Wednesday, June 9, 2010

She's Here!

We're so happy to finally get to meet......

Katelyn Grace

born May 31, 2010 at 2:10am

she weighed 7lbs 15.8 ozs and was
19 1/4 inches long


just minutes new




Meeting the crew, only hours old.  They were quite taken and excited.


Tuesday, June 8, 2010

Easter



We celebrated Easter with our friends from NC,  this is becoming somewhat of a tradition since we moved.  It is nice to share this special time with such dear friends. 


This is the best of about 6 takes,  near impossible to get everyone looking and smiling at the same time


Dying eggs is a fun tradition too.  We usually blow them out, so they will last awhile.  




Enjoying spending time with our friends



A favorite activity is doing an Easter egg hunt.  We gave each child a specific color egg to find,  so we could reduce the confusion, ensure everyone gets the same amount of eggs and it also allowed for us to put favorite treats in eggs.


Our church does an Easter drama every couple of years, it involves a wonderful outdoor recreation of the streets of long ago, with storeskeepers selling wares and live animals.  On Easter Sunday the outside area is still up and of course the animals are a huge attraction.  Aaron in particular was totally enjoying himself.


Of course discoverying chocolate bunnies,  is well ....   fantastic.  Unfortunately I didn't get any pics of the totally satisfied, chocolate covered faces,  I was too busy wiping

Pictures of Spring

This is the first of several posts that have been waiting to be posted.  We upgraded our computer and it caused a glitch in my ability to edit my blog,  so they have been waiting......

A full moon coming out at sunset,  made for a low in the sky moon with a beautiful orange glo ~ amazing


Lots of fun animals ~ bunnies, baby ground hogs and brightly colored birds ~ indigo buntings, cardinals, goldfinches, red headed woodpeckers and we've even seen some baltimore orioles



Our flowering trees in the backyard~


We also have an abundance of honeysuckle, wild pasture roses and the blossoms of the wild blackberries.  Walking outside you are overwhelmed with the sweet aroma of spring.


Just a glimps of our yard.