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It was an absolute awesome day!

It’s been a while since I’ve posted and time has just been slipping through my fingers.  I have a lot of emails to catch up on and phone calls to make.  I started this morning and I feel slightly ahead of the game.  Today is gorgeous and when Ben wakes up, we are going for a long walk.  I love being outside and why not take advantage of all the colors and sun that is out there. 

Here is a memory of a few weeks ago that I’m so glad I captured.  Ben and Jack on the purple sled in Montrose, PA.  Their faces say it ALL.

Saw my new cousin yesterday and I can’t get her out of my mind.  She is the cutest thing EVER!  She was fast asleep the whole time we were there and it just soooo reminds me of Benjamin when he was a newborn.  Sweet cream breath and yawns that are so content.  ahhhhhhh

Congratulations to my cousins.  Jared and Allegra welcome their new baby girl into the world today.  We were all waiting so patiently (or maybe not so patiently) for this day to come.  We are all thrilled and can’t wait to see her.

My cousin’s wife is due today to have a little baby.  We are all waiting for THE phone call.  I just want to send her some good wishes for a smooth and peaceful labor.

Good Luck Allegra and Jazz!

This photo reminds me of the crazy 9 month ride you’ve been on……

I posted this picture on flickr yesterday but thought it should be here too…..

My Gram had a beautiful and quite extensive teacup collection. These cups were very special to her and when she passed away, we were all given some. I proudly display mine in a beautiful dark wood rack in my dining room. Everytime I walk passed, I think of her and how we used to drink tea. I miss her and I miss that. This is one of my favorites. It has peacocks all over the cup and dish. She always said you should hold your pinky out when drinking because that was fen-cy (that was her way of saying fancy, fancy) I <3 her.

Craig’s brother Corey is getting married!  Where you ask?  In Jamaica!  Whoohooooo.  I’m excited.  We haven’t been away on a vacation since our honeymoon.  I have a few months to wait though.  The wedding isn’t till March.  Yay for Corey for finding the ONE and YAY for Marti for fitting right in with our nutty family.  I snapped these photos of the lovebirds at one of our parties…….

Spent Sunday afternoon at my inlaws house.  Ben and Craig splashed around in their beautiful, HEATED pool.  Ben amazes me everytime he goes in the water.  He is fearless (which is pretty scary)!  This time he went down the slide (no floating device of any kind) from the halfway point and went under the water to come up again to say, “MOA  (more, his favorite word)?  He loved it! 

Ken (FIL) took out this string with two wooden rods at either end.  Ben was in the water with Craig holding one end and Ken was pulling him from outside the pool all along the perimeter.  He held his head up and kicked and smiled.  It was awesome to see.  I, of course, took a zillion pictures like the proud photo Mama I am.

Ben under the water:

Fooling around in the Cabana:

and finally an outside shower:

We wrapped up the day by meeting Harriet (MIL) and a couple of their friends for dinner. Thanks for dinner guys and thanks for a fabulous day!

You always say I don’t take photos in your beautiful yard but…..  I do!

For those of you that don’t recognize this plant, it is called Bouganvilla. It usually grows in more tropical climates but my Father has an amazing green thumb. He plants it in the ground every Spring and digs it up at the end of Summer and keeps it indoors for the Winter months.

As you can see - it’s rewarding.

We are going in the pool this weekend if it kills us. The summer can’t be over!

We are also going to enjoy my Aunt’s 90th birthday bash. Hope you all have a wonderful, full weekend.

Here is a shot of my two favorite people enjoying some time at the beach (Julie’s beach that is).