Photos: These Are a Few of My Favorite Things...

(1981? Near Washington and Lee walking bridge, where the new parking garage is today.)Whenever I go to my parents' house, I love looking at all the framed photos on the walls. My mom has tons of photos up everywhere. I'm not so good at that. There's just too many to choose from.

(The first and last day we ever got tied to the moped. There may have been a crash in some gravel...!)

Anyway, she's got tons of photos up... but there's also a whole lotta sunshine coming in thier bright, sunny house. And so I worry that one day, photos like these won't be around. (My dad's Oma, mother and uncle Willy, his Godfather. A few years before WWII in Nuremberg.)

Now, if there was a fire, the first thing I'd want to take are family photos and albums.... and since these photos are precious to me, I kidnapped them today (while my parents are out of town) and I've scanned them so I at least have a "good copy" in case they fade much more. I wish I could scan them all, but these are a few of my favorites. (One of few photos of my dad and brother coaching together. Last season was thier last.)(My mom and her brother Pat during our last Christmas with our Grandfather.)

Since my mom put them up, there's lots of photos of my dad, but not many of her... hmmmmmm.
(1983? Just cute.)

(What a cute couple!)(This photo by Patrick Hinley is of my dad at Indian Pool in Goshen. They had these two sheepdogs when they were first married.Love this one.)

(A recent photo of my dad on one of his many bike trips out West with his favorite animal.)

Lately...

Thank you to Kim for the blog love! You should really check out all the other blogs, too and Kim's photos. My friend's engagement photos are amazing!

I've discovered a few new blogs I love:
Bakerella
MollyCoddle
My Little Life


And, finally, Spring! I feel like a changed person when spring arrives. I am more inspired to step outside and DO something... rather than sit my tush on the couch. We even cut our cable... long story there. It's just beautiful outside and I finally have more energy most days to get out. I really like this second trimester already!

We finally have some flowers...








Took my neice out for a perfect kite flying day...




Oh, and just a while back we had a little fiesta of our own for someone's birthday. If only that someone would blog again!


Here's Moby hanging out with the bull earlier in the day. He seriously just sat next to it for a few hours.


I'm going to go enjoy today's beautiful weather, it may be totally different tommorow!

Asheville Photos

Baby Quilt

Just for the record-- I finally finished this quilt back in February for a cousin's baby. Lots of vintage style fabrics and simple squares-- that's really all I know how to do! :)




By the way, tying is such a sweet way to finish the quilt-- will def.do that again!

March Home Place Dinner

Back in early March, all seven siblings got together to surprise their folks-- they hadn't all been together in a few years. We chose to eat at The Home Place --- soooo yummy. We had a great time, but I wish the weather would've been nicer so we could get more family photos. It was just too cold and windy!

The Original Crew:


Almost Everyone:




Others:




Inside the restaurant:

Octobaby (Octoberbaby!)

Well, we're pregnant!

I'm excited because I can officially today say it. It's the first day of my second trimester today! We'll find out in 7 weeks if it's a boy or girl, but until then I guess we'll just call it Octobaby b/c he/she is due October 11. We feel extremely blessed and this was a great surprise. We found out a few days after Valentine's Day and the pregnancy hasn't been too bad. I'm anemic(=beat), hungry or sleeping most of the time, but (knock on wood) I haven't had anything too awful.

More updates later, but for now, will post some nursery ideas as someone requested it...

I'm pretty surprised at what I like for nursery ideas. Considering I'm a pretty pastel-kind of gal, I really didnt' like pastels or cutsie stuff for a nursery. Now don't get me wrong. I don't think I could change my style so drastically that I'd want chocolate walls or orange carpet, like the room below, but I do love the idea of bright primary colors rather than pastels for everything. The room we'll use will be our office, also, and the walls are a dark celery green. I like the idea of natural colored woods and the brightly colored toys and Miffy prints up on the walls. I have this Miffy calendar I ordered, and here's more Miffy stuff. I've always liked Miffy -- not quite so cutesy as Hello Kitty and still fun. Well, what do you think? Although from the start I've thought it's a girl, I'm wondering if I am drawn to this sort of stuff b/c it's a boy???