Sometimes it takes me a bit of time to truly be on vacation… why is that? Maybe I hold too much of where I just left to open myself to the new place… It’s the best when you feel settled… sleeping is normal again and you feel so relaxed. While away you start to remember … Read more
Julien turned 2 a couple of weeks ago and wow was it ever a cute little party! I started seeing on Pinterest all of these cute ideas with little animals with party hats on! I couldn’t help myself! We had a theme!! Let me just say making party hats for tiny animals isn’t for the … Read more
I never thought we would be a family of FIVE!!! Never in my wildest dreams… Growing up I would think of the usual 2 kids, cat, house with a front porch… I would play M.A.S.H. at lunch and end up with a shed married to Colin Stout and think well I guess that could be … Read more
There’s something about camping that really let’s us connect with our kids… could be the lack of electronics.. could be the abundance of closeness… Sleeping like sardines, falling asleep hugging each other, waking up two inches apart, it really is wonderful and such a treat. This camping trip to the Rainbow River State Park, we … Read more
Christmas was beautiful… Christmas was full of little boy wonder and two girls who’s hearts beat fast when things are fun and exciting! There still so much wonder in their little hearts and they just pass it to little brother who lights us all up! It was a great day full of big happy smiles … Read more
very close to being caught up on blogging… just a month out… that’s pretty good eh! It’s nice thought because I get to relive things again that happened… such as Christmas… Here we are cozy on Christmas Eve… This year baking was the theme… our girls baked and baked and baked some more… We cooked … Read more
Wow TEN… WOW! It happened… she turned ten in December… It felt right… I mean, I may have stared at her for a half hour around 11pm on the night before she turned ten… I just wanted to absorb nine for a little bit longer… Do you ever feel like that…? like you just can’t … Read more
Lucia… always magical… always makes me cry… always such a special Christmas tradition to celebrate Mattias’ Swedish culture… It’s so important.
