And the Princess!!

Never let it be said that this child is shy!!

Or ugly!! Here some more of our Princess dressed for a Princess Ball


With her friends at Emma's Birthday Party

And with her baby brother:

More Judah Pictures

Little long piano fingers

Precious baby boy

Little wrinkled toes.

We are having so much fun loving our new baby boy. He is sweet and good and we are so happy he is here.

Judah Arrives

On Thursday, October 23, Judah arrived. Of course, he was scheduled to arrive that day, so it was really no surprise. He weighed 7 lbs and is 20 inches long. He has long fingers and toes - think piano hands. He loves to sleep and very seldom peeps out to look at the world. Here are a couple photos I shot at our first hospital visit Thursday afternoon.

Over the last several days, I have spent a lot of time with Sonya. She makes a face that I call her thundercloud face. Here is a picture of that face. At first she got mad at me when I said that to her; now she laughs and the face goes away. She is growing up too fast.

I love being here to play with Sonya and help Missy. What comes next is hard to know.

Some reasons why I am in KY

Here are some of the reasons I am in Kentucky:

Our latest news is that Rob has been meeting with the team in Orlando about a job. Allan thought is was ironic. What will happen, who knows, but for now, I'm in the KY. Missing my man, but having Grandma fun.

I am vindicated

There is something special about the selection of Sarah Palin as the vice presidential candidate. A woman just like me is running for the second highest office in the land. My favorite author, like me, has a difficult time writing about these issues without getting emotional. She has placed some links to her blog to let some other people speak about the issue. This link will take you to BJ's blog and the links. They add a balance to what has been going on in the mainstream media. We all are entitled to a better perspective.

http://bjhoffgrace.notes.typepad.com/bj_hoffs_grace_notes/

Enjoy!! Vote for Sarah. in the red lipstick!!

Kentucky Dream becomes REAL!!

So we finally made it happen. We closed on our house in KY Aug 22.

The great room is roomy and homey. We love it!!

The kitchen too, has lots of room. But the YELLOW MUST GO!!
The Terra Cotta in this picture (Between the cabinet and counter top is the future color of this kitchen!!)

The Master bedroom with the new bedroom furniture is also comfy.


The bathroom is just the right size and th color will do.
Not shown are the other two bedrooms. One has been primed, covering the tourquise and purple for a new muted red, blue and white kids room. The front bedroom is a very muted green and has a guest bed and room for crafts.

What can you say when your granddaughter says, "Grandma, I like it that your house is close to mine" I came back to NC for what reason?

Life changes every day. Can it really be 10 years since this picture was taken? On a trip to Houghton for parents weekend. Time flies and you never realize it until it is gone.

The Bathroom in NC is really fionished. Here are the last pictures to prove it!! Including art and the new bedroom decor.