Way Back When Wednesday

This is one of my all-time favorite snaps of my boys. I had been gifted with an SLR camera that year, 2002, and I took TONS of pictures. The lighting isn't perfect in this photo; however, the absolute joy on their faces is quite evident.

They were having the most fun playing in a big pile of leaves that day. The vibrant oranges and yellows and reds from the maple tree in our front yard provided hours of Fall play for the boys. They'd run and jump into the 'mountain', then scoop up fistfuls of those crunchy leaves to toss into the air.

The boys were rolling around in the leaves, each starting at one end and meeting in the middle of the pile. It was at this meeting moment, when I captured them in this image. It's also right before I announced it was time to go inside and take naps. Their expressions quickly changed after this photo; and I'm happy I was able to grab a piece of their joy.

Do you have a favorite photo?

Happy Wednesday! 

Sewing for Ruby

Through OneWord365, I met Brooke over at Heart & Seoul. She has a lovely blog, so be sure to stop by and visit while leaving some comment love. While clicking around her posts, I learned Brooke & her family are in the process of adopting an adorable little girl named Ruby Grace. Well, just one read about that precious girl and I knew I wanted to help Brooke, Justin, & Perry bring Ruby home.

Celebrating and Crazy Hair

Did you have a good weekend? I hope so! Ours was relatively low-key. We exercised our right to vote in the SC Primary. DH and I cancelled out our votes with our candidate choices. I ♥ America. With all the chilly rain Saturday and Sunday, we opted to stay indoors. We watched the newest (2009) Star Trek movie with our boys. We're all into Sci-Fi, and thoroughly enjoyed the film. I enjoyed learning the back stories on all the characters.

My new favorite show!
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I also caught up on Season 1 of Downton Abbey. If you have not seen this program, I highly encourage you to watch it. It's available on Netflix, and I think you can also view it at www.pbs.org. What a wonderful series! The storyline is full of twists and turns, but it's the fashion that has me mesmerized. Oh, to dress like that, and wear those gorgeous hats!