Family

I drive past this every afternoon... It is on the wall next to the kids school. I hope they never "fix" it. I hope they leave it alone. Such a sweet sentiment. Each day I play a game... I like to make up a story about the person that painted it... and why they painted...

Last week - in Texas... I missed my family so much - but I got to give my sweet nephew squeezes for his birthday! Yeah!! I was there for work and a wedding (I'll have pictures soon!)  and got to spend time with my mother-in-law, sister-in-law and nephew. What a great...

  Pretty Butterfly... Favorite Tea Room... Favorite Used Book Store... Julia and Nate - I am the luckiest mom ever. I drive through our old hometown and every place I turn is full of memories of you. Every sidewalk holds a treasure. Every road holds a heart...

Thrift Shopping with my baby girl... Inspired by April over at Jane Says, Julia and I set out this afternoon to find some close thrift shops for some good wandering... We found the C-U-T-E-S-T strip of shops in Cave Creek, AZ. (just barely north of the Phoenix /...

Happy Friday! Get out there and score a goal today! (**Note:  It does help to have cute shoes on, and your initials on your ball) 🙂 Poor thing, she is my photography experiment while her brother plays soccer and she patiently waits for her turn...   Ok, ok, just...

Ok - this cracked me up! Here are some 2006 photos of my babies for this one... Julie over at Joy's Hope posted this... hilarious... Thinking of Having Kids? Do This 10 Step Program First   Lesson 1 Before you finally go ahead and have children, find a couple who...

  Ok - so I was feeling very domestic. I don't know if it's because I recently watched Julie and Julia ~ which I loved... or if it is because I am in love with the hilarious cooking adventures of Pioneer Woman... But whatever it was... I decided to try two things...

  Meg, over at Whatever, had a great watercolor project... I didn't quite get that far, but the kids did a really great job! 🙂  My little artists in training! Aunt Theresa - do you recognize what Julia wanted to draw? In Julia's room hangs the sweetest castle on...

  Our life is revolving around soccer right now. I am the taxi driver. The ultimate shuttle. I did manage to make eggs for breakfast. I am very proud of myself. I don't make a hot breakfast often. You have to celebrate the little accomplishments, right? Here's to...

  School is back in full swing after a week long fall break...   They were so happy to go see their friends! (And I was so happy to get a picture of my favorite freckle - see? right there on his neck... he's had it since he was a baby... my F-A-V-O-R-I-T-E...