We are back! After a wonderful vacation with all our family we are back home in STL. Happy to see our dear friends, our home (that feels like rather 'tight quarters' after being at the spacious lakehouse...at any minute I'm expecting the seven dwarfs) and our garden that looks strikingly similar to Miss Havisham's grounds.  It's been a tough landing back into reality, Paul is working nights so we are trying to figure out how best to manage without really seeing much of each other for two weeks, Ava Belle has digressed a bit on the potty-front (something to do with wearing a swimsuit all day and spending most of the time in the water....hmmm), but, it's nice to be home. As many of you already know, my sister-in-law's husband became very sick and spent some time in the CCU during our vacation, he is home now and resting. The virus made it's way through most of the lake house visitors, but we've since recovered and are praying that Rainer's heart regains it's strength with each day. I would ask, if you are so inclined, for you to join us in prayer for his recovery.  

I've picked a few of my favorite pics from the week....I think most of them are already up on my sister-in-law's, Laurie Ann, blog, but here they are as an encore....

Happy Ava Belle, the lake trip treated her well (minus the coxsackie virus, of course).
Anyu (my mother) and Emmett....light was just perfect that afternoon.
Tedrow family band....the Lake Martin Burger Boat really wanted to book us for the weekend at Chimney Rock, but, we just didn't have time. Maybe next year...
I love this pic, even though our niece, Ann Edwards, is a little unhappy, it just makes me smile.
Cinderella.
AB riding with Paul's parents (Minnie and T) around the cove in the little boat....
Mermaid.
Ping Pong Players.
AB fishing with Daddy...a little concerned about the distance between she and the fish.
Happiest little fella. Ever.