Kollene
easy dinner…
With so much extra time on our hands we have been making some crazy yummy dinners lately! We are loving this slow living… and in a way I kinda feel like this is how we are supposed to live. We made chicken burgers the other night and ohhhhhh my gosh were they ever amazing! *follow … Read more
science afternoon…
This was such a fun science project that I kept seeing on Pinterest! Don’t you love it when you finally do one of your pins! It was quite easy and the kids learned and had a blast and so did we… well until clean up time! yikes! It teaches the kids and us about rain … Read more
a boy and his pup…
For so many years our girls have begged and begged for a puppy… we finally said yes… but lately I have noticed a little love that I didn’t even think of… Julien and our girls have a bit of an age gap… he’s 3 and next up is our 11 year old, Cecilia… The three … Read more
Easter
Easter was so much fun this year! It’s so sweet to see holidays through a little toddler’s eyes again! All the wonder and love is just contagious and makes for a blast all over again! Everything to him is a party… so we just can’t help but feel the happiness too! This year having a … Read more
sidewalk chalk
During this Stay Home stage of life… we are trying to make things happy. We take walks every day around the neighborhood, saying hello to all the neighbors (at a distance). I must say that, in itself, is enough to make us happy! Some neighbors are growing vegetables in fun garden boxes and it’s fun … Read more
new normal…
Life these days has been pretty wild… a little crazy, stressful, fun, frustrating, and relaxing! There are times when I feel like this will never end and times when I don’t want it to end… Each day I feel a little closer to finding our rhythm of our new normal… I think the scariest part … Read more
planting seeds…
nothing boosts my mood and outlook quite like gardening… something about it… being outside, hands in the dirt… just makes me feel so connected.. and really grounded! There’s also a bit of hope when planting seeds… something to look forward to. Every day you water and check them and it just is something fun to … Read more
I saw a caterpillar again…
Like a lot of you I have had some time on my hands lately… a lot right! I have relaxed, cleaned, panicked, cried, and washed my hands! I have worried a lot… yes about my family catching the Corona Virus… but also about the future. I have so many dreams and wishes for my family… … Read more
Summer in Sweden 2019
Sometimes it takes me a bit of time to truly be on vacation… why is that? Maybe I hold too much of where I just left to open myself to the new place… It’s the best when you feel settled… sleeping is normal again and you feel so relaxed. While away you start to remember … Read more