Here we are, at the end of May, and I have a stockpile of photos I keep meaning to share with you. So, if you would like to catch up on what’s been going on here At Home, then you’re in luck! Here are a whole lot of photos with a small amount of story to share our May with you.
With the nicer weather, the girls can play outside! Here is Vada trying hard to climb the Magnolia tree. One day she will win!
Look, we have a new family photo!! Maybe I’ll actually send Holiday cards this year. 🙂
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Today I am thankful for Doug’s Grandmother, Gertrude ~ Gertie to her friends.
The first time I met Doug’s family was for his Grandfather’s 89th birthday. Doug was very close to his grandfather, and he said he didn’t think his grandfather was going to be around for 90, so he wanted me to meet him. We had only been dating for about a month, and I met the whole family all at once. It was a little scary, but I had a nice time, and I really liked both his grandparents.
Doug was right, his grandfather didn’t see 90. Gertie came to most of the family functions with her son, Tom. I remember the first Easter I spent with them. Doug and I had been dating for almost a year at that point. Someone mentioned peeps, and I said the only thing they were good for was blowing up in the microwave. This intrigued Gertie. I told her that they expand in the microwave, and if you are careful you can stop the microwave before they explode and make a giant peep. This REALLY intrigued her. Alyson (Doug’s sister) and I went to the Wawa (like 7-11) and bought some peeps.
It’s been some time since I have shared family photos with you all! So here are some fun snaps and a bit about what we have all been up to over the last month or so
Star Wars Day (May the Fourth be with you!) was on a Monday, so Doug and the girls celebrated on Sunday with lots of Star Wars toys. It was adorable.
I have a new~to~me camera!!! It is a gently used Nikon CoolPix P510 that I bought from my awesome friend (and crochet mom) Kim. It arrived on Friday and I immediately ran around the house snapping pictures of EVERYTHING! I’m having way too much fun, and I haven’t even gotten to reading the manual yet. Imagine the fun that will happen then!!
Yarnie friends: you will want to read this post all the way to the end, as there is a surprise for you at the bottom!!
So, here are some of the camera test photos, along with a little about our weekend.
As I said, I started out by running around the house snapping pictures of everything. Mostly I took pictures that I knew would have not worked so well in the past, just to see how the new camera could handle a challenge.
