The kids and I went to the beach, to the inlet where the ships come in from the Atlantic ocean, to see if we could watch Matt’s ship come in. We timed it just right thanks to a…
The kids love to play with two brothers who live across the street. They check throughout the day to see if the boys have returned home from school, run out of the house to play as soon and…
Us. Rolling everywhere together these days in our little trio. I’d love to have their dad around too (he’s currently out at sea with the Navy). Miss you Matt. But I feel grateful to have these little…
Seems like when it rains here in Florida, it really rains. But the great thing about the weather here is that it is so predictable: When the forecast calls for rain, it rains. And the rest of the…
Being a musician who loves to play piano and make music with our children, Matt thinks it might benefit our family connection and ignite our children’s interest in learning to play music if I am joining in the…
Kids running and playing on the beach until dark, glowsticks, hot dogs and s’mores, fire, ocean, connection, warm ocean breeze, beautiful light, family. This is definitely a recipe for a satisfying evening. Hoping for many more like this…
Cedar turned five this weekend. Five. Sheesh, my boy is growing up. We threw a party for him (his first birthday party ever) with a group of friends from our homeschool group. Lots of kids came– all different…
This list has been written and re-written for a long time in the form of journal entries made in hastily scribbled handwriting. I went through those entries and consolidated them into one, legible, list. This is what…