Thursday, October 23, 2008

We're back!

So . . .we just received the great news that Jason's parents (who live 10 hours away in Michigan) just got high speed internet hooked up and are able to view our family blog. Needless to say, I'm feeling a renewed sense of guilt for not having posted many photos lately. Here are a few recent ones . .



Sophi and I made applesauce the other day. I figured I needed to get into the swing of turning fruits and vegetables into mush as Lucy will be starting solids in a couple weeks.


"Please, Mom, can I try carrots first????" Actually, we've just been using a nice, cold carrot, straight from the fridge as a teether for Lucy. She loves it - as you can plainly see. (Thanks Brad and Geo for the idea!)




Bath time in the sink.

We met my brother and his family out at a local state park for a picnic and hiking last Sunday as the weather here was near 80 degrees! It was a perfect day.
Jason's recent "prize find" at a local thrift store - the Fisher Price Airport (circa 1972) for $1. Missing was the airplane (which my mom still had from when I was a kid) and the helicopter (still on the hunt for that). Luckily, all of the 70's-style decals were still in tact.

This is usually where you will find Jason seconds after walking in the door from a long day at work - spending time with his girls. He's truly is an awesome dad.


Jason's mom has worked as an early childhood teacher for many years. Lucky for us, she loves to send us all kinds of fun activities and books when she cleans out her closets. Here's a shot of Sophi and Jason, puzzling over a learning activity about colors and numbers. Jason actually looks a bit more puzzled, I think.

Monday, September 15, 2008

amy fiedler photography 2.0



I am proud to say that Amy's new photography site is up AmyFiedlerPhotography.com It turned out incredibly nice!

Wednesday, September 10, 2008

Lucy ~ 3 Months Old

I finally got around to editing Lucy's 3 month pictures. Here are a few of them . . .






(Thanks, Teirney and Leah for the darling little outfit!)

Sunday, August 31, 2008

the switch

for those of you who don't know, the fiedlers recently joined the world of mac and are saying goodbye to our pc. with that transition has come a bit of a set back in our blogging, as we try and figure out how all this new fancy, schmancy stuff works.

anyway, here are a few recent photos . . .



the girls
lucy - laughing at daddy

newest member of the family

Wednesday, July 30, 2008

time with friends

our friends, brad and georgie and their little girl, molly, were in the states recently for an extended visit from ireland. we were able to spend some great time with them while they were here.

sophi and molly


also, a few photos from a weekend we spent in milwaukee together with brad and georgie, as well as our friends teirney and leah, and curt and dawn (everyone left their kids at home - except little lucy):



the guys - off to a brewer game

group photo

curt with lucy . . .seconds before she peed on him




teirney, brad, and geo making breakfast
alterra on the lake

our girls . . .

these are for you, mom!



fresh from the tub

a smile from "juicy lean" - as opposed to lucy jean
(nickname lovingly given by her uncle tim.)

a hug from big sister

tea party with daddy

watering mommy's garden

Sunday, July 13, 2008

trip to michigan

Our family just returned from a week long visit to Port Huron, MI to visit Jason's family. We always have a great time spending some extended time with Jason's parents, brother, and grandparents, who all live in the same town where Jason grew up.



Jason's mom, Kathy . . .Jason's dad, Bob . . .

One thing we love to do when we're there is enjoy beautiful Lake Huron. Port Huron is located right on the lake (hence the name) and Jason's parents actually live right across the street from it as well. The bridge in the background of this photo connects Port Huron to Canada.

Lucy's first day at the beach . . .

Sophi and Daddy, pretending the water is warm . . .

cousin love . . .

This was the first year the Sophi was old enough to really enjoy being with her cousins . Jason's oldest brother, Mark, has three kids and Sophi just LOVED her time with them.



Thursday, July 10, 2008

random photos from june

our budding artist
picnic in the park


lucy (6 wks.) and mommy

sophi and daddy getting ready for a bike ride

a visit from jason's brother

jason's younger brother, seth, and his girlfriend, erin, came for a short visit at the end of june. they are living in western michigan right now, but are planning to move to chicago this year. we're looking forward to having them so close.







picking berries

my sister-in-law and i decided the other day to pick strawberries . . .with our 4 children (sophi-2, liam-2, jack-1, lucy 2 mos.). somehow, we managed to pick enough berries to make jam later that day. great memories . . .







Monday, June 23, 2008

the wheels on the bus

A few weeks ago, Jason took Sophi on a special date - a bus ride to the library!