there is something about holidays that always take me back to my childhood… our traditions… the ways we did things and all of the fun it was to be a kid… then I look to my children and I let them create some memories with influences from both my memories and Pappas… and the cycle … Read more
some days actually most days… I really thank my stars… sometimes for being so lucky to have such an amazing husband which is the sweetest Pappa to our beautiful little girls which I am so lucky to have… sometimes for having such incredible friends that have such love for life just as we do… and … Read more
I could just photograph our meals entirely… I love how much love and passion goes into even breakfast… I love to set tables… it’s maybe my favorite thing. especially for parties… but even for family dinners we feel it’s important to present our meals beautifully! Pappa says it’s important to have things looking nice and … Read more
at least once a week we have pizza night! flying dough, flour fills the kitchen, olive oil licks, and decorating each and every bit of the pies! one of the times we went to Italy we became obsessed with their amazing pizzas! We tried to figure out the secret! The dough is so crisp.. the … Read more
if I could live on a farm I sure would… it would be just a small farm… full of rows and rows of lavender… a nice plot of veggies… tomatoes, zucchini, peppers, strawberries, raspberry bushes, some corn, and boxes and boxes of the freshest herbs on earth with so many bees buzzing that I get … Read more
such a special day… it was Graduation Day at preschool a bit ago… down the street from the school is our beautiful Sarasota Bay… perfect setting for a lovely ceremony! Even though it’s not time for Isabelle to move on to kindergarten… she still felt very proud to have finished a fun year… one more … Read more
little Dalton is turning 2… already….. these sweet children really dance on our hearts for just a little while… I promise to let them dance and feel every flutter… and remember it always….. Our girls have a bunch of sweet little friends… this weekend a dear pal Dalton (Grant’s little brother) turned the big 2!!! … Read more
It was such a beautiful Memorial Day weekend… not too many things to do but just be together and have picnics… We went to our Botanical Gardens with a basket of goodies and let our feet be bare and our hearts be open… we saw so many things… sat here and ate so many goodies … Read more
sometimes I think I could just sit in my garden all day and let the girls soak in the pool and eat popsicles… I love summer so much! although we don’t live here the entire summer… the time we do is lovely! It takes me back to my childhood of being barefoot and playing in … Read more
for 12 years now we have celebrated the Swedish Midsommar… sometimes we are in Florida… at times we are even in Sweden… but either place it’s usually an amazing night that is so special in so many ways… It starts by me sending a little explanation of the story behind… and we actually celebrate while … Read more