visiting mom and dad before the big move to amelia.
love sleeping in my old bedroom.
the morning light is so lovely.

coen edward moschler. not even a day old.

the moschler family plus my mom.

mother and child.

aunt ginger helping out her brother and nephew.

meet my new baby cousin (technically first cousin once removed), coen!
we are blessed indeed to have a new little life in our family.

a visit to the lovely maymont park in richmond.

life. at the moment.

jeremiah's handiwork.
custom metal trim and siding for our friend stewart's house.

how to make sweet tea.

when i married jeremiah, i learned there was a specific way to make sweet tea. 

this is how the austins make sweet tea:

1. start with your teapot, seven Lipton tea bags and a cup of sugar (for a special occasion, use more sugar). 

2. put the teabags into the teapot (i remove the tags). 

3. fill the teapot with two thirds water and bring to a boil.

4. once boiling, pour in the sugar. bring to a boil again. after bringing to a second boil, remove from the eye and let sit for a while. 

5. pour tea into a pitcher. refill teapot (with teabags) with cold water and pour into pitcher. repeat until pitcher is full. 

started packing today.
the house already feels so different without familiar books on the shelves and pictures on the wall.
it's odd how material things can make a house feel warm, comfortable and safe.