I remembered, when the kids and I took advantage of a recent totally amazing day by going to a local beach (Point no Point, at the top of the Kitsap Peninsula), that Florida turned me into…
beach fix
beautiful things , kid projects , mama's projects , outdoor adventures Apr 11, 2015
in march
beautiful things , family , kid projects , outdoor adventures , papa Apr 11, 2015
A few photos from our March……
iphone outtakes
beautiful things , family , food and exercise , kid projects , mama's projects , outdoor adventures , touristing Mar 29, 2015
I have here to share one of my periodic random iPhone collections. I hardly ever pull out the phone to take photos, and when I do they linger for long periods in the depths of the…
his earring
kid projects Mar 27, 2015
He asked me when he was six if he could get his ear pierced, and I told him to wait till he was seven. Now, just a couple weeks away from being eight, he finally…
a very big birthday
beautiful things , family , kid projects , outdoor adventures Mar 24, 2015
At home and in Montana, Ashton’s 10th birthday was a magical celebration. She planned long and well for it, enjoyed all the showering of love and attention she received from family and friends… and suddenly…
february, in and out
beautiful things , family , food and exercise , kid projects , outdoor adventures , papa Mar 2, 2015
:: kids who READ (!!!!) :: new friends and neighbors for kids and mom :: sweet kids at home… and sweet kids out, too, often without photos taken unfortunately. They have started gymnastics now, which…
handmade dolls
beautiful things , kid projects , mama's projects Mar 1, 2015
In other crafting news, the kids were all in a flurry one day to sew up some dolls. Cedar, not surprisingly, wanted to make a zombie doll, while Ashton opted for a sweet cloth girl.…
valentines
beautiful things , kid projects , mama's projects Feb 28, 2015
Valentine’s Day card making is such a fun ritual around here for Ashton and me that I just needed to post pictures of it. We had fun, she and I, allowing ourselves into that lovely…
on friends, learning and life
kid projects , mama's projects , outdoor adventures , touristing Feb 27, 2015
That last photo is of the lovely mountains so close to us. Because it’s sort of representative of our life here now, I wanted to post these photos here of our homeschool group’s recent trip…
seattle aquarium
family , touristing Feb 26, 2015
That last photo is one from Pike Place Market after our trip. We learned on this trip that Seattle touring is fun on a weekday (Sunday afternoon at the Market just about gave me a…