Escape

Last week I was able to escape with the girls for a couple of days to my friends Amy and Vinnie's house. I have known them since long, long before any of us were married, and the home they've built together is truly one of my favorite places on the planet. They are now the proud parents of three girls, plus they are caretakers to their house and a small piece of property on which they have been known to raise chickens, rabbits, bees and as many vegetables as they can. Here's what our little retreat looked like.

This is one of my favorite doors. Amy and Vinnie used to have two wonderful dogs, and I miss their noses being pressed up against the glass:
Some of Amy's front porch decorations. Eat your heart out, Martha Stewart.

We roasted smarshmallows, as Ada calls them:

One of Amy and Vinnie's girls.
Chicken V. Roxy.

I love their breakfast table. The girls love hamming for my camera. It works out.
Baby Claire. We decided she and Roxy are kindred spirits. They look alike, but they are also very similar in temperament and, for lack of a better word, spirit. Even one of the older girls asked why Roxy looks like an older version of Claire.
Dress Up. And Playing.
Okay kids! Smile!

Thank you thank you thank you Amy and Vinnie for all the delicious meals and good talks and years of friendship! It was JUST what I needed!
Lindsay