Tin Can Trailers

On Saturday I was driving through Milford when I spotted a sign that said "Vintage Trailer Show" and so I just had to stop. The gentleman manning the gate let me through for free since I just wanted to stop for a short time (thank you very much). One day I hope to have a tear drop trailer!

DIY Fair

This past weekend I spent all of my time in this little booth selling my photography for Haiti Has Hope! My friends Alan and Amanda own a print and production company called Unfolding Creative and they rented the booth for the fair and asked me to be their featured artist. Both Alan and I displayed and sold our artwork. It was really a lot of fun and a lot of work! We ended up raising a good amount of money for Haiti Has Hope! I am so grateful. This is a picture of our booth on Saturday night. That evening I sold several of the prints such as the big peacock and the picture of the fern.

Here is our booth on Friday night as we were setting up and still framing photographs! The Red Chevy sold that night! It was really exciting. Below is the sign that Alan made for me to help explain what Haiti Has Hope is. The picture at the bottom is one of my favorite photos of the Delmas 2 neighborhood in Port au Prince, Haiti.

Amanda and Alan had their first baby 2.5 weeks ago. He was with us all weekend and proved himself to be the most valuable market tool. People would come running in just to see Asher and leave with photos in their hands!

Fabulous Falcon Marching Band!

In light of Michigan State's most recent football......troubles, Tim and I thought we could take a minute and bring some attention to the other part of the football experience that is so often overlooked. The band!! :)

This past weekend, Tim and his fabulous Rochester High School Falcon Marching Band took part in a band experience unlike any other. The football teams of Rochester High School and Rochester Adams High School - cross-town rivals - had played each other for decades. But recently, the powers that be reorganized the football schedule. So, last year Tim and his best friend Jim (the trumpeter at our wedding and the band director at Rochester Adams HS) decided to make sure that the students, bands and parents were still able to enjoy a little cross-town competition.

As a result, last Friday night, for the second year in a row, Tim and Jim brought their bands together for a little "battle of the bands." The bands start the night by playing their pre-game shows, then kids from each band play a little touch football. Each band then plays their full half-time show, followed by another bit of touch football. The night ends with both bands playing a few songs together. It's great fun - and this year, a local news publication picked up the story. You can follow the link here to read the article and see a video of the night.

http://rochester.patch.com/articles/in-this-football-game-the-brass-drums-and-woodwinds-were-the-stars#video-7799075

Growing up!

Here are just a few pictures of Peter! He is growing up so fast!!

What a Wonderful End to the Summer

Just wanted to post a quick note to share some of the joy Tim and I experienced during the last weekend of the summer. We're back in full swing with school and work, but we feel so blessed to be a part of the Nadeau clan and are so thankful for a wonderful time in Ishpeming.

We enjoyed lots of quality time with the family - including the littlest family member PJ and the soon to be newest member Joe! Winter, I know you'll love Settlers of Catan if you just give it a shot! We even had a surprise visit from Carol and Ken :)

Highlights: hanging out at Gigi's, tasting my first ham ball, savoring the legendary Nadeau desserts, and reliving the "pizza wars" (I'll quote Tim here: "C is for average is for Congress, or V is for victory is for Venice").

I felt right at home with all the knitters. And we squeezed in a trip to Big Bay to visit "the scene of the crime". Reverend CR guided us off the beaten path to see Alder Falls - one of the UP's hidden treasures and I encourage everyone to visit it at some point. CR would love to take you!

Looking forward to seeing everyone again this Christmas. Can't wait to hear about your trip to China, Linda. And waiting eagerly for that cinnamon roll recipe Carol ;) In the meantime, does anyone have a yummy corn chowder recipe they'd like to share?

See you all soon!

Sarah and Tim

Scripture Memorization Challenge - September

Tip #9 Draw a picture illustrating the verse.  Write the reference and verse underneath your picture as a caption.

September's Scripture theme is Fellowship

Matthew 18:20 (NIV) For where two or three come together in my name, there am I with them.

resource: Topical Memory System by The Navigators