SF Day 1

We made it here safe and sound!  Lily girl behaved on the flight and we are all checked in to our beautiful hotel.  We went out for chinese in chinatown tonight.  Lily loved tofu, but crashed before dinner was over. To be fair, it was well past her bed time.  Mama took her out in the kinderpack and she fell right asleep on my back. ♥  You can see the aftermath of dinner in the second picture. She didn't even wake up while we changed her diaper or put on her pj bottoms.  Sweet girl.  Tomorrow we are hanging out with Phil's aunt and uncle while Phil goes to work.  Better him than me!

Spring is in the air!

Giddyup

Snowed In

Better late than never, here are some pictures of our adventures during our days of imprisonment from the snow and ice.  We took Lily out to play and she seemed to enjoy playing in the snow.  Thimba, the rain and wet ground hating dog also had fun frolicking in the snow.  These ridgebacks are fickle creatures, that's for sure!

Tasting the snow

My girl

For the staggering amount of pictures I take of Lily, shockingly few of them are with me in the picture.  Fortunately, I have dear friends who are amazing photographers.  That *never* hurts.  Promise.  Thanks to Jennifer for getting some cute pictures of Lily and me yesterday!

Sew Fun

I had been wanting to take a sewing class for a while, but kept putting it off.  I have a machine, can set it up, sew some basic stitches, that sort of thing, but I really needed to take a class to learn proper technique.  Enter CityCraft, the cutest little sewing studio and fabric store around.  They sell many of my favorite fabric designers' collections that you generally have to order online.  It is so nice to be able to see these fun fabrics in person.  My friend Jessica and I took the class together and we had a great time learning to make a tote bag.  I already have my eye on a couple of projects that I think I can tackle next.

The light in the sewing studio is beautiful.

 My fun little bag that I made.

 A small sampling of the awesome fabric selections.

Jessica modeling her new cute bag!

Sunset

On Valentine's Day I was preparing Lily's dinner and I happened to look up and see these gorgeous colors out the window.  I ran and grabbed my camera, opened the window and took this shot. It was just beautiful, and it was gone within a couple of minutes.  I have always loved the light the last few hours of the day.  The sun's rays filtering through the trees as it makes it's way towards the horizon, ending in a spectacular show like this.  It is quite the reminder of the beauty that God blessed our world with.  I love that no matter how rich or how poor you are, the sunset is for everyone to enjoy.