It's a Magic City

We had a great time at Magic City Art Connection this past weekend!

Dugald was out of town on a guy's trip to the Talladega for a Nascar race, so Emma's Mimi and Pop came over from Dalton to help out. They were troopers, eventhough it was a lot of work.

The weekend was a great success (for both Dugs and I) - here are some pictures from the show.

Maybe I can entice Dugald to post about his Nascar weekend.

Check out the new display furniture that Dugald made!

The elves have been busy in the studio!

Emma hanging out with her Pop.

We love our Carrie!

(Check out Emma's necklace)

Strawberry Pickin' -- Sort of...

In retrospect, it would have been a good idea to call before heading down I-65, but we were so excited, it seemed a bit obsessive. Well, live and learn.

After packing up at 7:45am, we headed over to the Barrett's to meet our fellow travelers. Mimi and Emma were ready to go, so we set out for Chilton County, Alabama. Picking strawberries has been on "our list" for a number of years, so we were excited to finally mark it off. The weather was sunny, but cool -- perfect for a couple of hours in a strawberry patch.

After a number of miles down county roads, we arrived at Sunshine Farm - only to realize they were closed due to overpicking the week prior. SAD! It seemed silly to drive all the way back without berries, so we headed over a few miles to Durbin Farms Market and "picked" out some beautful berries. Two gallons later, we hit the road back to Birmingham.

We are still planning on going back in a few weeks, but we sure will call before we go. This trip wasn't a loss, though, we have seven jars of strawberry jam to show for our efforts!

Ahh, spring!

No real news to report. All is well here - just enjoying the spring weather! We spent this past weekend planting a garden bed on the side of the house...blue salvia, columbines, and lavender.

This weekend we are heading down to Chilton County to pick strawberries - we promise to post pictures!

Nice and Sunny

Not much new here, just enjoying the nice, warm weather. Oh, and look at those teeth!

Happy Easter!

Emma's first Easter was spent in Dalton with her Mimi and Papaw. She looked so cute in her sweet, white dress...with her legwarmers (I'm addicted to these things!) It was quite chilly on Easter, so she had to stay warm!

After church, we headed to Bea's Restaurant - quite a tradition at the Farmer household. After eating too much fried chicken and drinking too much sweet tea, the Halls hit the road for Birmingham. Emma slept almost the entire trip - being cute takes a lot of work!

Also, thanks to all of our family for her sweet Easter gifts!

I like bunnies!

Just me and Mom...

I'm tired!

I'm snuggly!

Life is fun!

Easter dress!

I'm happy!

Nice and Easy

Things around here have been pretty normal. We are in the midst of spring, so we are spending as much time in the garden as possible. Dugald constructed a border around the garden with a path in the middle. It is so nice! We have planted a few cool weather crops: broccoli, brussel sprouts, peas, onions and lettuces. We are really looking forward to our garden this year. As I was quite pregnant last summer, I wasn't much help!

Emma is growing fast! She has two lower teeth and quickly growing blonde hair. She loves food and has quite an affinity for yog(h)urt. She is eating well and sleeping well, so we can't ask for much more.

This past weekend, we went to our first Easter Egg Hunt...it was quite a time!

Oh so happy!

Just hanging with Dad...

Easter Egg Hunt, with our friends Brian and Mimi.

Who me, blonde?

Just chilling...

Hyacinths in bloom!

Framed garden (with oats)

Does this bib make me look fat?

Busy Bee

Every day with Emma is such an adventure...especially since she is in constant motion. Rolling, wriggling, and scooting around are her new favorite activities. I didn't realize she could scoot on her back until last week when I put her on her playmat and jumped in for a quick shower. I looked out the bathroom door to check on her, and she was about six feet from her original location. She had scooted on her back off the playmat and around the side of the couch. Yikes! Her daddy jokes she has a bad case of wriggle-itis! Once she learns to crawl, we are in big trouble.

I love my jumperoo, thanks Mimi!

Out on another adventure!

Are you getting a picture of this?

Mmm, yog(h)urt!

Just hanging out with my Dad!

Who knew she would be interested in Buzzy Bee at such a young age! We decided that this was probably not the best toy right now...choking hazard?!

We love our legwarmers - thanks Grandma!