Monthly Archives: August 2009

Ella’s Birthday

Several pictures from Ella’s birthday party. A little pre-party snack. He loves those Craisins (notice the bed-head from nap time). Mom makes the most delicious stuffed pepper appetizers (with fresh jalapeno’s from her garden) and I convinced Ella’s older friends to give them a try. Miss Rose was brave enough to try one, but you...

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Seven?!

Someone, please help me with my math… she was born in 2002, so does that really mean that she’s seven? It just can’t be true. Aren’t you listening to me? She was JUST born. Maybe we should stop feeding her. Because a mother’s heart just can’t take this growing up business. She said to me...

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Living Treasures Animal Park

We finally had a chance to take the kids (and the grandparents) to Living Treasures a few weeks ago. We really enjoy it there and try to make it a few times in the summer. New this year is a horse and wagon ride, which is how we happened upon this fella. Mister was pointing...

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The End of an Era

Craig and I met when he moved from Houston to Pittsburgh and began working at Arco Chemical Company. I will never forget the first time I saw him… he was at the plant site for his interview and I was beginning my first engineering co-op term after completing my freshman year at Penn State. It...

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