Tuesday, April 6, 2010

Saint Paddy's Day

When the weather seemed to be getting warmer in the beginning of March - Dusty surprised me with a little picnic in the mountains - he even brought our portable stove to grill the sandwiches - yum!!

Look - barely any snow and that was a month ago - what happened!
We were then hit by the snow and were able to get this stunning photo in our back yard.

Leisha had a great idea on St. Patrick's Day - we took the boys and anyone that wanted to come to the parade.
It was so much fun despite the rain and it was made even better when we bought some hot chocolate and delicious cookies.
The parade had such unusual things including these giant Irish Wolfhounds...
I think James liked the bagpipes :)

Tim was desperate to go up to the front to get some candy - he did pretty well and I think Ronald was also a hit....

A few days after the parade, Dusty got a job in a great surveying company - I'm so excited for him to be putting all his school into practice and although the job is physically tough, he loves it!

We had a great time trying on his awesome work gear!

The next weekend we took the boys on a picnic so they could enjoy the grilled sandwiches as well.

They had a great time and were able to find some cool rocks which are now proudly displayed in the rock garden :)

Grilling time!

Yum!

9 comments:

KaSs MiLeS said...

i love that picture of you guys in your work gear. that's so awesome that he got a job in his field!!! Nothing better than getting to put your skill to use and for money! :)

Kory said...

Woopdy Woop on the new job!!!! That's totally radical! And the parade looked like a lot of fun.

Kelli said...

Yay for getting a job! But that's A LOT of orange.

Amy Piller said...

I know what is with this stinkin snow:( Looks like you have beenhaving fun though.

Kyle said...

That picture from your backyard is really impressive.

And Dusty better wear all of his gear all of the time. AND those flashing red reflector things.... AND those support hose.

Amy said...

awesome on the job! thats great, I laughed really hard at your work gear pictures, you guys are so funny.

The parade looked so much fun, was it at the gateway?

rain said...

Yay for Dusty's new job! And really great work clothes, too. ;)

I remember going and grabbing candy at parades, and then they had a big stink about it, and wouldn't do it anymore, so I stopped going. Now that I know, it may have to be something I do, again.

Er, that my kids do, I guess.

Shauna said...

What they all said! I seriously don't know of two people who are more suited for each other! Get it? Suited? Ha ha!

fauxy said...

Look at you in that cute little orange vest.. maybe you need a new job too complete with a new uniform??