He had been talking about it for weeks, months maybe.  About his “sale”.  He came up with ideas about what to sell (underwear was on the list, but we talked him out of it), how…

When people around me start catching on to the fact that I am often toting around my big camera and snapping photos of all the kids running around… and then when I post pretty photos…

We went on another nature adventure recently, this time at Fort Caroline National Memorial, which happens to be minutes from our house and offers trails, the river, a museum and a fort to explore.  We often…

The kids and I joined a group of our homeschool friends on a trip to a place called Connor’s Amazing Acres.  It was a gorgeous day, a beautiful drive out into the country, and a…

Matt, while out to sea, finally read a book we’ve had on the shelf for years that we’ve always meant to read.  It’s called Coyote’s Guide to Connecting with Nature.  I have to say that…

Cedar is growing his hair out.  Surfer style.  I’m not sure I can think of anything to say about that– the pictures show it all.  I am that mom with the crazy-haired kid…  But isn’t…

I know, I know: How many photos of the same thing do I really need to post?  All of them, it would seem, because I really can’t decide which ones to leave out.  Her, her…

For 2 weeks, Matt was gone on his ship.  It not being a deployment and knowing he would be home soon, I did my best to enjoy it and connect with my kids and community…

The neighborhood gang gathered to walk a few blocks over to the Mayport Fall Festival one Saturday recently.  There was food, face painting, games, bounce houses, pumpkins and other fun treats.  My favorite part was…

I realized I haven’t adequately captured what has been a big part of our lives for the past couple of months, so I snapped a few pics at soccer.  It’s been a learning experience for…