Picture Perfect

Oma visited this past weekend and while she was here she attempted a Yeager family photo.
 

Don't hate us because we're beautiful.

Meet Me In St. Louie

This past weekend we drove to St. Louis to visit with my sister and brother-in-law, Lauren and Nathanael. We figured Abigail needed some time with her aunt and uncle. And we thought a trip to the St. Louis Zoo would be a fun way to spend an afternoon.

 

We think the elephant might have been her favorite.

Lunchtime

Look at our hilarious and adorable kid.

She also knows the sounds for a duck and a snake, but I forgot to ask for those. Oma, Bapa, Nana, & Gragon are her grandparents. So far she hasn't been brave enough to try any other names. Sorry Auntie M and Lauren... and all you other aunts and uncles. We'll keep trying.

Curbside Shopping

I'm feeling rich and a little bit clever today. A few weeks ago when I was driving home from the grocery store, I spied our neighbors getting rid of a perfectly good six-person patio table and chairs. We've been garage sale-ing for patio furniture for years, and this stuff looked way better than what we'd seen before. I pulled over just as Ed began tacking up a sign that said, "FREE. Please take."

Um, all right. I will, thank you very much.

I know I shouldn't care so much about getting/having stuff, but this was FREE! And I'm so excited - the set looks brand new. The other two chairs are residing on our screened porch off to the left of the photo. Plus, David and Mom2 bought me the umbrella for my birthday, and he had a chance to put it all together this weekend. So last night after Abigail went to bed, we sat outside, lit some candles, and actually enjoyed being in our backyard. How nice.

Yay for free stuff. And birthdays.

Just a Few More Pictures, I Promise

 After our trip to Ocean City, we spent a long weekend in VA with David's sister. R & S have three kids. Their youngest, Anna, was born just 4 hours before Abigail. It was a blast watching the baby girls play together.

 David's nephew, Adam, pulled out his guitar shortly after Uncle Vid started strum- ming. Look at how he's trying to play left-handed!

Daniel reminds me of Ralphie (from A Christmas Story) in this picture. Not sure why he donned the glasses to read, but I thought it was pretty great.

The girls spent a lot of time swapping toys, following one another around, and staring each other down. They really enjoyed having one another to play with (at least from what we could tell).