Zeee Reh-noh

That is my attempt at a written French accent.  Not bad?!  I know what every blog reader has been thinking, boy Nick must really be needing a new project by now.  Well, you are in luck!  In his lastest wheel and deal he was able to sell the Nissan Pathfinder he had completely rebuilt and get a smokin' deal on a Chevy Tahoe from our neighbor.  When all was said and done he even had a little cash left over.  Can't let that cash get you down so luckily he stumbled upon a classic car headed for the scrap.

We are now the proud owners of a 1957 Renault.  All in all the car is pretty rust free and complete.  All the glass is intact and it even came with some extra doors, wheels and other miscellaneous items.  Searching for Renault items online is Nick's new obsession and just a month or so into the car he has scored some great stuff.  He even found a guy south of Salem with a ton of random parts (trans-axle etc) that Nick, his Dad and Gunnar trekked out to grab for little cash.  You can get an idea of just how small these cars are in that all the parts they picked up were able to fit in the back of the Honda Pilot.  Not the whole back, just the back back.  Behind the middle seat.  Serioiusly!

 Nick is now in the process of taking it all apart (you can just roll out the engine and all connected parts on these things!), cleaning it up and seeing where it may be from a mechanical standpoint.

Some pics of the project in process:

 And the 30 year dream goes something like this!

Birthday Season

Starting in February we have a steady string of birthdays on the Mountain.  Easter weekend we had our friend Avery's birthday.  She turned two and had some way fun "science experiments" at her party!

Hippity Hoppity

Easter was extra fun this year since Gunnar was old enough to really enjoy all the traditions.  He had already had an Easter egg hunt at school so come Easter weekend he was ready!

We colored eggs:

Got them all arranged for the Easter bunny:

And got a ton of loot in the morning!

Later that afternoon we had dinner at a friends and hunted AGAIN.  Sometimes it is nice living so far from everything since PipPip can get a full nap in on the drive:

By the end of the day the weather was pretty nice so the hunt was a big success.  Considering our current rate of candy consumption (still working on candy from Halloween and he didn't even go out trick or treating!) we should be set until next Easter!

Nap Buddies

Pip Pip is spending the day with Gigi and PopPop.  Thank heavens she was there to make sure PopPop got his nap!

Sunday Fun Days

Last Sunday Gigi and Pop Pop treated us to a wonderful dinner out and we got some really cute pics of everyone too:

Better Stand For Something

Piper has been determined to stand, practically since birth and she is getting really good at it!

She is also enjoying her tongue a lot these days and it too is absolutely adorable/hilarious: