More 'Big' Little Sister...She's About to Pop!

Some more favorites from my session with my little sister. She's gonna be a Mommy!

The Countdown Begins...

Baby Mazey is due to arrive in just a few short weeks! I spent the afternoon with my beautiful, pregnant sister Jen and her man, Geno. Haven't had a chance to do much more than upload the photos, but be on the lookout for a new batch in the coming days. In the meantime, here is a favorite belly shot:

Happy Mother's Day, Gramma

This post is a few days late, but still worth writing. My sweet grandmother turned 95 years old this year. And, as I like to say, "She's 95, and she could still kick my ass!"

She truly is like no other 95 year old woman you have ever met. She has this spunk, this fire that is just amazing. She raised 6 children and was married to my grandfather for more than 65 years. They were a sight to be seen. Grampa was madly in love with her until the day he passed away. He used to tell complete strangers how long they'd been married, how old she was, "She looks pretty good for 94, don't ya think?"

I know she would hate this picture if she saw it. All she would see are the wrinkles. But all I see is her beauty. And a life well-lived.

Where the Wild Things Are

Finn and I spent the day at Flamig Farm this weekend. Such a great place! It was nice to go on field trip for a change of scenery.

Finn had a blast. But he hates having his picture taken, so for the few nice shots I snuck of him I have about 100 grumpy ones of him telling me, "No more pictures!" Poor guy.

Everything but the Kitchen Sink...

Well. That and countertops.
We demolished our kitchen 2 months ago. And it all started with a leaking faucet!
We weren't happy with the kitchen as it was anyway, but remodeling it seemed like a dream for the future. But our sink was leaking. And leaking. We "fixed" the faucet a while back, but it turns out it was leaking underneath and behind the plumbing and let's face it--we let it go for way too long. So then we had mold. And the countertop was spongey. So it went from buying a new sink to gutting the whole thing! If we have to replace the countertop, we might as well get new cabinets. If we're getting new cabinets we might as well knock down that pantry wall and make more room...
We're totally excited about the new kitchen. And so ready to be able to cook our own food again! All we have eaten for the last 2 months is take-out, cereal, and things that fit in a toaster oven! (I've gained 5 pounds--ugh.) We're washing our dishes in the bathroom sink.
Countertops come tomorrow. And the sink! We'll be almost completely done! I'll post some real before and afters once they're in. Here's the demolition:
My Dad surveys the situation.
Tim supervises while my Dad works. ;)






















Finn looks oddly proud of our mold problem.























This is our makeshift kitchen in the dining room. It's a little better organized now, but no less crowded or annoying! Stay tuned...