Cedar joined a tee-ball team a couple months ago. He has a cute uniform, a glove, and even a pair of cleats to wear with his orange knee socks. He’s so cute. He has been excited about it, about being on a team, learning to throw and catch, wearing a uniform. Tee-ball– being the kind…
Sunshine, parks, and birds pretty much sums up a large part of our life here in Florida. It’s a lovely place to be in winter. Ashton had a hankering to chase those birds and catch them on camera, and it was fun to chase her around and catch her with my own camera. She had…
Ashton turns eight today and, oh my, she is so excited about her birthday. Mostly about the party (I am discovering that birthday parties are very important to my children). We’re having the neighbors over for a simple fire in the firepit and some sharing of cake. And that seems to be enough for Ashton….
The first week we were here they bickered and I yelled, but we were moving in, doing errands, being stressed out. Now that we are settled into our home, they play. Together. Ashton loves being home (she calls our ‘home days’ her favorite kinds of days), and when given time at home she goes crazy…
With baby Kimble’s surgery a success, the cousins have gone to spend the holidays in Seattle with their parents, leaving the rest of us without our sweet buddies for Christmas. So we had a pre-Christmas party before they left, with a kid gift exchange (and some from the aunties and grandparents, too, of course… and…
She’s growing up. She got her ears pierced; went for it even though she knew it would hurt. She now knows how to swim and how to read, she’s smart and kind and capable, she can hang with adult conversation but still plays dolls every day. I enjoy and trust her thoroughly, and I’m thankful…
Because of that first swim lesson Cedar took this summer, these kids have been really excited about learning how to swim. Currently they have lessons three times a week, and it is amazing to watch how quickly they progress. They are so much more confident, skilled, and capable in the water after these months of…
