photo play

Jack took a nice long nap today, so I got out in what sunshine there was and started playing with my new camera. Christmas gifts are wrapped and shipped, we are getting more snow on the 25th and we don't have to go anywhere - all that's left is to let the joy begin!

This one is my favorite - taken from J's room as he was waking up. Click it to see the magic of Mother nature up close

Oh, Lighten up!

After re-connecting with my other crafty and bright blog ladies this weekend, coming back to mine seemed, well, gloomy. Could be that it was just the shortest day of the year and that EVERYTHING was dark as midnight at 3:30 - could be my cold getting me down, but I opted for a change - white bright as the snow covering all and sundry here.

Delivering the goods

Still have a lot of playing around with the new camera to do - but here are a few from Fuji's FinePix S1000:We thought delivering cookies was a good excuse to bundle up and go out into the snow. It's still coming down - tomorrow should be a beautiful picture day!
Playing with the panoramic setting

Second annual Devereaux cookie extravaganza

Beginning: this is what will be found in my kitchen, (long after the cookies are gone), just rolling around despite my best efforts at cleaning. Middle: taken with the new camera!

End:

If our enjoyment of this holiday increases exponentially every year, then we may well pass out next year from the joy: 'cause, man, we had a great time.

Kwee-kwees

Making oatmeal raisin kwee-kwees: These are all before we mixed the flour with the cinnamon and made the oats fly arross the room: having my stand mixer back and fixed after 6 months, I got a bit dopey and forgot to put the head down after I added the oatmeal, and turned it on. Messy kitchen, but also instant hilarity!

Too busy being in the moment to take pictures after the explosion of batter (ok, too compulsive), but we did have fun. I just love the apron.

Big drama

Good bye curls - Craig convinced me, after a long siege, to get J's baby hair cut off. Here he is, happy to be in the car, with no idea of what was to come.....NO!
Nooooo.....

I was a little misty myself.

But in the end, it was all ok, and he got some bubbles

And somehow picked up the pieces of his life and learned to smile again.

So long, mullet.

Thanksgiving rocked!

August

The Radio Flyerthis wagon has been on many walks down our block this summer - and to many, many garage sales

Evening moon in the notch - VT


Second birthday!

celebrated in PA

bath with GG

GG pulls a Britney

and more bathing with GG

one of the 12 oaks

one clean kid

Summer pt deux

We spent almost the whole summer in Vermont this year, and it was glorious.

But we came back for: New roof! Much needed for our little 1917 house

Here is what thousands of $$ look like:

Ma - looking wonderful at Joe's 5th

Joe: "On this, my fifth birthday, I give to you a whole new world; CARS!"

The new old door! Stripped and ready for more paint and lots more work and drama before...

God, please let this be done already, Jeeze! The door is up after a year (and 2 yrs of that nasty ghetto door and trying to get it just right).

And then we were back to Momu: The chatelaine of Twelve Oaks

These dogs (Daisy and Turtle) were a big hit all summer - they belong to an antiques dealer in town and were always a great reason to get in the car and go somewhere - anywhere!

Bath time in VT - next year it's all about being under the downspout when it rains.

Jack and Uncle David

ok, an update, or - The Schnittger inspiration

At our neighbor's house - kid central

Father's day

Our little old house was just too hot - here sitting by the window - giddy from the heat.

Let's just do a greatest hits - summer 08'

Part one