Mother's Day Surprise

Todd, Alyssa, and I went to Ohio to spend my first Mother's Day with my mom. We had a nice weekend. Todd planted a garden for me for Mother's Day. He planted tomatoes, peppers, and herbs near our enormous Rubarb plant. Ernie (pictured above) is responsible for keeping the critters from eating the plants. Todd also made a garden for my mom when we were visiting!

Fun in the sun

Alyssa and I joined Kari (Alderman) Wingerter and her adorable son Reid for a fun adventure yesterday! We took the babies for a long stroll to lunch and then stopped by a rummage sale, and then got some ice cream. I think Alyssa may already have a boyfriend!

How do you like those apples?

With help from Alyssa, I took these photos for my photography class assignment. The assignment was to incorporate fruits and veggies into our shoot for the week. Aly happens to love fresh apples. Enjoy our first mini photo story!

A visit from Grandma!

Grandma Mel visited a few weeks ago and we had such a great time! Alyssa loved all of the attention and grandma loved spoiling her! We wish time didn't pass by so quickly. She has to stay longer next time!!

A Taste of Spring Cont....

Here are a few more photos of Alyssa's first trip to the park!

A Taste of Spring

We had a couple of warm days last week, so Alyssa and I spent some time strolling around the neighborhood and "playing" at the park. We're so excited to have the park so close to our house. I got to have some fun too by taking lots of photos with my camera. I can't imagine having better subject matter! I've spent all winter taking photos inside, so it was good practice taking pictures outside with the light changing constantly.

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