Monthly Archives: July 2007

the melon patch

the kids and i spent most of the day today at my parents’ house (even though they weren’t there…) it was just a good day to let them play in their sprawling country yard and get a change of atmosphere from our own backyard. after putting sawyer down for a nap, i had a chance...

View full post »

coming along

three years ago we bought this little fixer-upper in zeeland. since then, i like to think we have made many improvements as time, energy, money, and creativity allow. last summer, as part of a much-needed face lift, we added window boxes to the front of our house. my flower choices for them last year, however,...

View full post »

chicago botanic garden

we returned home yesterday from several days visiting matt’s family in chicago. our last time together before the arrival of a new cousin! while we were there, matt and i got away for an early anniversary date and spent a good part of friday at the Chicago Botanic Garden. we had a simply wonderful day...

View full post »

cousin play days

we’ve been seeing quite a lot of one of my sisters and her two girls the last few days. saturday we spent a good part of the day at their house since matt was out of town, and then today they were here at our house to play for an hour or so. these photos...

View full post »

f a c e b o o k
r e a d i n g