The Harmelings

After a very nerve-wrecking 17 weeks (long story, but you probably know it), we have some very exciting news this weekend. Our dear friend, Amy W, who is an ultrasound technician, invited us to come visit her at work, and take some sneak peaks at what feels like a monster-sized baby growing inside me. Now, [...]

We celebrated the end of 2009 camping all the way up at S Carlsbad state beach. We were snug and sleeping when 2010 rolled in. Beautiful sunset, and full blue moon!

A 1988 Chevy Suburban. I named it The Beast. C’mon, who buys a 22 year old car??? Or even better, how does this happen? The DJ saw it while out for a bike ride, and followed the guy home.

DJ’s grandfather Henry Harmeling II (a.k.a. Hank, or Bop) is a West Point grad, a retired officer in the Army, and was a POW in the Korean War. He has shared some amazing stories over the years. Here he is today, celebrating at a Veteran’s Day luncheon. DJ’s dad, Henry II a.k.a. Dutch, was also [...]

We just spent a lovely weekend in Carpinteria. I love that place. The campground has three distinct areas with different levels of hookups and benefits. The beach if just beautiful and teaming with sea life. The town is just blocks a way with adorable restaurants. No wonder this is one of the busiest campgrounds on [...]

Got the fam all dressed up, and headed out to a couple parties plus trick-or-treating. Safely in bed by 9. Perfect!

So it turns out the best deal on pumpkins is the “all u can carry” for $17 at Armstrongs. So we packed up two cars full of kids with the Vikings and headed over…

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Happy night, originally uploaded by charmeling. Kathy and Sister Janet at dinner in Va.

Dinner at cassis outside of uni of va, originally uploaded by charmeling.