Easter

What a crazy busy day! Chris and Maggie celebrated Easter with their father in the morning. We picked them up around 11:30 and headed off to my sisters. They kids had a blast playing with their cousins. It was fun catching up with everyone! It is amazing how BIG the kids are all getting! After lunch, our traditional picture.. and egg hunt - we headed out to Albion to see our other halves! Another egg hunt and more candy.. a great dinner and some Wii... we were EXHAUSTED! Time seems to be going so fast!

Shots from March...

Jason and Stacy.... Kelly and Kevin...

mmmmmm.. my birthday cake from Roger!

My ballerina on picture day!

Josh, Me, The Stiemer's...... Mike and Sandora... Sandora and Stacy - Chili FD Banquet



Bella's visit to Grandma and Grandpa Chandler's to play with Bear!

Here's what happened in March!

OK.. I am getting a little nervous!
I honestly feel like I just got done updating February and now I am filling you in on March and it is the second week in April! We are down to 2 months before the wedding and I am certain it is going to FLY BY!

Well here we go...

• Early this month we had dinner with Scott and Anne at Sticky lips.. looking back now that feels like MONTHS ago. It was a nice night, I don't talk to my brother nearly as much as I wish I could so I really enjoyed the evening. After dinner we went back to their house to see their new puppy! What a sweetie she is, I believe she is a mipin - miniature pincher! A definite mama's pup! She just loves Annie to bits. Scott was feeling a little left out.. we heard later in the month that they ended up adopting her brother.. Lenna and Lenny. Maybe Scott feels the score is even now!

• My birthday was March 7th. A very very busy day. I was full blown in the middle of a nasty chest cold.. but it didn't hold us back from going to the camper show in Syracuse with our "bff's" (LOLOL) Jason and Stacy. We had a blast laughing and dreaming about buying one of those ridiculous "campers" to share and live in.. considering we would have to sell both our houses to afford one! Kevin and I agreed "that's" not camping, we enjoy our camper way too much to trade in for a palace on wheels! We hit the outlet mall on our way home for some shopping. We had about an hour home before we headed out to the Stiemer's. They cooked an awesome birthday dinner and spent a little time at the Stiemer bar. We had a great night... always do with Joe and Steph! Last weekend they told us that they gave in and bought that jacuzzi they were talking about!! Very exciting! Looking forward to our next Stiemer excursion!

• Kevin's parent came over for an afternoon to celebrate my birthday. Kevin made an amazing corned beef dinner and Roger made me the most AMAZING strawberry cake.. YUM YUM YUM... I LOVED IT!

• We had Maggie's teacher conference. She is doing amazing in 4th grade. She is in a 7th grade reading level and is just soaring in school. The kids are looking forward to school getting out. Hard to believe it is only 2 months away!

• Miss Bella had her "baby maker" (as Maggie says) taken out.. she survived and came home HIGH AS A KITE.. cracked us up! She is now going on.. 8 months old! She is the easiest dog.

• Kevin and the guys started the kitchen / meeting hall renovations at the firehouse.. they seem to be there more than not these days and their hard work is showing! It is coming together nice. Kevin is so excited and proud to see the teamwork!

• On the 21st we had an overnight at the Seneca Niagara Casino with Jason and Stacy to celebrate both mine and Kevin's birthday. Oh my gosh we had a blast! Laughing the whole weekend. From chips-a-hoy to hide and seek to What's your like?.. it was the best weekend.

• We picked up Maggie's costumes for her dance recital.. and she had her pictures.. hard to believe how fast this year is going.

• The 28th was Kevin's birthday, we were busy at the Chili Fire Department Banquet. We spent last weekend in Warsaw Roger made Kevin's favorite carrot cake and we went out to breakfast Sunday morning to celebrate.. We certainly werent expecting 2 inches of snow!

• We bought our wedding bands, and our cake topper came in! It is so cute.. a fireman and a bride. I love it!

• We received our "paper work" from the pastor.... time to put together the ceremony details!

• We had a new furnace put in last weekend and we feel the difference already!

• We all passed back and forth a nice cold that pretty much lingered with us the whole month.. poor Christopher had strep.

• Kevin finally finished the deck on the front.. we just need to stain it.

Busy busy.. We will be celebrating Maggie's birthday in April, and hopefully we will get some nicer weather to start working on the house.. lots to do! And....... we are looking forward to CAMPING SEASON starting!

Things that happened in February!

OMG! Where did February go! It flew by way too fast. I am not so sure what kind of list I can come up with here... I will give it a try.

• Miss Bella is doing wonderful.. she is really a very easy dog!


• We completely changed our wedding plans! LOL. We decided that having the "pretty ceremony" that I wanted and the picnic bbq reception was an impossible combination. We opted for an intimate ceremony of 30 family and a couple close friends on June 6th, with an all out day of fun picnicking on August 15th with anyone and everyone would be the perfect mix. I couldn't be more relieved! The ceremony/small dinner reception will be held at the Green Lantern in Fairport in the most amazing vintage Victorian room. It just stopped us in our tracks. Just perfect! The picnic will be in Warsaw at the legion banquet hall. We are finally not stressed and very excited.


• Maggie was nominated as a school safety monitor, and is very proud of her position.


• Wrestling has finished and Chris is considering track.


• Kevin's proposed plan for a new kitchen at the firehouse was approved and construction will start this month.


• Kevin got a new Dakota extended cab truck. Fire engine red of course!


• I got a new Sonata.. and LOVE IT!


• We had another date night this month with Jason and Stacy at Famous Dave's my favorite place!

You know.. I know we were much busier.. but February went by so darn fast and honestly seemed like a stressful month.. lol.. so I cant think of anything else!

March should be a busy month.. both Kevin and I celebrate birthdays this month.. mine the 7th, Kevin's the 28th.We are headed to the Seneca Casino for an overnight to celebrate our youth with Jason and Stacy. Hopefully I will be better about updating my blog this coming month!