Foodies....

Pasta, pasta and more pasta....

There is something amazing about fresh pasta.

And even more amazing about making it through your Grandfather's 50+ year old pasta machine...


Is there a such a thing as too much pasta?

Not in our house....

Our family spends most of our time in the kitchen...

Chris, Nicholas and Amanda received a cooking class with a Michelin Star chef for Christmas and made amazing food for Ashlynn's 18th Birthday...

We love Pasta...

I should weigh 250...

Missing my girls.... all over the world...

The most beautiful discovery
best friends can make
is
that they can grow separately
without growing apart...

Baby Bellies...

There is a wonderful feeling when a pregnant woman is around.

I love it.

I liked it so much I did it four times ....

But now I am getting up close and personal with a few bellies. My sweet precious friend Charlene from New Zealand is about to deliver in a few weeks. She has become a great photographer pal and wonderful friend. We did this shoot this weekend and it was so fun.

Love ya Char ...

Happy Birthing....

Sher

My new Favorite Senior

I haven't cried during a photoshoot in a while. Usually it is with young couples and pregnant bellies, but this day was different... This young man played the grand piano so beautifully I got teary eyed and had to stop and wipe my cheeks. Then he played the guitar and then the violin. WOW.

This is a special young man. He was on the swim team, runs track and is just an amazing gentleman. Plus extra bonus, He loves his mother... You know the kind, one like you want to marry your daughter...

Being around these incredible 18 year olds for an hour brings back my high school days. Boy is it different now. I still never grew taller, only wiser and wider...

If I had it to do all over again,

I would take piano lessons...

TWO WORDS ~ BALI BABY

How does she do that?

View from Breakfast...

Rice Fields on Bike tour...

Brushes in China Town...

Bali is not what I expected... It was better...

The real life of the Balinese was simple. The scenery was breathtaking... We took an amazing cycling tour through the rice fields and it was wonderful, even if I did whimp out the last uphill climb. Banyan Tree Cycling Tours...


But the highlight was sitting with the Orangutans at the Singapore Zoo. My favorite animal.


I can't wait to be a Grandma...

13 days until my children show up home away from home...

As you all are preparing the Pumpkin bread, Pecan Tassies and gathering gifts,

leave time for the needy, church, quiet time and starting your own family traditions. The season is only here for a short time, make the best of it, do something nice for someone that is not expecting it. Say "no" to things that aren't important.

Remember the pasts and look forward to the future but for now, enjoy the present.

ho ho ho,

Sher