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 I still haven’t…
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 he so sweet?…
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 hair, her sweet…
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 more deeply. One…
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 enjoying it with…
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 us all in…
Our whole gang of cul-de-sac neighbors joined together for the Halloween tradition this year. We walked for hours in the neighborhoods here on base, and I realized this Mayport Navy community is actually quite small– through living on…
We’ve been to this tree many times, and have sort of claimed it as our own family tree. Because we love it so, the kids don’t complain on the walk there, and so we walk in fun and…
We went on a field trip with some of our homeschool friends to a local pumpkin patch. The kids loved it, got a story read to them, did a craft, learned some stuff, got a shaved ice and…
Until yesterday, we’ve been having 85 degree days here, mixed with some days of rain (which, with humidity, sure doesn’t feel any cooler). I walked on the beach on one of these warm days and found lots of…
