Happy Easter/ Birthday/New Life

Since Easter was the day after Maria's birthday, we had a cake when over at John's mom's house.  Had to take a few pix, ya know?



And finally, to reenact the great 1 year old pic...



And 4 year old pic...



We have the great 21 year old pic...

Happy 21!

On Maria's actual birthday, Saturday, I met her for lunch and shopping for some gifts.  It was wonderful!


So I took her pic in front of her apartment building when I dropped her off.

Flash Back Friday

Love Thursday

Bridget, Senior picture, September 2012

Prayer in My Camera Bag

For the sun that comes up at the break of each day

For the moon that appears among the shining night stars

For soft white clouds diffusing the incandescent miracle

For colors popping and faces glowing, resplendent glory

For dappled light on the forest floor and the tree house rising up

For wind moving through the weeds and grass

For solid earth that holds them down

For pink magnolia trees and the mossy fallen log

For shiny things, the white Christmas lights

For green and gold and the color blue

For rhythms and lines and repetitions and colors that calm and soothe or agitate and excite

For peeling paint and the shiny red car

For the new things revealed and the old things preserved

For fresh strawberries and blessed coffee cake

For the rain falling sideways and mint tea in my cup

For the friends you can never forget and children that must not grow old

For gold, frankincense, and myrrh and the baby wrapped in light    -J Smilde

 

 

 

What Did Mother Say?

A Year Ago

It's hard to believe last March 19 I was out taking this photo!  This year we are still looking at a big glacier in our front yard at the side of the road.

Flash Back Friday

Maria & Bridget, April 2010

Last Week Went By in a Blur

Ed, 2013

Some Things Stay The Same

Edward, 2008


Edward, 2013

Irish Jig

Edward came home last week for his Spring Break and spent a lot of time catching up on his work.  He ran the Irish Jig 5K for old times and this was taken after the race when he came back home.


His first time running the Irish Jig was in 2004 where he ran in in 27 something minutes.  Today, it was a slippery start with snow on the ground, but he still ran it in 19!

Flash Back Friday

Maria & Edward, 1998

Love Thursday

They sure know how to pose together.

Blue Eyes

Wow, what blue eyes!


Oh Columbus!  He may have been feeling left out.