Pictures with Santa

Maggie experienced her first ever torture, I mean, picture with Santa this Saturday. We took her to the local elementary school which was having a holiday breakfast and show. The Polaroid was a throw back to 1978, complete with orange tile walls as backdrop. Hopefully, she's not scarred for life.

Happy Thanksgiving!

Over the river and through the arch to grandmother's house we went. Our Thanksgiving with the Farwigs was filled with family, fun and games, and of course, great food. Maggie enjoyed her first piece of pumpkin pie, much to the delight of everyone watching. During our flights, Maggie was very interested in looking out the window. While this new experience was fun for her, Mom and Dad sure miss the days when she napped on the plane.

Crazy Aunt Julie getting ready for her big ski trip.

PawPaw showed Maggie how fun it is to snack right out of the bag.

Building a ginger bread house with Lia


Family portrait

November pictures

We've had some techincal difficulties which prevented us from getting our pictures off the camera. So finally here are a few must see pics from earlier this month. Poor Maggie baby was sick with a bad stomach bug at the beginning of the month. One day all she did was sleep and snuggle with Mom. A few days later she was back to her normal antics of chasing the cat.

Not feeling so well...

Watch out kitty, I'm back!


Luckily Maggie's fever broke in time for mom and dad to celebrate Peg's birthday with night at the movies. Jim put his culinary skills to the test and made his first cake. It wasn't very pretty, but it sure tasted good!

Presentation is overrated...

Roller coaster weekend

We visited Ohio last weekend and it sure was a full four days. The original purpose of our trip was to attend the wedding of our friends Maureen and Aaron. The timing of the visited ended up being perfect as Peg's Dad was hospitalized and diagnosed with bladder cancer. He will undergo chemotherapy initially, to be followed by surgery. He certainly has a fight ahead of him, but we are confident he will make a full recovery.

Maureen and Aaron's wedding was a beautiful celebration of their love and family. One of the highlights was watching Mo and three of her siblings perform their Irish dances. The weekend contained every color on the spectrum of emotion, and we are truly grateful for our friends and family.

Pumkin Fest Weekend

We enjoyed the gorgeous fall weather and had a pumpkin-filled weekend. Saturday we visited the Robas Family Farm for the best agritainment the area has to offer. We fueled up with a picnic lunch before we got started. After getting lost in the corn maze, we visited the pumpkin patch and hay fort. We had to cut the day short when it started to get cold and rainy. Sunday we checked out Pumkin Fest at the Endless Mtn. Nature Center. Maggie was too young to paint the pumpkins, but she loved to pick up the leaves and walnuts from the ground. Mom and Dad enjoyed the free apple cider!

Party of Four

We are thrilled to announce that we'll be a family of four come this April! We are very excited to be adding to our family. Like last time, we're going to be suprised and not find out the gender until the little one makes his/her debut. Peg has been feeling well, a little tired, but otherwise no complaints. Maggie loves other children and will no doubt, be a great big sister.

Watch out new little one, I'm the Big Sister!

Weekend Away

Jim and I enjoyed a long weekend away in Vermont to celebrate the wedding of our friends Mike and Jill. The drive north through the Adirondack mountains was gorgeous and the fall foliage at it's peak. We stayed at a lovely B&B on the Grand Isle in Lake Champlain. A highlight was exploring the quaint Burlington, VT. Mike and Jill had a beautiful setting for their very personal wedding ceremony, complete with VT maple syrup as favors. It was nice to get away for a few days. We were so grateful that MawMaw and PawPaw Farwig could stay the week in PA to care for Maggie. They taught her lots of new tricks while we were gone and spoiled her rotten for sure!

Lunch on Church St.


Wedding Bliss