a day on the farm…..

this day was such a treat…. we went out to the countryside with some special friends to see where milk comes from! the kids learned so much… the cows were so beautiful and the milk was so delicious! it was quite a chilly day which was fun… and it was just before Christmas so there … Read more

Welcome to the BIG TOP!!!

We had quite a fun party for Cecilia’s 2nd Birthday!!! Circus Party!!! what a fun time it was! the girls worked on the cake together… Circus games! we’re silly!!!!!! my brother was the face painter! what a hit! Sweet BuNnY! awe! Cecilia and her Pal Dalton! Circus PoPcoRn!!! blow out the candles! we put together … Read more

warm cozy goodness!

every year for the first of Advent Pappa makes his traditional Swedish Glögg (pronounced glug)! it’s so warm and cozy and relaxes every stress you may have! 🙂 recipe:you take a bunch of wine and pour out a bit… then you put in cinnamon sticks, star anise, cloves, cardamon, fresh ginger, sugar, lemon zest, orange … Read more

sweet playdate!

so lucky we are to have such sweet friends! so fun to have sweet little cookie playdates!!! I love this group of friends… we all hold these sweet moments tight and love to make memories together…. what a load of funny stories we will have to remember when the kids are off in college or … Read more

leaves and friends … and a bunch of fun clumped into one post!~

with all the sea grape, banyan, orange, lemon, and oak leaves falling over our garden we take advantage of the mess! since our girls were babies we have totally kept them in nature… always playing outside… hiding in our ferns, climbing trees… it seems so clear to them that leaves come from trees… but why … Read more

aaaaloha!!! sweet sweet visit!

I am terribly behind on blogging… the holidays have our photography business completely swamped!!! any free time I possibly have I scoop up my little cuties and hold them oh so tight! we have been spending lots of time together as a family lately even though we have done maybe 30 shoots in the past … Read more

paper mache fun!

one of the mammas in our little circle has had this plan for a paper mache fun get together… well.. we finally did it! and what fun it was! I love how the kids don’t see much of a difference in ages… they have all grown together… they have older and younger siblings… they just … Read more