smiling in south carolina

It's on a busy road in a run-down area of downtown, but this scene makes me smile a little bit every morning on the weekday commute.

hopes, plans & dreams for 2011, part 1: more smiling, more laughing, more goofing, more playing, more spontaneous dancing, more fruit, flowers and hugs. and more blogging.

Gee, so MUCH has happened since October. It is now mid-March and we are looking at the beginning of Spring already! This past fall, Robin joined the Little League team and did great! Nobody could believe how fast a runner he was and his hitting and catching skills improved alot during the 8 week season. He even won a running trophy. Then, Our Little Miss Lily had her 1st birthday, complete with a cupcake theme party. Then we had Thanksgiving and Christmas, which were both awesome. Sometime shortly after, Lily crawled, then walked, and started Montessori. Somewhere in there, Grandma and Grandpa Cone got a new doggy, who we think is super-cute...Gizmo! One of Robin's dreams came true the day he got a Playstation 2. He enjoys the quad game, the snowboarding game and the amusement park game. Legos are still a popular standby...he is still perfecting the battle spaceship design. Robin is doing so well in school and enjoying his lessons. He is reading for fun now. He got hi...

We have been so busy enjoying the lovely fall weather this October. Each weekend here has offered plenty of opportunities to be outside. The Harvest Festival and the State Fair were the photo highlights. We hope your October is happy, too!