151/365 The Doorway

"What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us"
Oliver W. Holmes

150/365 Food!

Another busy day taking photos(for clients so no posting) And polishing floors. And running errands.

But we snuck in a lunch of spicy samosa's, shrimp and pike cakes. We ate the pike cakes before I remembered to pull out the camera for the 365. 

149/365 Chillin' at Grandmas

148/365 Tinkerbell

Tinker-bell came by for a visit today. Brought Periwinkle with her too! There was a lot of flying going on in the house today.

147/365 Family

Ah, the parents!!

146/365 My Girls

Pulling from the recent archives because I am tired, it is late and the camera is too heavy tonight.

145/365 Blossoms

It was raining cherry and apple blossoms in my back yard this evening.
Beautiful!

144/365 Grandma's Back Yard

Oh, gosh my heart is overflowing with love for these two. 

We have sooo much fun together. 

The girls helped me plant 15 geraniums yesterday. Grandma dug the holes before they came. Norah filled with water, Eva pulled the plants out of the containers one by one and placed them into the holes and Grandma filled in with dirt. Then we all ran in the sprinkler. I forgot to take a photo of the process but then my hands were pretty muddy.  

143/365 Sisters

They spent a good bit of the day with me.
In the back yard.
Planting geraniums.
Playing in the little pool.
Jumping through the sprinkler

142/365 It is Summer

And we are entertaining on the deck tonight.
Loving this heat.

141/365 Ashlie

Time to get busy on my grad edits. And what a pleasure it is when they are as beautiful as Ashlie.

140/365 Sleepover

Pulling from the archives of last weekend because work is tuckering me out and my camera is too heavy tonight.

Love it when the 5 yr old can read to the 4 and 3 yr old.
And Grandpa can enjoy supervising. :)

139/365 Hosta

They are up and thriving. Enjoying some warm weather today and supper on the deck.

138/365 The Gang

It takes a lot to get them all together - and we are still missing Mark & Pam - but most of us were together this past weekend so I made them sit for a photo. :)
I used a remote shutter release.
Taken is beautiful Victoria, BC

137/365 Four Generations

We loved our visit with "O" ; My mother, Allison's grandma and the girls great grandmother.
(We call her "O" for Oldemor - Norwegian for grandmother)

Precious moments captured. One day the girls will look thru the book of photos from this short visit and hopefully remember.

136/365 Beacon Hill Park

This was after a visit to the petting zoo - just one good time after another.

135/365 More Cousins!!

Boy it was hard to chose one photo for today!

134/365 Cousins

We are loving having all the grand girls together. 

133/365 Waiting

..with anticipation to begin our adventure to go visit the cousins.

132/365 Wheels on the Bus!

Guess who we will be spending the next 5 days snuggling with..... and all her cousins?
Happy Grandma & Grandpa!

131/365 Mother's Day Flowers

From my daughter and son-in-law.
Perfect on my dining room table.

130/365 Mother's Day

The girls were here for a sleepover, joined us for church and stayed the afternoon. We were busy.
~Grandpa taught us how to make and throw paper airlines with real style.
~The best way to deal with a knot hole in the deck is to stuff it full of greenery from around the yard.
~ Cinnamon toast dipped in hot chocolate is the best!!
~ Bird watching can be fun!

129/365 Ashlie

Today I photographed Ashlie, a very lovely, sweet and beautiful high school graduate headed off to university to study to be a veterinarian.
Congratulations Ashlie!

128/365 White Throated Sparrow

Came by for a visit today. 

127/365 Grandma's New Goat Fur Chair

Norah likes it!

126/365 Rhubarb

Amazing what some rain can do to get the garden going.

125/365 All or Nothing Proposition

Gathered round the Word tonight. Matthew 7:13-14

124/365 Supper on the Deck

Ten days ago this deck was under a foot of snow!
Tonight we BBQ
Got to love our weather.

123/365 Miss Eva

Embracing black and whites these days. 

122/365 Grandmas New Sofa

Checkin' it out.

121/365 My Grand Girls

Sleepover at Grandma & Grandpa's tonight.
Having so much fun!!