April in VT

Springtime in VT is kind of notorious.  The mountain only closed a couple of weeks ago, there are still patches of snow on the ground, and the mud...oh my god, the mud.  But nonetheless, my father and Kathy have jaunted off to Ireland, and so me and the kids are here for a week watching the dog.  It's hysterical/agonizing because the kids have decided they're afraid of dogs, so they're constantly screaming and locking themselves in the bathroom whenever this poor, sweet, senior citizen of a dog drags her ancient bones off the couch.  It'd be funnier if it weren't so annoying.


But anyhow, being in Vermont means hanging out with some of my very favorite people!  Saturday night we had my cousin Katie and her fiance (they were in town to meet with the minister who's marrying them in July), the Bouchards (with Dylan and Sophie) and the Coburns (with David and Dori.)  So of course we barbecued and lit a fire, and drank too many beers and philosophized late into the night.

Ellie and her God-Sister, sweet Dori.