Bebe Fiesta!

We went down to Beaufort, N.C. to visit Alex and Jeff. They are having a baby which means we are getting a nephew. Woo-Hoo! Time to party.

We made homemade tamales!

Here is Jeff frying flounder for fish tacos!

Andy hanging out by the Margarita bar.

Alex starting to fill a plate.

The meal - Fish tacos, bean tamales, spinach enchiladas, and salad.

Cinnamon Vanilla Cupcakes with Mexican Chocolate Buttercream Frosting

Alex and Jeff opening lots of adorable gifts.

Pinata!

Jeff trying to eat a 'candy' pacifier.

Post-pinata fun for the kitties. This is one of Alex and Jeff's five black cats. Tori maybe? It's hard to tell them all apart.

Beaufort, North Carolina

A walk through the pine forest.

One Year Ago...

Eden Park on March 30th

To celebrate our 1-year anniversary we headed to Krohn Conservatory, where we were married last spring. It was once more filled with fragrant white lilies.

In the tropical room it was steamy. This is what happened when we tried to take pictures.

Magnolias in bloom!

Homemade Dumplings

Colleen learned how to make traditional shrimp and pork dumplings from our friend Yuko!

Guess who this little cutie is!

Bockfest

Our friend Jake starred in this year's commercial promoting Bockfest.

Our friend Katie made adorable goat finger puppets, complete with beer cans, for last year's Bockfest. Here is Melanie sporting hers along with her Bock Beer.

The Bier Band in lederhosen

More lederhosen

Jim Tarbell conducting the Blessing of the Beer

Perhaps Cincinnati's best holiday - Cincinnati is home to the oldest Bock festival which is still thriving with a great parade and festive drinking to mark the coming of spring.