end of the school year…

what a fun end of the year…  great field trips! a school play! Isabelle was a mouse in Cinderella!shucking corn! legos! even a kindergarden graduation… weepweep…. that was a hard one… we made it! a wonderful school year and a beautiful ending… now we are back in school and smiling big!

Easter 2015…

Easter this year was fantastic! It was so simple! I think that’s one of my favorite parts of Easter… the simplicity of it… The beauty of spring… the flowers… everything is new again.  I love how the bunny comes and hides the eggs we color… I love the little African baskets he fills to the … Read more

when I’m sixty-four……

this spring we had such a nice family dinner with a bunch of cousins in town from Canada! My mom and her cousin turned 64 this year… so we totally had to play the Beatles song for that one…  It was great just letting the little cousins play and run about! That cake was huge … Read more

a day on the farm is always nice…

I could see our girls happy as can be on acres and acres of land… maybe with a farm… so many jobs… so much fresh air… so much open space. We live in the city in a tropical yard that is fenced in… I dream of living in a place where I look in my … Read more

home campout…

everyone knows us Carlssons loooove to get our camping on! We really do! It’s so much fun!This however was the first time we camped at home! and eeeh emm… in a Glamper! a whole new spin on camping! hahaha!We had a night by the fire… roasting marshmallows and singing some songs…But snuggling into this whee … Read more

Nine………

It happened… our little girl turned 9! This March 3rd…Every year… this dress… before it would puddle on the ground and I would look at that puddle and laugh,… she will never fit into this… and now it’s above her ankle… how? so, could that golden light on that golden hair… get any more gorgeous! … Read more

North Carolina winter 2015!

It never gets old… these mountain memories… these views… Every winter we have a tradition of going north or somewhere for New Years Eve! It’s so much fun! Sometimes we have been lucky to get a little snow… but this year just the nip in the air was perfect! Our cabin was absolutely AMAZING!!! right … Read more

Christmas 2014

this is what it’s all about… the hustle the bustle… to me, it’s the little things. The look in their eyes when they know that it’s almost time for Santa Claus to land on our rooftop… the way their sleepy heads tilt and smile… that moment when one of the girls remembers that Santa put … Read more

Cecilia is 6!!!!!!

I just love how happy she gets!!! This smile this squeeze your smile out smile… it’s awesome!  big sister Isabelle loves to help out… she’s such a sweet girl… sweet sister. I love just letting her… letting go… letting her do her own thing. It makes her feel so important and big! and I think … Read more