The Epitome of Dutch

John moved these to the kitchen window and I thought for a moment I was in Holland.

Flash Back Friday 156

Maria, 1992, 2 months old

In just a few days, this precious little girl celebrates her 18th birthday!

Love Thursday

My love brought these to me this week...



Such sunshine!



I had forgotten...



how much fun they are to play with...



Happy Love Thursday!

And Now We Wait...

for the birds.

Last year, all of a sudden they swooped in when we put it out on April 22.

Evidence

It's really here...

Good-bye Snow!

We hardly knew ye...



The thing that was so sweet about the snowfall we woke up to on Saturday morning on the first day of Spring is we knew it wouldn't last. It was gone yesterday already except for a little in the shadows...

Welcome Spring!

What we woke up to this morning...

The beautiful thing about it is it won't last!!!

Flash Back Friday 155

Maria & Edward visit their aunt's horse in California, 1998

News from Dutch Boy

We "talk" by instant message with Edward several times a week and he is doing very well in the Netherlands! About a month ago, I saw a Dutch friend of mine and I told her where Edward was, and it turned out her son was going to Amsterdam for a visit and we could send some things with him. That worked out wonderfully.

But you know how I love to see pictures! I did see some on Facebook, but thankfully, I found out about 2 more blogs of his female classmates which are very descriptive and include photos!

See Bonnie's "Adventures in Amsterdam" and Katie's "A Cup of Dutch" in the right side bar. Edward told me it was going to be his turn to update the class blog later in the week! Stay Tuned.

Early Evening Light

Yes indeed, with the switch to daylight savings time this past Sunday, the mornings are here with a bang! (Thank you Bridget for waking up your mom this morning.) The good side of it is of course the early evening sunlight.

Maria solving Math problems after supper last night. This is what daylight savings is all about.

Out to Eat

I met Sharon last night for supper, and wouldn't you know, we had the cutest waitress...

And she didn't even seem to mind the Mom with the camera!

If You Look

...hard enough
careful enough
long enough,

you will find green coming from the brown and gray.


Magnolia bud, March 2010.

Weekend Reflection

A couple of weeks ago, I wanted to practice with my reflectors and the girls were not in the mood as they were busy studying. I never thought I would be the kind of mom to pry them away from that!! I did manage a smile out of Bridget who happened to be studying with a pretty scarf on...

Flash Back Friday 154

Edward,Maria & Bridget, Colorado, 1998

Taken shortly before the infamous Grand Canyon shot.