THE Camera Show...

...my fourth year...

 

 

for the fourth year (Since Walker went away to college)

I've helped my dad at the annual camera show.

 

Matthew Brady was there...

 

And other interested parties...

 

I helped sell cameras, but I also got to wander

around and take photos...

 

Many colorful people, and colorful displays...

 

Its always a treat to spend the whole day, just me, with my dad.

 

 

To see him in his element.

 

I went outside to catch some local color.

 

gorgeous, but very cold and wintery...

 

but obviously Spring is on its way.

 

I loved this local mural made by students...

 

I picked out the hot air balloons to photograph...

 

That's how I felt today!

 

Bits of Spring around my house

I have lots of these adorable yellow pansy like flowers.

anyone know what they are called?

 

 

They are popping up everywhere and I love them!

 

Lots of these violets too.

 

I forget what these yellow flowers are called,

Claudia gave me the start - it likes it here.

 

What's popping up around your house?

A peek into my sketchbook

Just a record from over the past few days.

 

 

...and "how I work"...

Adventures in Pottstown PA...

Some of my readers know that Walker has recently been to a job fair at school.  One of the schools that interviewed him invited him to their school for an additional interview...in

Pottstown, Pennsylvania

 

It doesn't take too much internet searching to find images of just about anywhere!

 

He really liked the sound of the school before he went,

and now he likes it even more.

 

six people - three jobs

 

It looks like a very interesting, friendly little town.

About two hours from Philadelphia.

Not so far from Washington, D.C.,

New York City,

Boston

 

He really enjoyed his stay, and the people he met.

 

He liked the rolling "mountains" that we would call foothills here.

 

These nuclear towers are visible from everywhere in town.

 

2-3 weeks before he knows if this will be his next stop.

 

 

 

 

Spring Break Day 3

Day 3 was the most exciting of all.

Tori got to have a friend spend the day.

Wyatt adored her friend!

 

Here they are at McDonald's for lunch.

I know.

We mainly went for the big toy.

 

Those girls crawled all through the tubes with Wyatt. He had such an exciting time!

He wasn't afraid of anything.

 

This was fun - a walk-on piano.

Not nearly as exciting as the gerbil tubes though.

 

Coming down the slides! so much fun!

 

Later I had to take him on a stroller walk to get him to settle down for a nap.

 He was so over-excited.

 

We also played lots of hide and seek indoors.

More watercolor painting.

Even Wyatt painted until he decided to turn it into face paint.

I shouldn't have laughed.

I should have gotten a picture of that.

 

Whew! Grandma's tired.

Spring Break Day 2

Not so many photos today, but still a lot of fun...

A trip to the bookstore to play with the Thomas The Tank Engine railroad...

 

a great rainy day activity.

 

Wyatt plays very intensely.

He cried when we left,

 

but only for a minute...

 

Because we were going to see his beloved Great BaPa and Great Grandmama.

They met us at Eagan's for burgers and fries.

We all enjoyed it so much.

 

Tori and I brainstormed a list from the day:

Thomas the Tank Engine

Trader Joe's

Eagan's goop

Legos

French Fries

French Toast

Raisin bread

Calico Critters

Watercolors

 

And this is also Spring Break, but from the week before...

 

Walker and his roommate Isaac at Gettysburg.

They are posing in front of the monument honoring

the 24th Michigan soldiers from Hillsdale College,

Yes, Hillsdale has been there since before the Civil War.

They had a great road trip.

Spring Break Day 1

I've gotten behind on my posts, mostly because of Spring Break.

 

Victoria is on Spring Break, and I offered to entertain her Wed-Thurs-Fri this week.

First thing, we made doughnuts!

With my new Sunbeam Doughnut-maker.

they made us very happy.

 

We painted, made duct tape projects, and went to thrift stores!

We had a fabulous time.

 

We picked Wyatt up at daycare, and went to the park...

 

Tori took this photo.

 

I got this one of her.

 

And Tori took this one of Wyatt.

 

Did I mention we also went to the dollar store

for cool stuff?