yard sales, red benches, and tutus...oh my!

just a few pictures from the UP!

my friend lisa and and i had a yard sale last weekend and between the two of us we made almost $400.

you would not believe the people we met.

there was one woman who talked to herself, and then proceeded to do a fake broadcast from our yard.

too weird.

our base of operations. sunshine and rocking chairs are a must for yard sales.

the new garden!

jason dug up a 6x14 spot for a few vegetable plants.

it's finally getting warm enough to plant things!

and my new RED and FREE bench.

i love the English department at Northern, they take such good care of jason and i.

one of the professors is moving to a smaller place and she had this bench in her back yard.

i totally love it and she said i could just have it for free!

THANK YOU KATIE!

priced shoes all ready to go for the farmers market.

i love my new logo!

40 pictures ready to go!

they look so great in their cellophane envelopes, i could sell anything in those.

more tutus!

and MORE! i just love these.

marquette farmers market!

spring has finally come to marquette!

we even went camping last weekend. i'm not sure april is such a great month to be camping in. i was frozen all night long, and finally woke up at 5:30 am and stoked the fire, to keep warm.

maybe we will try again in a month or two.

this is jason's last week of school and then he's leaving in a month for another train trip. this one is only 3 weeks, and this time i am not going to meet him anywhere.

i'm going to be nannying during the summer for two different families during the day, and then work at the greenhouse again at night. then on saturday mornings i'll be selling my photographs and baby items i have made at our local farmers market.

i'm really excited about doing this, and if it goes well, i'll start an esty store!

below are some of the things i'll be selling.

baby quilts

tag blankets

tutus

shoes!

i love these! They are reversible! these two pictures are the same pair!

Ross and Ashley are Married!

all of the cousins (except megs!)

our new sister (the poor girl!)  we love you ashley

we even got mom on the dance floor!

i'm pretty sure this is the only picture i have of ross and ashley together

all the girls

livy dancing away the night

ross and his broken leg

decorating the church

it was a great weekend. i can't believe how pooped i was after being the mistress of ceremonies.

congratulations ross and ashley!

home for the holiday

Ryan with Sophie

Ross and Ashley (they're getting married in 2 weeks!!!!)

My super skinny husband!

Tim, Ross, Ryan, Sophie, Grandpa

Andrea & Dad.

Ashley & Sophie

Jason & Dad

Ava & Emily

Ava & Em

Ava LOVES Euchre!

Debby & Emily

Sophie

Great Grandma Troost & Sophie

Me, Gram, Soph, & Andrea

Me & Sophie

Ava, Me, Emily!

spring break

Below are some pictures from our spring break.

We drove from Marquette down to Grand Rapids, Grand Rapids to Bowling Green, KY (where we stayed with our good friend Kevin for the night), and then finally to Destin, FL.

Wow, Florida is a long way from Marquette, but we are glad that we went.

It was a great week to relax, soak up some sun, swim in the Gulf, read, run on the beach, and just hang out together.

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