We took some quick snapshots before church the last day Catherine and Jim were here. These photographs are in line with my goal to take more intentional photos of my girls with their grandparents. And also in line with the fact that I can't control my chidren (Greta) and therefore it sometimes won't work out as imagined. As a bonus, we were still on time for church!

So we seem to get our visitors in clumps and then we have a famine until the next clump. And so it was in April. Liz and Kent followed by Conor's parents, Catherine and Jim. However the visitors come, we're happy to have them! There weren't very many "camera opportunies" while Catherine and Jim were here, but in the last year or two, after a few different visits with both grandparents, I felt frustrated by the lack of quality photos I had of my girls with their grandparents so I'm trying to be better at taking more intentional photos (whether or not the children cooperate with my girls is another story). These photos I took while everyone was playing at the park before supper. We love walking over to the local elementary school to play. 

When Liz and Kent were here, we went up to the Muirwoods. I love those redwoods! They are so beautiful. And there's something about them that always amazes me. I'm in awe of God's grand designs and the little details of nature. Incredible! It's always a treat to visit the Muirwoods (so long as it's a weekday - parking on the weekend is crazy!).

One big perk about having Liz around is that she's an amazing photographer and I know I'll get at least one decent shot of Conor and I. Hooray! Thanks for visiting Liz and Kent. I know it was a little crazy getting here but we're so glad you came!

I made another birthday banner for a friend. And I liked it so much that I may have to make a second the exact same for our family. I love how it turned out. The colors are simple and perfect. 

I'm toying with the idea of making a pattern to sell of this bunting. We shall see.