Saturday, March 5, 2011

Mama's first photo shoot of her stomping grounds in C-burg

I added my favorite shot of the day first!

The girls  in front of my dad's birth home.



Love that adorable smile....

Another one of my beautiful first born...

Peek-a-boo!




The entrance to my development.

This eagle and I spent many a cold morning waiting together for the school bus!

The Igloo was the "go to" ice cream shop when I was a little girl. It's getting renovated and will soon reopen; I can't wait to take the kids there!

I spent many Friday nights and Saturday afternoons at the Red Bridge Roller Rink!!!

 I worked at the Olympia Ice Cream Parlor, which is now closed. We visited the Candy Kitchen instead and had equal amounts of fun with less calories!!!

So many choices!



My sweets begging for free treats!!!

The lady actually gave them a sample after the photo shoot!

My daddy worked for F & M Trust Company. It was so weird to have the girls take this picture....so many memories!


Tickling the ivories in front of the piano studio where I took lessons every Saturday morning at 9am for 9 years!   

My home church growing up~ I played tag at this spot every Wednesday night after choir practice. Todd and I were married here, too.



So cute....

My second favorite shot of the day...

I love the sunshine on Ellie's hair here.


My brother broke his leg here one Christmas Eve when the cable used to hold the log at the entrance broke and crushed his foot. It was later replaced by the metal gate, but the girls have given it an unequivocal  'thumbs down' in honor of their beloved Uncle Matt!

My third favorite of the day. Again, love the way the sun caught the curls in El's hair.

Sunday, February 27, 2011

Birthday, Valentine's Day and Chinese New Year

Daddy's 50th Birthday Party Surprise at work!!

Sophie has finished all three books by the middle of January. What a great reader! (Notice the p.j's. She LOVES when we can have "jammie" day!)

Ellie was cleaning her room and Sophie fell asleep on her chair!

The entirety of Play Off Season was spent w/ the Uncle Cole and Aunt Gina! We had a blast watching the Steelers get to the Super Bowl!

This is probably one of my favorite shots as the kids prepared to lead worship for our care group birthday party for Todd and our dear friend, Pam.

What a great group of kids~ Our Tapestry of Grace Unit 2 Celebration complete w/ Budda and a 3 sweet ancient Chinese princesses!

Sophie was sick during a snow storm; Shane shoveled then built her a snowman~ What a great brother!

Sophie and some of her buddies at co-op!

Sophie and her neighborhood buddies after a makeover and dress up party!

"Here We Go!"

Sophie got lots of special Valentines! This was a 5 Princess Valentine's Day card and a fuzzy blue journal from the fam!

Sophie and "IE Elizabeth" after the Chinese New Year Celebration at the local mall!

Wednesday, January 26, 2011

The Beginning of Christmas 2010

My dear hubby, Todd, bought me a Nikon 3100 camera for Christmas b/c he knows how much I love to blog. 

Thanks, Hun!

I think I took over 2,000 pics over the holiday.:D 

Tonight, I tried downloading 86 Christmas pics and lost them after 2 hours of planning! 

Alas, I'm going to add them in installments. 

Here are the first six.



Decorating for the holidays! Piano room and dining room~ check!

Above the entertainment center~ check!

We've been waiting for 3 years for Sophie to hang this ornament!!!!

Ellie, Shane and Sophie daily read Scripture when they added another ornament to the advent tree.

Family Night~ in jammies with hot chocolate in hand, we traveled the greater Frederick area in search of Christmas lights!
School continued and Sophie finished her first book! Incredible!!!