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Today we went to the Museum of Life and Science in Durham with our wonderful friends Carrie and Annika.  It just so happened to be Carrie’s Birthday so we were very honoured to be spending some of the day with her.  Poppy and Annika are BFFs.  They are so cute together because they are the same size and at the same stages of development.  (Poppy is just a month younger).  Poppy and I are really sad that they’re moving to California soon

Carrie was trying to get them to look at the camera! Haha

Look at Annika's big blue eyes, aren't they absolutely amazing! She gets comments on them just like Poppy gets comments about her hair.

Annika was a big girl and sat on the toy horse, Poppy wouldn't go near it

Busy girls

Best Friends Forever!

Saying goodbye

Posted from Raleigh, North Carolina, United States.

After the wedding we slept at the Maust Family cabin and it was alot of fun feeling like we were camping.  The next morning a few of the Maust family came over for breakfast and Duane and Chris cooked up a storm.  At around 1100 we had a little service and two of Drew’s cousins played the guitar and drum and we all sang some hymns.  Drew gave a little talk giving us all something to think about.  And then we ate a pot luck lunch where everyone bought different dishes.  It was exceptionally good food.  And for the rest of the afternoon we just hung out and relaxed.  It was so beautiful up there that day, the sun was shining and it was so peaceful.

Nathan and Seth played the music

The morning service

Justin

Pap and Duane

Poppy on the horse that doesn't even rock

Justin again

Poppy and Justin playing together

Pap

Pap and Christopher

Poppy and a cuddle with Pap

Poppy wanted to play with the ice in Pap's drink

Sadie giving Poppy a hug goodbye

The blue team!! We got everyone wearing blue to sit together just for this photo.

Poppy having fun with Nikolas

Nikolas giving Poppy an Oreo cookie

Poppy eating the Oreo cookie

The aftermath of the Oreo

Sherill and Christopher

Pap singing his heart out

Poppy getting to know Brittany

Posted from Raleigh, North Carolina, United States.

Last Friday we met our new niece Lily Irene for the first time.  She was still very tiny and is the best baby I have ever met, I don’t think we heard her cry for the whole day.  Even when she is hungry or needs her diaper changed she doesn’t really cry she kinda yelps in a really cute way.

From Drew’s parents house we drove down to Morgantown and went straight to Lunch for a Buck where Mountaineer Campus Ministries puts on lunch for the students of WVU for the small fee of $1.  There we met Matt and Christina and Lily.  Matt fortunately could take his lunch break out to come and eat with us.  It was also a bit of a reunion with some old Morgantown friends.

After lunch we drove around Morgantown and took photos of the houses/apartments we lived in back in.  Then we went to hang out with Christina and Lily at their apartment.

Then we headed back to Greensburg PA and awaited the arrival of Aunt Barb and Grandma Irene.  Once they arrived we ate a yummy dinner and waited for Matt and Christina and Lily to arrive.  Then we all had a good time visiting for the evening.

In the morning we all hung out and got ready for the wedding of Drew’s Uncle Darwin and his finacee Christina.

At Lunch for a Buck

Poppy, Drew and Marty

Christina, Lily and Sarah

Poppy getting to know her cousin

This is where Drew used to live with Matt while they were bachelors.

The door on the right with the two windows was our first apartment, the place we lived when I immigrated. The door on the left was the entrance to the apartment upstairs.

Our second and final apartment in Morgantown, it was the one downstairs and to the back of the building.

Drew holding Lily

Drew, Lily and Poppy

Aunty Emily holding Lily (3 weeks old)

Mothers and daughters, Aunties and Cousins.

Poppy getting ready to take a nap on the way back to Greensburg, PA

Drew and Justin talking with Grandma Irene

Dinner time

Matt and Christina and Lily arrive

Granny holding Lily

Lily having a cuddle with her Great Grandma

All the Grandma's

Lily staring at Gramps

Poppy eating breakfast with Gramps

Poppy saying hello to Lily again

Poppy giving Lily a hug

Posted from Raleigh, North Carolina, United States.