Having grown up in Arizona I don’t seem to recall people talking about Spring Break with the fervor that people in Michigan do.  After I experienced my first winter in Michigan I realized why so many families scratch off the days of winter one-by-one as they anxiousely await “Spring Break”

Well we didn’t fly off to any exotic location, or even Florida for that matter but I was able to leave a few hours early from work today and we had a great picnic at Hoffmaster State Park on the beach. We were one of only two families on the beach which was excellent, apparently the dark clouds scared everyone else away or they were in route to beaches in warmer climates. Anyway, I posted some photos which are located in the Holidays and Events album under SpringBreak-07. Enjoy! Oh, and btw the photos are little grainy as I took them with my new point and shoot 6mp Panasonic(which I bought with a gift certificate from Nielsen, so who can complain) anyway, I’m still learning which settings generate the best results.

Later,

Mark

Recently Savannah has gotten into the Disney princesses. I’m not sure how this happened, but somehow Disney is able to corner this market with all little girls. What is it about fancy dresses, tiaras and high heels that enthrall little girls for years to come? Of course, Savannah is not satisfied to just be the princess, she always wants you to “be the prince” (I confess I end up singing the Gaston song and talking like him too–how did that happen?).

So, as you have probably seen, we got Savannah some dress-up clothes for her birthday. We haven’t been able to get her out of them since.

Oh, for those who would like to make an Elmo Cake, here’s a template you can use on a 9×13 cake. Just cut around the outer edges for the head shape. You’ll need the free Adobe Reader to view this document. Click the downloads button.