19 April - Janis and Denis visit Birmingham

On their way to Paris on an Edward Jones diversification trip, our WA-based friends Janis and Denis visited Birmingham for the second time. The weather wasn't overly wonderful, but we did some really fun touristy things.... Starbucks at the Bullring; a walk up New Street to the flousy in the jacuzzi (and watched a Tibet demonstration); lunch at Barton Arms (historic pub with great beer selection - and Laurie, Matt, Matt's brother Graham, and friend Laura from St Louis all joined us); Cadbury World; the Black Country Living Museum; curry at Al Frash; and traditional pies at Mad O'Rourke's pie factory!

It was great to have them here and it meant we got to see a bit more of the West Midlands!

Isn't it supposed to be Spring?

6 April - We have snow!! All this snow feel between 3-5am, covering the ground and actually accumulating a bit. It stuck around until late afternoon, at which time it snowed a bit more then all melted away.

Last year Max was so scared of the snow he didn't want to walk in it at all. This year he is very excited about the snow and wants to play it in and build a snowman, but the snow was just too fluffy.

Boys Night Out - 5 April 2008

The boys (B.D., Dan, Matt and Cedric) donned penguin suits and went out to White Collar Boxing. Our good friend Eddie was making his boxing debut, and while he didn't win in the end, he put up a good fight and a good show!

We wanted everyone to see how handsome the men looked before heading out...enjoy the pictures!

xo Daltons 3.5