the connecticut shaws: April 2012

Monday, April 30, 2012

...before the puking that set in around 1am. Poor babies!

While we were in Connecticut, we were invited to see Dan's Uncle's Jewelry shop!

It was an amazing space!...it took me a few minutes to pull my camera away from my face!

This is Dan's Uncle, Matt...

...and Aunt Judy

The kids got a FULL tutorial!

Uncle Matt even measured their fingers and made them wax rings from his molds!

When Amya closed her eyes really tight, this is what she saw! :)

THEN Matt went to work on our wedding bands...enlarging them just a bit (ahem...) after 10 years of marriage.

It was fascinating to watch him work! That is my ring that was passed down to me from my Great Aunt Beatty.

(I just couldn't get enough photos of all the equipment in the room! Beautiful!)

When I remember this afternoon in Connecticut, this is what comes to mind....my children in awe...

...but when I looked through the photos, I saw a lot of this...

Memory is a funny thing!

Thank you Aunt Judy and Uncle Matt, for the wonderful memories (and less constricted fingers) of that afternoon!

Man, you've got a good looking family! (especially your little sister!)

...and since this was my first night away from my baby boy, Dan had to send me a video to let me know that he was safe and sound :)

They had fun, just the boys! ...while Amya and I snuck away to breakfast, just the girls...hmmmm, we may have to do this more often!

I could only imagine what they were talking about....but I'm pretty sure Nelson was just saying "Yeah"

We just got back from a wonderful week in Connecticut!

...charming Connecticut...

We soaked up some cousin fun...

...got in a lot of playtime...

...spent time with some special people...

...helped Grandpa with his gardening

...we even had an Easter egg hunt!...

...celebrated a birthday....

...and visited a farm!

Even though it is spring,

it felt more like summer...

...the weather was amazing!

We went to an aquarium...

...and visited a very special jewelery shop!

But the best part was spending time with family!

(these cuties had so much fun!)