Visitors Pt. 2

Mason is excited to show off his first pretzel...he just sucked the salt off.

Can you believe it??

Such a handsome little boy.

Getting to know Uncle Zach.

Look at me!

Peachy

Visitors Pt. 1

This weekend we had some company.
Josh, Arden, (dog Abby), and Mama came for some fun
and some packing.

We had a good time taking them to
Tomato Head
Yee-Haw Industries
Market Square Farmers' Market
Magpies
Messiah
and
Stir Fry Cafe

We loved having you here!

To hold you over.

Is it already July???
Z is busy finishing up internship duties,
and I am swimming in homework,
job hunting,
and trying to clean and pack.

We are overwhelmed.

Please accept these photos from my parents' house
to tide you over until we can post more from our lives.

More of the babies!

Simon does a great Elton John impression.

Simon works on his swing.

Pile on Aunt Hannah.

Finn's flying high with Boo.

And enjoying some Peeky-who with G-pa!

Too many to choose from...

but here are just a few of the pics from

my sister and nephews' visit to NC.

Plenty more to come.

Car Shots

These days we spend more time in the car than out.

oh the cuteness!

This is our nephew and godson, Mason.

He is way too cute.

In the garden.

I don't have a garden
(although I would like one),
but I cannot remember a time in my life
when my dad
did not have a garden.

Even in Montana where we had a small yard
and a smaller growing season,
Dad had a garden.

Now, back in NC, my dad is cultivating a slightly larger plot.
Here are some recent shots.

Neighbors de nuevo

Well,
We are back.

Z and I had the most wonderful trip to Mexico,
and we hated to leave our friends
and generous hosts
Matt and Chris (Mateo y Cristina).

Thanks to my folks for taking us to the airport
so early that it was still dark,
and picking us up upon our return.

In Mexico we were primarily in Guadalajara in the state of Jalisco,
but we also traveled to San Juan de los Lagos and Lagos de Moreno.

Matt and Chris were our upstairs neighbors for the first two years
of seminary, which meant that we hung out on each other's porches
basically every night during the summer.

So it was absolutely divine to reinstate that tradition in Mexico.
We stayed in private apts. all week, and again, they were our upstairs neighbors.
Rather than LSTC's wooden back porches, however, we sat, ate, and visited
for hours on this bright, colorful porch.


Nearly each day of our trip began and ended in this spot,
sometimes with meals shared there in between.

We went out every day to explore something new (at least to Z and me)
but the moments I will cherish most from this trip
are those long porch conversations, catching up with old friends.

Mexico Pictures!!

Hannah & Zach's Excellent Mexican Adventure Click on the picture to view the full album.

Chi-chi-chi-Chip and Dale! (Rescue Rangers)

Well, I guess it was just Chip,
but I have seen multiple chipmunks out behind our house.

Sorry for all the nature pictures--
That's just all I've got right now.

Birds birds birds...

Yesterday morning was quite grey.
When I glanced out the window
I saw about a billionty birds balanced like this....

Around Town

Friday night found us enjoying gorgeous weather, wandering around the
Dogwood Arts Festival
walking through the park and perusing vendors' wares,
window shopping, and listening to live music on Market Square.

Above: Z gets his feet wet.
Below: Some interesting architectural design

Happy Birthday Mama!

You are AWESOME and we LOVE YOU!

A Glockenspiel and a Mexico Surprise

What do these two things have in common...

Nothing.

Well I suppose they are both music-related, but really they are just
what I felt like posting about today.


First,
Z and I were super excited to find
this 'Mexico Prep' CD from Matt
in our mailbox!

Less than a month until our Mexico trip!!!

Second, this is the old glockenspiel that I'm playing on
Easter Sunday.

Good times.