Chiara at 7 months and Summer projects

Chiara is now 7 months old. She is still as happy as ever and very talkative (baby talk). She says "dadada" and what sounds like "hi". She continues to bring so much joy and is our sunshine. We also had our first photo shoot as a family. I was in a wedding and got to see some friends from college. We finally got to meet Charlee Paige and we had Chiara baptized with her cousin.

We have undertaken a number of projects this summer. Marc painted the kitchen and cabinets and put in new hardware to update its look. I sewed throw pillows and painted frames for Chiara's room that hold her sonograms.

Our garden has grown tremendously and we are having fun eating from it! We look forward to when our pumpkins are ready and are going to be planting winter squash and zucchini in the Fall. Right now we are growing more herbs from seed and waiting for our asparagus to be edible.

It's time to be starting the new school year and God has provided us a baby sitter for when I go back to work part time. We are thankful for that! Enjoy all of the photos.

Logan and Charlee attended Chiara's baptism.



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Before and after of our garden, the frames I painted...I don't have a before of the kitchen it seems.

In Loving Memory of My Mom

1 Thessalonians 4:13 (The Message)
13-14And regarding the question, friends, that has come up about what happens to those already dead and buried, we don't want you in the dark any longer. First off, you must not carry on over them like people who have nothing to look forward to, as if the grave were the last word. Since Jesus died and broke loose from the grave, God will most certainly bring back to life those who died in Jesus.




November 12, 1955-June 20, 2011