did someone call me?

joseph wedding huh
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contemplation

joseph wedding contemplation
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I love that Margot looks like she is having some seriously deep thought.

more southern belle goodness

joseph wedding side smile
Originally uploaded by kmmcclain.

How could any self-respecting mother who thinks her daughter is absolutely beautiful be expected to choose one out of all these pictures? Well, even if you expect me to, I can't, so you're gettin' the whole lot of 'em. Indulge me. I'll have to post them all separately though, which totally stinks but I have yet to figure out how to post several photos in one post (I realize this is totally annoying and loses the flow that would come from viewing them in one post, but trust me, it's more annoying for me that I haven't figured this technology out yet).

miss southern belle

classic margot at joseph wedding
Originally uploaded by kmmcclain.

This photo is too sweet -- I almost can't stand it (thanks Hannah for sending this and the others to me). John, Margot and I went to a wedding at an old farmstead outside of Wichita, KS this past weekend and I decided that it was the perfect event for this adorable seersucker dress (with matching hat and sandals). The programs were even printed on fans (such a fantastic idea), which was a perfect addition to Margot's outfit (photos to come in subsequent post). I realize I'm biased, but it's photos like this that make me seriously consider exploiting my daughter's good looks as a model for some baby product. Can you blame me?

the name of this blog

porch swing side shot horizontal
Originally uploaded by kmmcclain.

Here is a photo of my new front porch swing. It was the inspiration for the name of this blog, which I chose for two reasons:
1) I am very excited to have a front porch swing for the first time in my life and
2) I figured this blog would be a place for me to share my thoughts, contemplate life, be with good friends, brag about my daughter...all things I expect to do on my real front porch swing and here, my cyber porch swing.

More photos of our new home will be forthcoming...once I figure out how to post more than one picture in a post that is, which honestly could be awhile, so don't hold your breath.

back tack goodies

back tack goodies
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This is the amazing pile of goodies I received from my back tack buddy this past week. Here's an excerpt from the note they included to describe the fabric:
"The striped linen is 18th century mattress ticking bought in an antiques market in Bologna, Italy. The beige canvas is 'toile bache', which is used by Hermes to make summer bags. This also comes from Italy, but not a market. The brown ribbon is also vintage."

OK, how cool is that? I don't feel worthy to receive fabric which I'm sure has such a storied history. It's been crazy around here unpacking and getting settled in our new home, so I haven't had much time to think about what I'm going to do with all this wonderful stuff. I'm hoping to dedicate some time to it this weekend. Thanks back-tack buddy for such great inspiration!

a week of firsts

I think I've developed a twitch from not being able to post to my blog or do my daily readings of blogs for the past week. So much has happened and there's so much to tell, but I only have time for a quick post.

Last week was a week of firsts for us:
1. We moved into our first house (well, our first stand-alone house, our previous house was a townhome).
2. I received my first package at our new home -- my back tack swap package filled with super cool fabric and other goodies (photo of the fab stuff to come).
3. Margot took her first steps on her own. She took two of them and then fell down but was smiling to whole time!

Posting will still be sketchy until Monday (when we finally get high speed internet hooked up), but I will be back with lots of new photos to share!