Pennies From Heaven

The year I was born, my grandfather started a very BIG piggy bank for me. I believe it is "Porky the Piggy Bank" to be exact! Over the last 36 years, my grandparents have put penny after penny in this bank for me for "when I grew up". My grandmom must have thought I finally grew up because she gave me the bank the other day! So funny!
My family and I decided to crack old Porky open and see what treasures he held. Well, after all those years, 75 POUNDS of coins and almost disabling the coin the counter at the bank, I am the proud "grown up" with $130.00 whole dollars to spend! LOL!! It was so much fun to spend that time sorting through old coins with my daughter. When I held every penny in my hand, I knew one of my amazing grandparents had also touched that penny! I just wanted to say thank you and I miss you to my grandfather, Nicholas, who thought the world of his grandchildren.

Avery and Aaron

Ahhhh yes, Avery and Aaron, my niece and nephew. Two beautiful little kids. Two very funny little kids! So many days go by in our busy lives and we don't realize how many special little moments we are forgetting about as we move on to the next day. So I drove to my sister's house, camera in hand to prove just that. I just watched with my lens as we spent the day playing with the kids, braiding hair, swinging on the swings and picking flowers. It was great but through my photos you can really see how great it was! My sister has this day forever now. And someday she's going to love these photos soooo much!