Eight is Great!

Kiera started off her birthday with a donut and purple milk.

After school, she changed into some jazzy clothes and we opened

cards she got in the mail and her present from us.

We tricked Kiera and put her iPod in a big box so she wouldn't 

know what it was...

So excited!

Kiera's birthday dinner of choice...potstickers!

Our traditional birthday cupcakes! Kiera picked salted caramel

this year.

St. Patrick's Day dinner...More birthday 

festivities, but only one picture!

Kiera's Friday birthday celebration with Grandpa and Great Gram

Off to Mimi and Papa's on Saturday for

more birthday fun! Easter Egg hunt...with money!

Gum balls!

The following Saturday we headed back to Meem's

to celebrate with Emily!

Kiera was so proud of this "Super Aunt" magnet she found

at the thrift store for Em. 

Such cute wrapping!

Kiera finally "gets" jokes and puns now! 

Kiera's "Seriously?" face

Hike to Salamander Spring

We took a hike up to one of the natural springs at the farm. Kiera has dubbed it 

"Salamander Spring" because salamanders like to hang out in the crock. This trip 

did not disappoint...there were eight in there, but we couldn't catch any! 

One day, the ravine will be dammed and the spring will 

fill this area and we'll have a perch pond. 

Hiking to the "Secret Rock"

Kiera named this pass-through in the rock her "Secret Rock." She didn't want me

to post these pictures because it's secret...but I assured her no one else knew exactly

where it was. Here's the fam passing through the "Secret Rock."

Climbing on top of the rock

Taking in the beautiful view 

 KJK 

 REK

 DPK

 BJK

We Had a "Wheel-ly" Fun Weekend at the Farm!

Posing with the tractor on this beautiful (almost) Spring day!

"Hit the Bunny"

The snow is long gone, but I had to share...Dave and Ty started this silly "game" when Ty was in high school...throw a snow ball at the bunny statue in the backyard and the one who hits it is the winner. Well, anything her brothers do, Kiera does too...the game continues!