is there anything more exciting than children at Christmas time… the magic the innocence the pure wonder of Santa Clause is truly beautiful… walking excitedly with their Umpa to go and see Santa Clause… don’t think they could walk fast enough! when they heard the jingle bells I’m pretty sure their little hearts stopped! cookies … Read more
every year we make a gingerbread house… once we even made one from scratch… although of course I would love to do that again… it’s so tricky and ends up being more of a project for the big kids of the house… lots of “eeeks, look outs!” “take it easies!” and tensions… so lately we … Read more
so many memories made this time of year… so many traditions… so many things being passed down from our childhood to theirs… it’s truly beautiful to sit back and watch sometimes. you know… I have to share this… today I was sitting at a stop light and was so excited to run home to my … Read more
it was so much fun finding the perfect tree… the girls really had a blast… we were the only ones at the tree lot and while Pappa and I hmmmd and hawwwed over each tree… the girlies played hide & seek (or hide & sneek as our girls call it)… tag… a little pretending to … Read more
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
weeeehhhewww I am so behind on blogging… so many things keep happening and piling on top of the days… I can’t complain though… life keeps happening and so it is…. Halloween was a bit ago and fades into a fun memory… in so many ways… holidays always have me reflecting back to my childhood and … Read more
nothing like the gooey pumpkin guts! so much fun carving pumpkins! we look forward to it every October! Isabelle was so into it this year… well every year… but this time she was really into the details… wanted a scary pumpkin this year…. they each get a pumpkin… then they decide which face Pappa should … Read more
