Red

I love this picture that a friend took of us at the beach a couple of months ago because it shows off just how red our kids' hair is.

I get asked where their red hair came from almost every time I go out. I believe it is thanks to my great grandma, Ethel Elizabeth, who I hear had beautiful red hair. My mom just sent me this picture of Ethel and my grandmother, Barbara. Lovely. Can't you just imagine how pretty she was with her red hair?

I never thought I'd have two redheads, but we sure love them!

Our Home: Bedroom

It has been a year since we moved here, but I just barely finished getting our home put together the way I want it! Slow and steady, I guess.

Joseph spent hours turning this $20 Craigslist desk and free chair from the side of the road into this beautiful new sewing desk and chair! It is my favorite thing in the whole house!

My other favorite things are the black & white family pictures throughout the room, my striped sewing machine cover, the beach picture Robin took in California hanging over our bed, and my guitar hanging on the wall (hopefully tempting me enough to actually play it more often...).

I don't claim to be any type of interior decorator or designer, but I do love decorating my own house. Since I'm home everyday, almost all day, I enjoy filling it with things that I think are pretty!

J&S

Joseph's brother, James, and his wife, Sarah, came to visit us last week! We hadn't seen them in over a year, and they had never met Anna, so it was a great visit.

They went to the Met, walked across the Brooklyn Bridge, ate pizza at Grimaldi's, and saw Wicked on Broadway.

We all went to a Staten Island Yankees Game, had a BBQ, went to Coney Island beach, went on walks, and played and played with the kids.

It was really fun to have them here and to be able to spend some down time just relaxing and chatting with them. They were wonderful visitors and we are so glad they could come!