Dogfest 2009

Daniel, Robin, Reggie and Sam Leaving Dogfest.
The boys!

Our location.

Reggie looking so cute.

About two weekends ago we spent our Saturday with the dogs. Reggie and Sam had so much fun playing with the hundreds of dogs at Dogfest. It was a great way to spend a Saturday relaxing, and the best part was all proceeds went to the Humane Society!

Robin's Birthday Weekend

Robin and Daniel Paddle Boating.
View from the paddle boat.
B-Day Desert!

Robin and Daniel at dinner.

The hot-air balloon!

Our Shadow.

Robin and Daniel enjoying the ride!

Our colorful balloon.

Daniel surprised me by planning an unforgettable birthday weekend. We started by waking up Saturday morning and having breakfast at a restaurant called Miss Shirley's. http://www.missshirleys.com/. It was phenomenal! For those of you from Indy, it rivals Le Peep, and you know how we love Le Peep. Then walked over to the inner harbor and took a paddle boat ride. That was fun, but a lot of work :). It was great to see the city from the water. Next he took me down memory lane, way down. When I was a kid I loved to go roller skating. I was at the roller skating rink every weekend. So you guessed it, we went roller skating. It was a blast, and I must admit.....I still got it! We skated for about an hour or so then headed home for a nap. Later that night we went to dinner at a place called Woodberry Kitchen. http://www.woodberrykitchen.com/. Everything was so good, and we had a wonderful evening together. We came home and went to bed because the best was yet to come. Sunday morning we woke up at 5:00am to drive about 45min north to catch a hot-air balloon ride. We watched them inflate the balloon, we hopped in, and away we went. Wow, was it breathtaking. It's something I have always wanted to do. It was so peaceful and romantic. I will never forget it! I must give two thumbs up to the hubbs for pulling off one of the best birthdays I have ever had. I love him so much!

Labor Day with the Senecal Clan

The Senecal Family!

We made the drive to Simpsonville, KY over labor day to spend some time with the Senecal side of the family. It was the first time in a long time we were all in the same place at the same time. We had so much fun together I think is might become a yearly trip!

Changes in the Senecal Household!

Random Picture but it's about that time....GO COLTS!

Okay so summer is ending and we are hitting a bit of a lull. We aren't doing as many activities as we would like. However there are some note worthy changes happening in the Senecal household. Daniel has started a new job. His first week is complete and the verdict is in....it's good! Thankfully the new job is fantastic and just what the doctor ordered. He is working for a company called TESSCO. It was voted one of the top 100 places to work in Baltimore and was on Forbes list of top 200 best small companies. This has been such a blessing. He will be doing sales for them and we look forward to a long and happy career with TESSCO. Robin has taken a new position with her current company American Office. She will be transitioning out of design and into an A&D role. She will be visiting Architectural and Design firms in Baltimore and educating them on new products her firm has to offer. It will be a marketing/sales position. Both changes are welcomed with open arms. We are so happy and so blessed to be where we are in life.

Gunpowder Falls State Park

Daniel and Robin exploring the great outdoors.

Daniel taking it all in.

Daniel, Reggie and Sam playing in the water.

Reggie with his favorite toy!

Sam ready to get out of the water.

We recently discovered that we live 15min from a great state park. We love the city, but miss the "country", so it is nice to have this park so close. It reminds us a lot of Turkey Run State Park in Indy. Ahhh a little taste of home. We found out that Reggie LOVES the water and Sam, well Sam could probably do without it. He had fun, but not as much fun as Reggie. Going to the Park has become our new favorite thing to do on the weekends!

4th of July

Daniel and Robin getting ready for the fireworks.

View of the Harbor from Federal Hill.

Fireworks over the Inner Harbor.

Finally!

We had a great 4th of July. Every year the city of Baltimore does a fireworks show in the Inner Harbor. The past two years we didn't go because, as you can imagine, it is a mad house. However this year we had an invitation from some friends who live in the Federal Hill area, to come down to the harbor and watch the fireworks from Federal Hill. It was amazing. There is so much history in that area. To be there on the fourth of July watching the fireworks and celebrating our Independence was perfect.

For more about Federal Hill check out the wikipedia link below.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federal_Hill,_Baltimore

Senecal Family Garden

The small yet rich Senecal Family Garden!

Our hand painted rock.

Close up of the tomatoes and basil.

Front yard water garden.

Lilly pads and water lilly flower.

Overall back yard shot...with Sam and Reggie :)

Well we have been in our house just over a year now. Can you believe it ONE YEAR. Man, where does the time go. When we moved into our home last year and were so busy unpacking, painting and organizing the inside, we didn't pay much attention to the outside. Now that most of the inside stuff is done, this year we have put a lot of focus on the outside. Really making our yard our own. It has been fun. As you all know house work is never really done, but we are proud of what we have accomplished thus far. So we thought we would share. Neither one of us really has what you would call a "green thumb", but we have been trying. We are most proud of our small herb and vegetable garden. We have two tomato plants, two green bell pepper plants, two kinds of basil, rosemary, and chives. We put the chives in our potato salad last night, and it was delicious. Next year we will get adventurous and create a raised garden with both summer and winter vegetables, but for now we are proud to show off our small Senecal Family Garden.