Mid-march...Chris' grandfather, Coachie, passed away. We made made an immediate trip to NY for the funeral. It was great to see all the family again despite the sad circumstances. We met a lot of the extended Cancro family and many family friends. Coachie was an incredible person - a true example of how to live your life. Although we'll miss him terribly, he is with Marion now.
Ava, Georgie Z, Violet and me.
All the Cancro Cousins (this was the serious pose)
Rest in Peace, Coachie
When we got back, Easter was right around the corner. Chris had 5 days off so we went down to my parents' house for the holidays. It was fun to just relax and not do too much. Ava went nuts down there. My parents have a huge yard. She spent hours going for walks around their yard, throwing rocks, dragging around pieces of rope, watching the cows and chasing the cats and dog. We did do an Easter egg hunt with a couple of cousins and it was fun.
Pointing out some eggs.
Showing off their candy.
Feeding cows with Daddy.
Then, about two weeks later, Ava and I went down to Denver to help my Aunt watch her 3 grandchildren (ages 7, 5, and 3). Their parents ran a marathon in Austria and have spent the last two weeks traveling around Europe. Fortunately, these kids are incredibly sweet and well-behaved. They loved playing with Ava and she loved having "siblings" for two weeks. I'm afraid that she will be bored now that we are home. Chris was able to find a super cheap ticket and flew down one weekend. Plus, Aunt January came down from the mountains each weekend we were there. It was a fun trip filled with trips to the park, zoo, mall, and playgrounds. Not to mention lots of homework, reading, cooking, laundry and peacemaking (they are kids after all...) We just got home yesterday. It's nice to be home. But I do miss those little rugrats already.
Snuggling with Aunt January right before bedtime.
At the zoo.
Playing at the pool when Daddy visited.
Watching cartoons with Nick. 
Playing on the slide.
We're going to lay low this weekend and then we're off to Boston/NY next week. This is a trip that was planned a while ago. SOMEBODY forgot to get his vacation request in on time so we cannot go to our 10th college reunion over Memorial Day. (I'm not bitter about this...can you tell?) Anyway, to make up for it, we are going this coming week. It should be fun to see a lot of friends that we haven't seen in several years.
Well, that's it for now.
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