Portraits of My Niece

When my sister was pregnant for the first time I had this dream of being the most awesome aunt, the one that lets you drive fast on your 16th birthday and the one that takes you for drinks on your 21st. I also wanted to have a nickname for my niece. But I didn’t...

Portraits of My Sister

I was backing up photos yesterday and happened upon some of my older stuff. I have been wanting to post the portraits I’ve done, so over the next few weeks I will. I got a lot of practice when my sister was first pregnant and after my niece was born. It makes me...

The Answer and The Nürburgring

Cars, cars, carsWe went to the Nürburgring near Köln on Sunday. It is a well known racing track, and if you have played racing games you have probably driven the track. It was truly a lot of fun and the best car fix we could have asked for. Albert has really been...

Family Trip to Germany

The second week my family was here my dad and brother-in-law showed up. They brought my precious parakeet, Moe. We’ve missed her for the past eight months. She was hand-raised and is just as friendly as a big parrot. We played her favorite song, and after not...

Family Visit Photos

Here are some of the photos from my family visit. The first week was just us girls and we went to Baden-Baden and the Alsace region of France. It was a complete blast. We happened upon two very wonderful pensions to stay at, and had a lot of fun. We also took the...

Nesting Swans in Esslingen

One of our medieval towns here around Stuttgart is called Esslingen. We took my family there for a stroll on the cobbled streets and ended up in a park so my niece could swing. (She loves to swing.) There was a pair of swans nesting that the city had built a wall to...