Whether it’s the warmer weather, the later evenings playing outside, or just chance, there have been a lot of animal encounters around here lately: frogs have been caught, lizards have been chased and manhandled, and on this evening…
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…
That’s what we’re getting a lot of lately: beach experience. It’s quite fun and amazing, actually, to enjoy this beautiful place with so many other people. There are large crowds at some beaches and yet we all seem…
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”…
I realized, while we were visiting my friend in her home in the woods of Asheville, North Carolina, a lot of things about myself. It was quite a life-changing visit, actually. I remembered a lot of things I…
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…
In the wake of the exciting doll bed project, Cedar decided it was his turn to make a creation of his own. With fabric, fabric markers and stuffing, together we created his very own monster pillow. Very cool,…
While Matt is away, my focus shifts away from managing our foursome, making tasty meals, supporting Matt, corralling everyone where we all need to be, and keeping the house tidy, and rests more upon noticing and addressing my…
