seasons
we made it!
we made it! we made it! we made it!whew!after a bit of stress before coming to Sweden it feels really good to be here!(just a couple of days before our flight we realized.. duh duh duh… that our oldest daughter’s passport was expired!!! so a fast stressed out trip to Miami… begging to get an … Read more
Good Bye America… Hello Sweden!
good bye for now sweet friends… good bye for now sweet country… Hello Sweden!!! come and join us as we take you through the beautiful country ofSweden!we are spending a month in the fantastic summertime!going for hikes! bike rides! lake swims! beach fun! visiting friends! visiting family! picking flowers!finding the magic and wonder of this … Read more
Midsommar!
every year we have a magical daya magical day where we invite our close friends and celebrate the summer!Midsommar!It’s the longest day of the year and a very special day to my husbandand a way that we show our friends a bit of his heritage and culture!There is so much singing.. good food.. candles.. laughter!It’s … Read more
a calm morning is so nice…
There’s nothing quite like summer break… especially when you have children… no school… sleeping in late… sunrises… it’s perfect! This time of year the sun starts to pour into our home so early… it starts to sparkle on our floors… rise on our facesI think it’s so beautiful how at different times of the year … Read more
random fun!
just a little random fun…no theme… just some picsand two forgotten Disney pics (red dress ladies & fairy pic)… lots of beach fun these dayshanging with friends and familylong bubble bathsand board games I love nice and cozy days with not too many things to doexcept rinsing the sand off in between little piggy toes… … Read more
lazy days…
summer is here… it’s hot… it’s finally here! the days of slowing down… having our beach vacation town to ourselves… wearing nothing but a sundress and flip flops (yes, and underwear) and a big sun hat!ahhhh we’re happy we’re here! I’m the type of person that makes any situation positive…I always have been, just ask … Read more
tomatos & strawberries… quite a day!
what a lifewe took our kids out to the farm and man oh man every time we do so it makes us realize how lucky we truly are!great kids, great friends, and great farms!and my gosh, aren’t those chickens above darling! I could just kiss them! let the fun beginso much plucking… popping berries in … Read more
heat wave…
it’s that time…putting away the closed in shoes… pack away the long sleeves…jeans up on the top shelf…sun dresses to the front of the closet… flip flops on the shoe rack… hair cuts… sun hats… new sun glasses and even the long sun dresses may need a little knot to make them shorter…yes oh yes…the … Read more
a day in the garden…
some of my favorite days are the simplest of days…a day in our garden… playing with the hose… planting some seeds…being together doing a little bit of nothing we are so so so excited about our broccoli! this sweet face pops in front of my camera ever so often… she’s so funny… I love this … Read more