Thanksgiving Catch-up

We met my family in Kansas to spend Thanksgiving with my Grandma Dot and Aunt Gina.

They took us to an "authentic" Kansas City BBQ joint and wow it was good. Snead's really knows how to cook their ribs!!!
Adventures were had by all and we got to relax and catch up. Playing football and in the leaves were first on my nephew's agenda and we got some fun shots.





Kyle having fun


Love these faces of concentration. Way to keep your eye on the ball guys!!


We also had a family photo shoot galore!
And we had lots of fun with Carrie's family... I can't decide which one is my favorite because they are all so fun!






Then we had dinner and it was OH so good. I was full for hours!

This is only half of the group. Hope we can do it again sometime sooner rather than later!

Audrey and Brian

Audrey is a friend from when I worked at Graham Staffing and she married her sweetheart Brian at the Stonewall Golf Club in Manassas, VA. I would say that there couldn't have been a better day after a week of rain that we got. Congrats!!

Lindsay and Sterling

Hello all, here are some more photos from Lindsay and Sterling's wedding in May. I have more on my facebook page "Sydney Kearns Photography". They were so fun to work with and we had TONS of great photos.








Stay tuned for more to come...

This should NOT be possible

Do you see that 102 right around where Baltimore is? That's me, at 5:45PM!!! (I don't know why this text is underlined)


See this close up view? I live about 10 minutes from BWI airport and as you can see, the heat index there today was 118!!!!! Ugh, it is just terrible.



I never thought that I would be excited for 90 degree weather.

Table Before and Table After

Our new table has finally arrived! It's new and shiny and silky smooth. I don't want to eat on it! Well, it also doesn't help that we have our metal folding chairs which when you sit in them at the table it seems like you are at a restaurant with a high table... or that you are a kid and are short. So, when ever we can get the chairs to go with it, it will feel normal. But isn't it so pretty!!!?

Love it!

Here is our before table...




And here is our new table. It's also nice and wide so that it can fit a place mat on each side and also have plenty of room for dishes in the middle.

Birds!!

So there is a bird's nest on top of our front door. I don't know why it chose that spot since we come in and out all the time! We think it is an oriel. When ever we come home and she is sitting, she stays as long as she dares and then swoops away. Sometimes at the last minute (in the dark) and it scares me quite often. Well, there are bright blue eggs in it.

See!?

Well, now we have a new surprise! I saw her standing there staring at me through the window of our foyer (on top of our doorway) and she had a worm in her mouth so I had to check it out...

and this is what I saw!!!


Three of them are hatched and one is left unhatched. You can barely see the blue egg that the other ones are sleeping on.

Just had to share this with you! Happy Mother's day to all you awesome mothers out there!!!

Table!

So most of you may not care, but Mike and I are getting a new table. It's pretty and it's amish... and it will take 10 weeks to get to our house. My favorite thing about it is that it will last our entire lives. Nothing fake or pressed or glued. Just solid wood.

Here is is:

I'm going to order the chairs a little later (I may need a few suggestions on some good sturdy ones because I don't know if I love any of the ones they have available.)

So that is what is new with us.

P.S. Have I mentioned that my nephews are adorable??? They are. Check out my sister's blog and you'll see.