Rini's new hiding spot (one of many)

parts of the process (oddly in reverse)

Sarah stretching homemade mozzarella!

Kenny's Master Plan for Spring Season '09

beautiful tulips

Toilet overhaul

They dug a huge ditch from the garage bathroom all the way to the chicken coop!

ice, ice, baby.

Sarah & Co. are going to Ireland!

Sarah and her two awesome sisters (Hey Kristen and Robyn!!) are taking their Dad (Hi Dad!) to IRELAND for his 50th birthday!! Tickets were bought yesterday so there's no going back :)

So here's a question for all of my travelin' buddies out there:

What should we do?? Where should we stay? We're a pretty outdoorsy family, so we're open to anything. The only things that are set in stone are that we're arriving in Shannon and leaving from Dublin, so we've got a lot of ground to cover! Any help is greatly appreciated.

Thanks guys!

S

Hiking in Cheaha

This is the fallen tree over which Buddy insisted on being carried.
(by the way, this wasn't the last leg of our long 8-mile hike . . . this was quite early in the day.)

Hiking in Cheaha

Buddy really liked all the streams providing a consistent "water break" and allowing him the ability to pee on every other tree in the woods.

Buddy and Kenny bonding in the woods

Buddy "enjoying" his Christmas gifts . . .

. . . a sweater from grandma and Doggles from the Hollmans.

the south