Butler in the Final Four!!!!!!

What an adventure the Final Four was for our Butler Bulldogs!! So awesome that the Final Four was in Indy this year :) We made a few trips to campus to get t-shirts, went to a pep rally in the neighborhood, attended practice with 30,000 other fans, had a blast hanging out with friends, plus Jeremy and I were lucky enough to be able to go to the games. So proud to be a Bulldog! As Maryn says "Go Dawgs, Go BU!!!"

Maryn and I went to campus to get t-shirts and she loved the bulldog

Go Dawgs!!

At the neighborhood pep rally we picked up a yard sign

At Lucas Oil Stadium for practice

So much fun that about 10 minutes after we took this picture Maryn fell

asleep during practice :)

Lucas Oil Stadium

Jeremy, Scott, Peter, and Johnny before the Semi-Final game

-they all drove down from Chicago for the game

Tip-off between Butler & Michigan State

Decked out in our BU gear :)

Waiting to go in for the big Championship Game!!!

Warm-ups before the Butler & Duke game

A bittersweet ending to the game....

there is always next year :)

welcome to the family cupcake!

Move over Duke...there is a new pet in the house! Maryn has a new fish named Cupcake :) Our dear friend Kate has been eagerly waiting to surprise Maryn with a little pet and we decided that a goldfish would be the easiest take care of and replace if necessary. We ventured to Petsmart to pick out just the right one and Maryn was super excited! It's been few weeks now and Cupcake is still swimming happily in her bowl...hopefully that lifestyle continues :)

Maryn and Cupcake

Kate and Maryn getting ready to surprise Jeremy with Cupcake

Watching Cupcake swim around

Cupcake and her new home

take dada zoo...NOW!

The first week of March, Maryn and I went with some friends to the zoo. It was still pretty cold so we pretty much had the zoo to ourselves. Well ever since that day, Maryn has cried to take Dada to the zoo. Every time we get in the car, "go zoo", "I go zoo Dada", "I take Dada zoo...NOW!" I thought she would forget about it, but no she was very persistent and determined. I feel like it was the first taste of what is yet to come as she grows up...she will forget nothing:) So finally on Saturday...we took Dada to the zoo!!! It was a beautiful day, all the animals were out, and Maryn loved having Dada with her to see the animals!

St. Patrick's Day parade

On St. Patrick's Day, Maryn and I met our friends, Julie and Ethan, downtown to go to the parade. It was a chilly day, but lots of blue sky and sun. We found a spot that we thought might get sunny, but of course our curbside seats stayed in the shade and it was so windy between the buildings throughout the parade. Poor Maryn and Ethan were freezing (as were their moms), but still managed to collect a bunch of candy! Hooray for a lunch of smarties, suckers and tootsie rolls!!! :)

loving the little taste of spring!

yeah for spring!!

trying to get Duke in the cozy coupe too :)

Maryn and Elmo ready to slide!

Newport Aquarium

In early March, we made a short trip south to visit the Newport Aquarium in Kentucky. It was a rainy day and pretty crowded, but we had fun checking out all the various aquatic animals :)

touching a starfish

looking for frogs

reaching up high to try and touch the fish

weekend getaway...

In late February, Jeremy and I took our first trip "alone" trip. While it was really hard to leave Maryn behind, it was a much needed weekend for us to spend some time together. Jeremy surprised me by putting the whole trip together...so thoughtful of him!! We packed our bags, delivered Maryn to our parents, and flew to Phoenix, Arizona. We stayed at The Camelback Inn Resort & Spa in Scottsdale and had a great time!! While to weather was a little rainy, the temperature was in the high 50's-mid 60's and definitely warmer than Indy. Just having some sunshine brighten your spirits! We enjoyed some great restaurants, relaxing by the pool, a massage each, and a little sight-seeing. What a great couple of days with the person I love most in the world!!!

The Camelback Inn

ahhhhh...The Spa

one day it was pretty rainy and cool so we rented a car and drove to Taliesin West, where we toured one of Frank Lloyd Wright's homes and his architecture school

Camelback Mountain

Mummy Mountain

located right behind our resort

on our last day we hiked a trail on Mummy Mountain

what a great time!