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…
I feel so happy to have Matt home for a few weeks. One of our most favorite things to do together as a family is roasting hot dogs and marshmallows over a flame. Even a little flame like…
The kids and I got hit hard with a fast and intense sickness this past weekend– sudden high fever, headache, and sore throat lasting for 3 days, followed by a day or two of recovery. Cedar, asking…
Matt’s been home with us for a week now and we’ve all been so thankful and happy to be together. It’s funny how much the simple things, like a family meal, a bedtime ritual, a snuggle on the…
… have officially begun around here. The weather, in the high 80’s this week some days, is turning downright hot. But the ocean and its breeze are cool, beautiful and so relaxing. We spent our first “beach day”…
Ashton loves watching my sister, a professional belly dancer in Sacramento, in her videos on YouTube. She misses you, Mychelle, and still practices the moves you taught her. We hope we can learn more from you soon… and…
Having a teenaged cousin is awesome. He plays, he drums, he wrestles, he plays video games, he loves legos. Perfect for both kids when we get to visit him and his family in Knoxville, but especially fun…
