Just Lookin'

Aren’t smart phones like the iPhone or Droid neat? Kevin sends us the “Picture of the Day” from his iPhone several times a week. When we were up in Birmingham last week we noticed that Genevieve works hard to free her hands before she settles in to sleep. Hence, “The Sleepy Claw!” I can see [...]

I hope Genevieve will know all four generations: Martha (great-grandmother), me (grandmother, Martha’s oldest), Marie (mother and my daughter) and of course, Genevieve. My grandmother (Martha’s mother) was really big on multigenerational photos — so we are carrying on the tradition. I’m also beginning to wonder if Genevieve’s generation will ever include any boys — [...]

She’s the newest member of the family — she kept us up all night, but when she was ready to be born she came very, very fast. Now we can buy pink, pink and more pink!

Zoos are one of my favorite excursions. That makes it nice because Lily and Ella enjoy spending time at the Brevard Zoo near their home. Most trips include feeding the birds, trying to feed the giraffes and a visit to the petting zoo and play area. So — in March, trekked on up the zoo [...]

Two of my girls discussing life… Auntie Marie and Lily seem to be discussing deep things in life — are the rolypolys dead or asleep? Where can we find more of them? Is the sky blue? Can we blow more bubbles?

We recently spent the weekend with my son and his family. Lily and Ella certainly kept us busy all weekend! The visit included a trip to the Brevard Zoo where Lily and I did “up close and personal” with the rhinos and Ella made her first attempt at feeding a giraffe. Fun!

We were down to visit over Labor Day — with a new baby in the house, it seems appropriate to bring big sister a gift or 2. The “doctor kit” was a big hit…

My nephew/godson was married Mother’s Day Weekend; His sister, next weekend. And in between, a friend in Atlanta.

A couple of years ago, John’s aunt Louise sent some columbine seeds from the flowers in her Maine garden home to Alabama. I gave them to our neighbor, Larry — and look what he did! Both Louise and Larry are working on Master Gardener standing. [nggallery id=3]

I love zoos, aquariums and museums… we drug our children (David, Marie and Daniel) through the National Zoo, the Smithsonian, the Mystic Aquarium and more. Now, it looks like “it took” as David and Michelle are already taking Lily to the Brevard Zoo and we took her to the Georgia Aquarium. The template is from [...]