Hello Sunshine!

Today was so nice, my first Sunday off where I wasn't stressing about going to work the next day, and it was just gorgeous out. Tomorrow (Monday 5/18) my new job starts, hopefully Rick and I will hear back about our apartment, (I'm keeping my fingers crossed!!) So everything is falling into place :)

Zoe and I spent a lot of time in the sunshine today, we trekked across the street to get a creeme and a slushie at the general store. Aunt Beaner came by and played with Zo in the Mexican swing. After Aunt Beaner left Zoe and I went out and snuggled on the swing. She was so tired from running around with her grandparents that she fell asleep for a little while. If anyone spent all day inside today they are CRAZY! It was SO beautiful!

Summer Time?

It's spring in Vermont, almost summer, with the little fake out we had in April zoe and I are trying to get our bearings. The sun will shine but it'll only be 30 degrees...so we are having a hard time staying cooped up. Most of the time we bundle up and peel layers off all over the yard, Zoe has gotten in the habit of leaving boots, socks, sweatshirts, etc. scattered across the lawn. She's very curious, we look under rocks and around my mothers flower beds searching for insects and bugs and spiders and such. Zoe loves bugs, today we found an inch worm and she watched it creep across a branch trying to pet it saying "nice, nice worm".

Zoe also is a 'chicken whisperer'. There is one chicken that will always come out of its pen in our neighbors backyard to see her when ever she is playing. She talks to it and says hello, and the chicken will cluck and talk back to her. They're great friends and its really funny. My parents never seem to get the chicken's attention and it ignores them, but it will get almost close enough for zoe to pet when she's in the yard.

ECHO

wow its been a long time since I posted. Zoe and I visited Echo with Rick last week. We had a lot of fun, Zoe loved the turtles, and frogs. She even got a chance to pet a starfish!
When you first walk in (for those who haven't gone,) there is a big water fall...thing...and a tank of fish swimming around, Zoe kept shrieking with delight, and exclaiming "WOW!" "Oh Wow!" at everything to see and touch and explore. We had a fantastic time.