Foof and Manders on Settlement Day

What a pair of hams.

Danielle in the Art Show

Foo has some art on display in the library. As is her style, she does not like it, but I got her to stand next to it and smile pretty anyway.

They're engaged!

Stephanie and Simon got engaged on Valentine's Day! I am so happy for the both of them. Simon asked me about it last Saturday night and all week her sisters and I have been trying to contain our excitement over it. Simon is absolutely perfect for Stephanie, he's smart and funny and has everything going for him. They are talking about a May 2010 wedding, which will be 8 years from when they started dating in the 11th grade.


Here is the beautiful engagement ring. Stephanie did not want to have a traditional diamond solitaire, she preferred to have her birthstone, an emerald.


It is truly a beautiful ring and even better, from the perfect guy. Congratulations to my little girl!

Mom's Birthday

Amanda

Portrait of Amanda, as seen by Danielle

They just don't seem to get tired of taking pictures of each other. Danielle and Manda had a camera war late one night. This is the battle from Danielle's viewpoint:

Hopefully her face won't really freeze like that.








I miss her, and she's only been back to school for 5 days.

Mandy's off to the Rose Bowl!

Amanda left yesterday afternoon to head back out to PSU for their trip to the Rose Bowl with the Blue Band. They flew out early this morning and we heard from her that she has seen the Hollywood sign and all is well. We are really excited to see if we can find her on TV either in the parade or halftime of the game. So far, only Grandpa has seen her on TV during a game, standing along the side of the tunnel when JoePa came walking out. Hopefully we will catch a glimpse of her.

Today Danielle and I went to the Exton Mall using the Garmin GPS that the girls got me for Christmas - it was awesome! I love not having to worry about looking for exits and remembering which way to turn. I feel like I could go anywhere!