One year ago today, we got "THE CALL"!!!
And this is the sweet face that was emailed to us shortly thereafter...
Thursday, February 25, 2010
Tuesday, February 23, 2010
Black and White Wednesday
I have a very special addition to this week's Black and White Wednesday hosted by the very talented Lisa!!!
I would love to introduce my darling niece born Monday. She weighed 8 pounds and 1 ounce. After a very long labor, Baby C was born via C-section. Both mom and baby are doing great!
Wednesday, February 17, 2010
Black and White Wednesday
Once again, Lisa at The Long Road to China has written an absolutely beautiful post today. Please visit her site today and join in the fun!
I have decided to post an old photo of our boys from the Summer of 2006. We were baking, and of course they wanted to wear their chefs' hats and aprons. They were so happy and loving with each other that day and had a ball working together. I grabbed our point and shoot camera and captured this photo of them. It's so amazing to see how much they have grown and matured in the past 3.5 years. It breaks my heart really to see just how fast they are growing up.
Saturday, February 13, 2010
Who Couldn't Use A Little SUNSHINE Right about Now???
I have been given the SUNSHINE AWARD by Bevy over at It's a Golden Day! Thank you so much for including me! I have needed the SUN for a few weeks now! I'm telling you, this weather is redefining the "winter blues"!
So anyway, I am going to copy and paste from Bevy's blog the rules of the award, and I may have to change them a little because I am running short on time!
The Sunshine Award is given to bloggers whose positivity and creativity inspire others in the blog world.
The rules, once this award is received, are as follows:
1. Post the logo on blog.
2. Pass the award on to 12 fellow bloggers.
3. Link the nominees' blogs so others can get to know them.
4. Let nominees know they have won this award by commenting on their blog.
5. Share the love and link to the person you received this award from.
Ok...so here goes. I'd like to share the SUNSHINE AWARD with the following ladies who bring smiles to my face when I visit their little slice of the blogosphere!!!
OK...gonna stop there, but honestly, I LOVE reading everyone's blog on my blogroll!
Hope y'all have a great weekend!
Wednesday, February 10, 2010
Black and White Wednesday
This is Week 5 of Black and White Wednesday hosted by Lisa at The Long Road to China! I have enjoyed this each week so far even though I am not trained in photo processing. One thing that I have decided that I like about black and whites, however, is a stark contrast.
In keeping with the "theme" of the Mid-Atlantic, I decided to post a few photos that I took early last Friday morning after it had been snowing a few hours here in NC. Thankfully for us, this snow stopped after only about 2-3 inches. As we all know, this storm headed north and dumped a ton of snow on the Capital.
Check out those big, fluffy flakes...
Friday, February 5, 2010
A Nursery Fit for A Princess
My sister, Katie, is just three weeks away from her due date, and she and our mom have created the most beautiful and unique nursery for the new princess.
In keeping with the style of the home and their historic town, this room is both feminine and classic. Katie is such a visionary for interior design, and she always knows exactly what she wants to do in a room. Our mom, MiMi, somehow always sees our "visions" and is the one who carries them out! ;)
Baby C's nursery is bright and airy and has beautiful moldings and wainscoting. Katie chose dark furniture and beautiful silk dupioni for the bedding. The crib bumper and sheet were custom made at an adorable shop close by, and MiMi crafted the bedskirt and window treatments from a coordinating silk.
As an eclectic touch, Katie is using a very old, one-of-a-kind bookcase. This piece belonged to our great grandparents, and it was purchased as a radio - possibly similar to this one...
Photo courtesy of Nottingham Arkwright Society
Our father's mother eventually inherited this radio, and she converted it to a lovely bookcase (which Katie and I both used in college).
The custom mural that MiMi freehanded on the walls is the absolute stunner of this nursery though!!!!
From the historic Moravian houses...
to the bassett hound and dachshund (their pets)...
to Baby C's Daddy's two favorite NC Lighthouses: Cape Hatteras (shown) and Old Baldy and The George Washington Masonic Memorial (Dad is a Mason)...
to the two university flags Mimi incorporated on buildings (UNC Chapel Hill for mom and Appalachian State for dad) and even to the cows that Katie has always admired on the grounds of The Children's Home, Belted Galloways... MiMi captured it all!
Katie had not received her new rocker when I took these photos, so she placed this old rocker in its place...
This rocker also belonged to our great grandparents and was in their house when it burned in 1922. My dad's mother was just five years old when this happened 88 years ago. You can still see a burn mark on the back. Unfortunately it is not very comfortable, but this is the rocker that our mom (MiMi) used when Katie and I were babies. I love that butterfly pillow!
I hope you have enjoyed this cyber-tour of Baby C's nursery! It really is amazing to see in person! AND...it shouldn't be too hard to convert to a baby boy's nursery in the future! ;)
Wednesday, February 3, 2010
Black and White Wednesday
Lisa has a beautiful post today at The Long Road to China for the 4th Black and White Wednesday. Please be sure to stop by and check her out!
Since today marks our 4 month anniversary of taking Emma to Moscow, I decided to convert one of the photos I took in the Red Square. This photo is of the famous and beautiful St. Basil's Cathedral which was unbelievably constructed from 1555-1561. This cathedral is absolutely breathtaking in person, and I kept saying over and over to JC how surreal it was to be standing in front of it!
In magnificent color:
And my conversion to black and white:
Tuesday, February 2, 2010
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