Feeling Nostalgic

I was looking through some old boxes my parents gave me when they moved from VA to Savannah to find some of my childhood books and I came across lots of old photos from high school. There were a ton but I fear the embarrassment of high school pictures being posted so I found a couple that I thought were nostalgic and I hope everyone in the photos feels the same way too!



Hamilton Elementary Peeps:

Photo credit Bob Updegrove

Yearbook with Mrs. Akers:


Loudoun Valley High School class of 1996:

Photo credit Bob Updegrove

Jimmy and Cecilia (8 months)

This past month has flown by! Cecilia is now 8 months and not only on the move but now has TWO teeth! She is pulling up on everything and it won't be too long before she is walking I am sure. We finally moved her room upstairs so now both Jimmy and Cecilia are upstairs and we have a room dedicated to all the toys, etc downstairs. We rearranged some more furniture and now the playroom has a new tv, dvd player.

Jimmy has been taking private swimming lessons and is loving it. He is doing so well and I am so proud of him! He can hold his breath and go under water. We got him a swim vest for when we go to the pool and this past weekend he swan from one side to the other without any help! Way to go buddy!

See my new teeth:


8 months and all smiles:



Jimmy at 8 months (August 2007):



Exhausted after an afternoon of swimming:


We like to call this her "Daisy Duke" look. Huggies just came out with the "jean" diaper:


Jimmy loves his baby sister:

Pickin' Blackberries

We went to pick blackberries today at the Bamboo Farm. We went with Gin Gin and Amelia. We both just wanted to get out of the house and do something the kids would enjoy. Jimmy and Amelia had a great time and did so well picking the blackberries. They picked only the ripe ones and left the red ones on the bush. They also managed not to get pricked by the bushes. Jimmy wouldn't eat any of them. He just liked picking them and putting them in his bucket. It was fun but it was HOT! A little crazy taking 3 kids that are three and younger but it was worth it. Stopped by Chick-fil-a on the way home for lunch to round out a great morning.

Books

I haven't blogged about books lately. For our past book club we read Bel Canto by Ann Patchett.

The next book club pick is Shutter Island. I finished it in THREE days. Great book. I didn't watch the movie, but from the trailer it didn't seem anything like the book. It made it seem more scary and I didn't think the book was scary.

I decided to start the Twilight series. My first book arrived a couple of weeks ago and I plan to take it to the beach.

The Brooks Family

We love the Brooks family! We love all of our friends, actually. We got to spend some QT with the Brooks' family tonight. We had pizza (and maybe Eliza and I had some wine too..). Here is a great shot of the kiddos that Eliza took.


Jimmy, Cecilia, Mary Margaret and Katherine (or Kak Kak as Jimmy would say)

Wil and Tory's Wedding

We made a quick trip to Atlanta this weekend for Wil and Tory's wedding. Wil is Jimmy's first cousin. It was such a lovely, sweet and small wedding with lots of personal touches. Tory, a gardner extroadinaire, had plants that she grew from seedlings for all of the guests as favors. What a thoughtful little gift! We got to see lots of friends and family so it was a fabulous afternoon.

Cecilia stayed with Mimi and Papa Joe and Jimmy made the trip with us. He loves to stay in hotel rooms!


Gin Gin and Uncle Marty



Jimmy and his cousin Henry. I think they look like they could be brothers.



Jimmy's parents with Tory and Wil. Jimmy's mom and Wil's mom are sisters.



Will, Tory and Jimmy's aunt (Wil's mom) Clara



Us. Crazy to think we will have been married nine years on the 23rd! We were so happy to celebrate with Tory and Wil!

Cecilia on the move!