Deer Dash at Deer Crossing

Sabrina's been wanting to do this family 5k race at her school for years now, so we finally did it. The kids had been participating in Running Club during recess to prepare for the race, and were really excited about it. The Jacobs decided to join us as well. Afterwards, we enjoyed a 2 hour lunch at PF Changs with a big chocolate cake "The Great Wall" at the end as our reward, or to completely cancel out the exercise effect, however you choose to see it!

Why the school is named DEER CROSSING

I don't care how long we live here, I hope we never get tired of looking out the window and seeing the deer. Most people around here don't like them because they eat all of the plants (or our bird food, right out of the can), but we get a thrill every time we see them and feel like we're in a park.

May 15-16 Weekend

SATURDAY: Cesar and his nephew and friend came over on Saturday night for supper as Cesar had wanted to give Nate STEAKS for his bday as they have this beef kinship thing going on. Since it was a nice cool evening, they decided steaks on the campfire sounded like a good idea. The boys sure enjoyed their steak, and hot dogs too, as if there wasn't enough beef already.

SUNDAY:
What kind of mother schedules herself to be out of the country and away from the little people who made her a mother? That would be me. But we did celebrate the weekend after we got back from Haiti. Though Sabrina was at a bday party/sleepover and missed being with us, my boys gave me a special breakfast of my favorite Panera "Cinnamon Crunch" bagel, artfully accompanied by strawberries and my husband's best brew....mmmm....we celebrated with Mom Wooster later that day.

 That afternoon we visited Scotty in the hospital at N.I.H., who has worked for Dave's dad for some 25 years and is battling cancer. He was happy for the company and the joy the kids bring.

After visiting Scotty, we had supper with the Woosters at The Cheesecake Factory to celebrate Mother's Day with Mom Wooster.  Elizabeth/Dad gave her these wooden carvings that she went nuts over. Love her expression in the pictures...

Sabrina's Field Day at Deer Crossing

See posts from our May 6-12 trip to Haiti

http://newhopesoshaiti.blogspot.com/

Short Horse Mini Ranch - Lovettsville, VA

After his recent health scare, Dave decided to fulfill a dream and signed up to run the Marine Corp Marathon this fall as motivation to run regularly. On Sunday, we went to the C&O canal in Brunswick, Md where Dave & Monty ran about 7 miles (the kids biked and the moms walked). It was good for the whole family to get out and get some exercise! Afterward, we stopped Dave's cousin's house - she and her husband just recently acquired 2 miniature ponies, then discovered they were both pregnant! The babies were born about a week apart, and are as cute as can be. Then the kids launched a rocket a few times and wondered what other adventures were to be had at the farm. Life is good in the country!

Spectators - Nana watching the horses and the kids!

Father-Son fishing trip

Dave & Nate, Rob, Pete & Josh spent the day fishing at a friend's stream and then came back to our place for a bday dinner for Pete (his girls were out of town on a field trip).

Sunday Canoe Trip on Lake Linganore & Linganore Creek

On Sunday we took the canoe out again, this time the Jacobs joined us as we headed under the bridge and followed Lake Linganore until it became Linganore Creek and we could go no further. We counted over 70 turtles sunning themselves on our journey! Then the kids played in the lake for a bit before we headed to the Jacobs for a campfire supper. Great day!

Saturday with Faehners & Smiths

Saturday we got together with the Faehner family for lunch (kids enjoyed the stir-fry tableside show at Sakura), then hung out until dinner where we met up with the Smith family for Mexican food in Bethesda.

 

 

Denita Harcombe Smith & Hollie McDowell Faehner

 

Sabrina.Karissa.Luke.Nate

Weekend with the Brions

The Brions arrived Saturday afternoon and we just hung out and visited, did a little fishing and spent the evening around the campfire. Sunday morning - breakfast on the porch (it was warm that weekend) before heading to church.

Easter Sunday

Andrew getting back to his roots eating lumpia (egg rolls)

The Cousins - you can see we have a lot of blond-Filipino combos in this family!
Egg hunt begins, kids were scurrying everywhere!
Smiley Nate

Easter weekend was spent with our family visiting from California - Dad's bro Uncle Burton, Auntie Lena, Zach & Andrew Brion (Cali surfer dudes). They were in NYC for Spring Break and popped down for a visit for the weekend. On Sunday, we went to church close by (DRCC) and then our local cousins came over to spend the afternoon with us - Jeff & Jen Santa Rita (kids Max, Bella & Dan) and Dana, Hunter & Brittany (home from college at Eastern Univ.) We had lunch, an egg hunt, and then the guys went fishing. Great day!

Dan . Sabrina . Bella . Zach . Andrew . Max . Nate
While the kids were discovering the "Resurrection Eggs" story, Dan exclaimed "Desus is Alive!"

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We (heart) Dave

Some strange symptoms (determined to likely have been a pinched nerve), landed my man in the hospital for 2 days due to his family history of heart problems. A lot of tests and waiting and visitors but all good reports, so we are thankful for that!

Pictured: Visitors Marty, Chad, Pastor/Friend Kumar and the Jacobs visted along with the whole Wooster family hanging out for 2 days. Using his hospital supplies which included a comb for his "hair". In the ER texting on his Blackberry - still addicted to the crackberry! We stopped by the Capital Grille on the way home for a work/company dinner, where he willingly yet sadly avoided the steak. And, answering the often asked question "So what are you wearing under that hospital gown ? The answer is: BOXERS!

Spring is here!

Our maiden voyage on the new canoe on one of our first warm, spring days here in Maryland a few weeks ago.

Sunday Stroll on the Monocacy River

Dave and the kids (along with our neighbors Frank & Logan), took an 8-mile Sunday stroll down the Monocacy River which they caught right here down by the dam. The kids were troupers (Sabrina was a paddler) and enjoyed navigating the trees and debris following all the storms and rain we had that week - they even had little pockets of "white water" for some added fun. I picked them all up at a park in Frederick where they had docked.