happy times!

can’t remember who’s birthday pie this was… but I’m thinking it was for my father’s birthday! it was yummy! berries! sillies! you wanna make some kids smile… giggle… laugh!!! two words… Rocket Balloons! go now to your toystore! 10 bucks! so worth it! a little aligator lovin… oy… first day of First Grade… do hearts … Read more

a summer day on Longboat Key with some amazing friends!

these pals of ours are pretty special… Carley and I met in KINDERGARDEN!!! and now we both have families… our kids are friends now too! what a circle! our parents are friends! we all grew up together! and now we get to do it all over again… we stayed at Carley’s family’s beach cottage for … Read more

playing catch up… summer… still!

where do I begin… life sorta happens and you get caught up in it and time surely keeps moving… I have been spending every last bit of time with my family… once our home is quiet and the littles are sleeping  curling up on the couch with my husband seems like the thing to do… … Read more

North Carolina… lovely!

my mother passed down this pottery love to me… I always love it too now! and when you pass by something like this on the country roads you have to stop! and buy lots of pottery! a nice beer break was in order! we were tired and hot and we just spent an hour in … Read more

getting our camping on this summer!

gosh, exploring in a giant forest was amazing! The girls thud thud thud on the floor of the forest was amazing! We had a blast! Mountains! rivers! hiking! yes, this may look familiar?… no? it was in the movie The Hunger Games! Triple Falls! it’s so pretty! The power and energy in a waterfall is … Read more

Summer Vacation… part 1

This year we were unable to go to Sweden since by the time we were set to purchase tickets they were close to $6000 for all of us… had a hard time stomaching that… uffff! So we decided to have a slow relaxing summer with a little road trip… and my gosh am I ever … Read more

red white and blue and tie dye fun with pig tails!

a nice little 4th of July… pure summer! I love when our girls wash dishes… so many suds but it’s ok… it’ll clean up later…  nothing says summer like sweating at friend’s homes making tie dye memories!!! and the ice cream sundays to finish… ahhh… perfection! let me just state for the record how much … Read more

Midsommar

Midsommar Parties… well where to begin… it’s the kind of party that makes you wish the night never ends, and maybe it doesn’t… there are so many memories of past midsommars that it is quite difficult to address each memory in just one night.. stories are told… friends come together… schnapps glasses are met cling..clank … Read more

lemonade stand…

is there anything quite cuter than a hot summer day with children’s happiness screaming “Lemonade for Sale!!??” I love my friends and I love their children! I love making memories! I love making really sweet memories that I hope to heck these children will remember when they’re 20! I remember when I was a little … Read more