one year ago this week....

One year ago this week.... Poor doggie! Though she looks as though she is recovering from chemo, this is not the case. We had to shave her because of skin troubles. She did not like being hairless!!! The pillow she is laying on is an old one of John's that she rescued from the garbage - she still uses it today! It looks like she may make it through this summer without a buzz job.

Welcoming lizzie

Well, we finally held a proper baby shower/ welcoming party for baby Elizabeth. It was a beautiful day filled with family and friends. Unfortunately I failed miserably at capturing much of anything on camera. Here are a few pictures before and after the party where nearly 60 people showered love on Lizzie:

The day started with a great visit from Caroline, Garrett, girls Meredith and Adelaide and Grammy and Grampy Kus. We visited with the pigs and had an overall farm tour:) It was great to have some time early in the day with these long time friends.

Auntie Angie decorates for the party...
'Mimi' Parker did so much to for the party, she brought so many goodies and beautiful decorations!

Grammie Suzie cleaning up pre-party

Just a glimpse of the decorations:

Emily begins to go through and enjoy the many generous gift lizzie rec'd.
Here are Lizzie and I trying out a baby sling she rec'd that day. I think she likes it!

Happy Birthday Dad!

We held a belated birthday celebration in honor of our Dad last night at camp. After a brief rain shower, we enjoyed yummy lobster feed!!! There were presents to be had and homemade icecream for desert.

Dad gets a birthday 'diddy' from Danny which explained his gift of floor mats. Very creative and funny...

Mom enjoys the celebration, relaxing a bit after all the hard work of preparation!

John looks on as Dad rips into his presents.

Lizzie's first 'napkin' gift! My parents started the 'napkin' gift tradition when we were young and we were jealous of the gifts others were opening. Thus we all got one small gift at each others birthday parties in an effort to keep the peace. These gifts were generally wrapped in a napkin or paper bag and included candy.

Happy Birthday Dad! I hope this year is the best one yet!

#27 debuts!

The #27 Evolo car made it's (is it his or a her? I guess I will have to ask the driver, Doug Kus) debut last night at unity speedway in Unity Maine. This quarter mile track was the perfect place for a new car and new driver.
The #27 fan club awaits the start of the race....

No, you are not seeing things, that is a Lincoln behind the #27. Pretty much anything goes in this race class!

Doug made the leader board for quite a while in the 15 lap enduro race before being spun out. #27's fans look on while the race is underway...

Way to go Doug! Great work John, Brian and Mike getting the car ready!! Can't wait to watch another race.

Our Nellie

A few pictures of our Nellie. She was a bit photogenic this weekend and quite agreeable (it must have been the heat)!

Here is a photo of my garden at camp. It is small but I am pretty proud of its 'weed free-ness' :)

One heck of a hot set day!

We set a home in Dexter yesterday, boy was it HOT!!!! I was sweating just watching, the poor crew was just drenched and exhausted. The house came together really well though! there is quite a bit of site work to complete this home, it has full porches and all sorts of neat things, so it doesn't look that impressive yet....

Weekend in VT

We had a wonderful weekend in Vermont last weekend. Thanks to Trevor & Jen for getting married and giving us an excuse to get away for a long weekend. We stayed at a lovely B&B, did some exploring which included a little hiking and a lot of getting lost, had a great time at the wedding and enjoyed a meandering trip home. Here are John & I (both pasty white!) enjoying a little sun at Big Falls.