30.9.12

Signs of fall

Cotton fields, suddenly full of fluffy cotton. They are tucked in everywhere!

18.9.12

Park!


One of the best things (at least in Calvin's opinion) about Auntie JuJu coming to visit was that we finally made it to a park! Of course, the first thing Calvin Jesse headed for was the pink pony ... Maybe it's time to cut back on our MLP consumption. The highlight though? When Auntie JuJu got him to go down the big orange slide :)





30.8.12

New school

Miss Lu likes her second grade class at Columbia--and I like her kind, experienced, organized teacher! They had a parent night a week after things started, and all the kids drew pictures of their families. Miss Lucy's? The bright one. With a warning ...

New House: the front yard

I love the plantings around our front door!

23.8.12

Happy 7th birthday, Lucy!

Miss Lu was pretty worried that with moving and all she wouldn't have enough friends to have a party. I think we proved her wrong with a very successful "My Little Ponies"-themed birthday bash :)










More New House: Entry

The Grand Entryway:


And where I'm going to hang a beautiful quilt someday:


13.8.12

New House!

Bit by bit we are settling in to our new home in Alabama.
The front room: