Saturday, April 18, 2009

Saturday Photo Hunt - Purple

My 84th
This Week's Theme: Purple
This is my little Emily. She is 7.5 months old. Time sure flies. The quilt that she is laying on was made with love by hubby's grandmother before she passed away. My mother-in-law found them years after her passing with the grand kid's names stitched on them so hubby received his as a Christmas gift from his grandmother after her passing. It is very colorful, as you can tell. Emily loves it. I only wish that her great-grandma was able to see her enjoy it!

Photo Contest at writefromkaren.com
This photo was taken last Sunday and it is one of my favorites from the day. This is my niece, Haven who is celebrating her fourth birthday today. I think that it represents our Spring so well. The rain drops are falling around her head, but not breaking her spirit. In fact the entire time she was in search of eggs, she had her tongue stuck out catching rain drops. We hid and hunted Easter eggs in the rain. The kiddos declared this Easter "The Best" Easter ever. To see more photos from our rainy Easter, you can click the picture of the birthday girl. To enter Karen's Spring photo contest, click the graphic above. Good luck to all who play and many thanks to Karen for hosting.

23 comments, add yours here:

jams o donnell said...

Aww they are so cute! Have a great weekend

Mo and The Purries said...

I love both pictures - Emily sure has a great big smile on great-grandma's quilt, and you're right, the picture of Haven certainly embodies the joy of spring!
Have a PURPLE weekend!
love,
mo

Rebecca Mecomber said...

Aw, sweet photos! Yes, time does fly! I remember when you were expecting. Has it really been 7 months?!?!

I did purple, too. I hope you have time to see! http://newyorktraveler.net/photo-hunters-purple/

feefifoto said...

Grandma quilts are the best.

Sarge Charlie said...

that is a winner

Tara R. said...

That quilt is lovely. Such a wonderful family heirloom.

storyteller said...

I can't believe how big Emily has gotten! Both are QTies for sure. Love the quilt ;--)
Hugs and blessings,

Amazing Gracie said...

What a great gift his grandmother left. My folks weren't very sentimental but fortunately, my mom did save some stuff for me.
Emily is SO adorable! Haven is a cutie, too...
I remember the days when I was a young mom and my husband's family would all get together - lots of cousins - he had four brothers and sisters! Our family get-togethers were loud but fun.
~~~Blessings~~~

Willa said...

her smile is priceless!!!
what a treasured quilt!

Rhapsody Phoenix said...

Beautiful kids.....

Napaboaniya APAD said...

Happy Belated birthday to your niece!! :)
She's looking too adorable :)

Relimom said...

I just love that quilt! A quilt is such a work of labor and love. I always imagine someone sitting there, quietly stitching away. What a beautiful and special gift.

maryt/theteach said...

They are adorable! And look at Emily, growing up fast! that's a beautiful quilt, Tisha! I hope you do join us for "Window Views." :)

katherine. said...

I've been think a lot about quilts lately...I love this story of Brien's grandmother...

Kim said...

I love that quilt! I love quilts in general and have one that I'm currently working on.

I wish you luck in the photo contest...fellow contestant. :)

Desert Songbird said...

Both photos are priceless.

Anonymous said...

That is a beautiful quilt and a beautiful story to go with it.

I love the spring photo. It so captures the joy of Easterand the joy of childhood! Good luck in the contest...I entered, too!

PastormacsAnn said...

Awwww. She is JUST SO CUTE! What a smile. Wonderful quilt, such a treasure! Great photo for purple

Heart of Rachel said...

She has a beautiful smile. That's a lovely and very special quilt.

Good luck on the contest. You have my vote.

maryt/theteach said...

I voted for you Tisha! You deserve to win! :)

Unknown said...

I love that quilt! Purple is my favorite color and I like quilts in general, so put them together, and you've got a winner!

Patricia said...

I can't believe I missed this last week! Beautiful quilt, lovely photos, and the most beautiful baby!

Colin Wiebe said...

Beautiful post! Your kids were really cute. You are such a lucky mom to have them both.