Race 2 The Point 5K Run

Today we participated in the Race 2 the Point 5 K run/walk.  This was our second year participating and we all had so much fun.  All proceeds from this race go directly to Scarborough school's PTA.  We were so fortunate to have spring-like weather today too!  Here are a few pictures of our team that we took just before we left for the big race...

Sweet Eve

Here is a picture of my sweet Evey girl sleeping in her bed last night.  She was so frightened by the sound of wind blowing outside from the hurricane-like storm that she fell asleep wearing these noise blocking headphones.  We also surrounded Eve's bed with layers of blankets and pillows to further reduce the sound of the wind.  Fortunately, the strong winds subsided this morning so Eve can once again sleep peacefully and have the sweetest dreams.

Grace at Middlebury College

While Grace and I were in Middlebury over the weekend we walked around Middlebury College together on Saturday afternoon.  Ever since she was teeny tiny Grace has always loved Middlebury and she told me as we were walking around the campus that her dream is to attend Middlebury after she graduates from high school.

Grace walked to the Davis Family library to do her math homework.  She looks just like a college girl here.

Here is Grace just outside of the library.

Here is Grace standing outside of the Arts building. She loved this LOVE sculpture by Robert Indiana.

This is the Arts building.  Grace and I enjoyed walking around the Middlebury College Museum of Art.

 Here is Grace studying a painting inspired by Dr. Seuss.

 Grace studying a painting inside of the museum.

Grace hula hooping inside of the arts building! 

 Grace taking a little rest inside of the arts building.

 Grace walking up the pathway to Mead Chapel.

 Grace at the entrance to Middlebury College.

 Swinging!

Mead Chapel

 The sports building

 Middlebury's ice hockey rink!

 A beautiful view of the mountains!

 

Grace & Maddy

Maddy introduced Grace to the game of Scrabble this weekend and it has quickly become Grace's favorite new game.  Grace was amazed that this was the very same Scrabble board I had when I was a little girl. 

Maddy, Poppy & Grace

Grace and I went to Middlebury, Vermont this weekend to visit my parents.  It is always so special for me to go back home and having Grace with me on this trip made it all the more special.

Hello, Spring!

We woke up on this first morning of spring to several new inches of snow! However, all of those snowflakes that were falling outside earlier this morning eventually turned into raindrops as the temperatures warmed up just a bit...that's a sure sign of spring, right?!!

Ballet

Eve loves Wednesdays because it means she has ballet.  Eve is a beautiful little dancer.  I have many more pictures of Eve dancing at ballet class coming tomorrow!

Did We Catch A Leprechaun in Our Trap???

Unfortunately we did NOT catch our leprechaun in our trap this year but he did indeed visit our home last night...we know this because he left behind his little green footprints throughout our house.  We discovered through tracking the prints that the leprechaun came in through our front door, ran directly upstairs to eat the treats we put in his trap and then went into Grace, Jack and Eve's room to hide several gold coins.  After that he went back down the stairs, created a little bit of mischief in our house (!) and then left through our front door.  The leprechaun also left a little yellow note by our door saying, "May the luck of the Irish always be with you."

Here are some of the footprints that the leprechaun left leading from our front door and going up and down our stairs!

Here are some more of the leprechaun's footprints leading from our trap into Grace and Eve's bedrooms.
 
When Grace, Jack and Eve woke up this morning they found the trap had fallen overnight.  They were certain there was a leprechaun inside but no...he had tricked us all!  Not to worry though, Jack already has a leprechaun trap idea in mind for next year which involves a complex rope and pulley system and an inclined plane.  Jack also has some thoughts brewing about the possibly incorporating weights and sticky traps!  :)

Happy St. Patrick's Day!