we ventured out for our first Canoe trip of the season. Oh so needed! Just a quick float from Lashara to Two Rivers State Park on the Platte, but it was wonderful as always. Finn did great, for a little guy. Then just as he got really fussy he decided to take a nap. Good boy...

Cranes!

We went out to view the cranes again this year at the Rowe Sanctuary. It was amazing! Thousands of sandhill cranes! The night before we went to Ft. Kearney for a hike along the rails to trail, trail. It took us right over the river where we met up with many people waiting for sunset and the migration of sandhill cranes from the corn fields back to the river, simply beautiful! Finn wasn't allowed in the blind at the Rowe Sanctuary, so Jason took him for a little hike.

After our adventure at the Sanctuary, we took a tip from a woman in the blind and went on a quest to find Whooping Cranes, endangered Whooping Cranes. And we found them! At a small marsh, they were beautiful! So big and graceful! After that, we headed to Exeter for Easter. Here are some pictures from our wonderful weekend.

Early Spring Fun

Finn and I ventured to Colorado for a ski weekend with the Alexander's while Jason was working in Oregon. Finn had so much fun with Nana Peggy while I skied with the nephews, Lisa and Pa. It was beautiful Colorado as always, thank you Nana and Pa.

Skiing down our favorite run at Breckenridge, first Henry, then Pa and finally Owen
(not sure where Elliot was, maybe in the trees!)

Then we took another trip to the zoo with Doug and James, Doug had a little session of Monkey See Monkey Do (see video below). So far it is a great early spring!

Here are more pictures from our early spring adventures!