Birthday – Page 7 – M. Sullivan Photography

April 20, 2013 M. Sullivan Photography Cooking, Family, Lake Superior, Photos, Weather

Life In A Snow Globe

When it began snowing again yesterday (Or was it the day before? I can’t keep track anymore.), a co-worker mentioned how the big flakes dropping outside our office windows made it look like we were inside a snow globe. She was putting a comical spin on our unfortunate weather pattern of recent weeks. The beautifully falling delicate snowflakes ended in over a foot of snow in our area by late this morning. 17.7 inches of snow was reported by the National Weather Service located just a few miles from us. North of Duluth along Lake Superior, another area had nearly two feet of snow.

I did find a little color to photograph. It was the best I could do.

Due to the storm that blanketed Minnesota in snow, Mike’s parents had to postpone their trip to visit us. We had hoped to celebrate Karen’s birthday with dinner and birthday cake, but due to poor road conditions, we had to cancel our plans. Unfortunately, the cake that I had baked to celebrate Karen’s special day would not stay fresh until we could reschedule our get-together. We had to sacrifice by cutting and serving it tonight after dinner without Karen here to celebrate with us. Happy Birthday Nana/Mom/Karen! Your cake was delicious!!

Dark Chocolate Cake With Fresh Raspberries

Don’t worry, I will make you another one when we see you next. 🙂

April 6, 2013 M. Sullivan Photography Artwork, Birds, Family, Photos

Week In Review

We spent Easter weekend in the Twin Cities enjoying time with family. Sebastian and Sophia love hanging out with their cousins (and Aunt & Uncle and Grandparents). Saturday was spent playing outside, coloring Easter eggs and celebrating their cousin Ella’s birthday with a delicious dinner and birthday cake.

We went to mass with Mike’s parents on Sunday and enjoyed a wonderful Easter dinner with the whole family. The kids had their annual Easter egg hunt, not indoors, but in the basement. There was too much snow and mud outside. I neglected to take photos except one of the cousins. Our sister-in-law was kind enough to take a photo of the four of us.

We had a week filled with school and work, along with evenings spent at a baseball practice, a piano lesson, gymnastics and an art night with friends. Here is a sample of what we worked on.

We found these two in our neighbor’s backyard on Friday morning. Make yourself at home!

On my way into work I spotted two geese swimming alongside the William A. Irvin.

Sophia had her first piano recital Friday evening. It was a small performance with some of her teacher’s other students. They played at a senior apartment building. Sophia was a little nervous, but didn’t miss a note when it was her turn to play. She looked very confident behind the piano. Her cousin, Katelyn, is also a student so we were able to see her perform as well. We are looking forward to the big recital in May!