Babies!

Introducing the newest babies in my family - - -

Reed (Greg & Amanda), Brianna (Kevin & Crystal) and Ryker (Eric & Monica)

Kristi's flowers

Nearly Night

I just returned from a visit to home to the farm. I'll post more pictures once I've sorted through the 400+ on my camera!

New

Thanks for all the compliments on the new style!

Haven't been into blogging lately because nothing of interest has occurred. Well, I still haven't anything to report, so if you feel inclined to read this and you find it very boring . . . don't complain.

Slowly, over the years since I moved to NYC, I've been working on fully outfitting my apartment. And in many cases, I've just "made do" with temporary solutions to household items. Over the past year and a half, my silverware drawer has been sparsely populated with dollar-store finds ($5 for the four place setting of very rough-cut metal) and plastic spoons.

Until today.

Today my brand-new Oneida silverware set arrived!!

While I was researching various options online, I found a really good deal on a set of service for 12. So I got it. I am so excited to have silverware that is real!

Come visit and you can try it out too!

Is it May already??

I'm alive :)

Mom and Amanda, here's some pictures of my new haircut.

Christmas Photo's

Finally found the time to post photos from Christmas. Sadly there's a limited amount/variety this year . . . between laziness and blurry shots there wasn't much to choose from.

I had a wonderful time at home and wish I could have stayed longer :)

All dressed up and somewhere to go (I feel prettier when I'm surrounded by my gorgeous sisters!) Traditional Christmas photos . . . only SIX of us kids home this year . . . the house felt empty . . . until everyone visited later :)

My nephew John

Adelaide

Dinner around the little yellow table - - - many many kids have taken their turn sitting at the kids table

Savvy and Addy were smiling this time

Greg and Mark reading

Grandpa helping Addy and Mark open presents

Alena, Matt and Jay - - - I sure love them.

Dad opening his favorite gift - - - homemade fudge stuffed with hand-chopped walnuts

I think someone else may have used my camera for this photo . . . and convinced all the little cuties to make faces!

Alena did all the girls hair

Rishelle and Brooke playing the piano and singing primary songs, so cute Helping prepare the pizza toppings

I just loved Shirly's face here :)

One more traditional Christmas photo

I love my family!