My attempt to chronicle life, one photo at a time. My parents came for a visit today and we took them to one of our favorite places, Cantigny. Alayna had a friend some over for a playdate this afternoon. The girls were up in their room, laughing and having fun when Alayna came to get me.

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Wednesday, February 16, 2011. One of these things is not like the other. Scantily clad skinny women lapping up the summer sun and waves are now dumpster diving in my driveway. Wednesday, February 16, 2011. Tuesday, February 15, 2011.

Snapping through life, one photo a day. Tuesday, May 1, 2012. Singing and dancing in the rain. During the last few weeks, we have sat through several baseball games in the freezing cold. When we saw that it was drizzling outside yesterday afternoon, we all bundled up in coats and gloves for another cold game. The boys started playing basketball and the girls began dancing around. Of course, Alayna even went inside and put on shorts and a T-shirt! Here are a few photos of our fun playing in the rain.

Tales from the Big Black Book and other Family Lore. And the little guy that made me a grandma. Last week, my friend Tipper at Blind Pig and the Acorn. Wrote a post called The Daffodil. She can tell where her grandparents, great-grandparents, and other ancestors lived by watching for the blooming daffodils. I have thought so much about her story this week.