Ben and Rachel in New York

Sprintime is really showing at our dog park. Too bad there was just a little bit of snow at lunchtime today, and there's a frost advisory for tonight. Spring has to come sometime . . .
Lyle looooves the river. We can wear him out in just a few minutes with a stick in the river.
Rachel at almost 24 weeks. Still feeling great.













Anyone remember that mole on Ben's forehead? Except that the doctor said that it was a "hard cyst," and that it had to be removed. Here Ben is after the procedure, stitches and all. Cute, huh?

You can almost see the signs of spring around -- green grass, buds on the trees. In the four days since this picture was taken, this same tree has leaves. More pictures of spring to come . . .

Lyle cannot believe how much he loves the springtime -- all the muck he could ever want . . .
. . . and he wants a lot of it.

Annie likes the spring, too, but prefers to stay out of the mud (thank goodness).
Our friend Nikki and her beautiful little one, Charlotte. We see more of them now that it's lighter later in the evening and there's more time to walk our dogs.

Our friends Dania and Jonathan had a wonderful wedding ceremony in February. Dania looked lovely, everyone had fun, and Rachel's tummy was just starting to pop.
Taken a couple of days ago, at 19 weeks.