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!

Boston

We took a quick trip to Boston last weekend. We stopped in New Haven, Connecticut on our way and visited the beautiful Yale University campus.

In Boston, we spent a full day walking along the Freedom Trail that took us through historic areas and past places like Paul Revere's home and grave site, the Massachusetts State House, the USS Constitution ship, and the Boston Massacre site. We loved following that red brick line all through the city.

We really loved Boston, and enjoyed crossing another city off of our list of places to see. And of course we had fun just hanging out together.

Me & Him

I love that my birthday falls on or around Father's Day every year. I turned 26 on Thursday, and it was a really great day. Even though we went about our basic daily routine like usual, it was nice to have a little something special to celebrate. And nothing beats a pizza picnic in the backyard.

It was Joseph's turn today, and even though his gifts will probably get returned or exchanged, I think it was a successful Father's Day. :) We love him.

Little Clothes

Much like last summer, I have been busy making clothes for Anna. This time, though, they are not quite as tiny since she is almost a year old! I've really enjoyed making up my own patterns, learning new techniques (shirring is awesome!), and reusing my old dresses or shirts to make things for her.

And it is so nice that she will happily wear anything I put her in. :) It is fun having a girl.

Halfway

Joseph finished up his second year of dental school yesterday! Just two more to go! He starts in the clinic tomorrow, so we spent his one-day break at the beach today.

Come and Gone

My parents came for a visit a couple of weeks ago! It had been way too long since we'd seen them, so we had lots of talking, cuddling, and playing to catch up on. No time was wasted.

We went to the Manhattan temple, my dad spent a day riding a bike around the five boroughs of NYC, and we took a day-trip to Philadelphia.

It was terrific to have them here for Matthew's birthday and for Mother's Day. Perfect timing.

We love to see how much they love our kids. I'm sure it is hard to have their only grandkids over 2,000 miles away, so they love every second they get to spend with them. We had such a great time with them here, and can't wait until the end of the summer when we'll be together again!

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Matthew is three! He is in love with ducks, so naturally he got two new ducks, duck shaped french toast, a duck birthday cake, and all his ducks (that I could find...) attending his little party! My parents were here for his birthday and we all had a great day together.

He is our best little boy, and we love him so much! Happy Birthday M!