last fall, we attempted a family camping trip. (in a sweet circus tent). it was a little tough with a tiny, semi-mobile, terrible sleeping hazel, but we still had a lot of fun, so we decided it was time to give it another go. this time, derek bought a super easy tent to set up […]
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girlz strawberry picking day.
last week, i took the girls strawberry picking at a little farm nearby. (isaac had no desire to go, whatsoever, so that worked out nicely for a little weekday trip while he was at school). so, i dressed them in sort of matching, sort of strawberry-ish outfits and away we went. anna worked very hard. […]
the epic frozen extravaganza.
so. a little background first. the trip i took to florida with the girls last month was supposed to also have a trip to disney and universal tacked on. as we planned, it just wasn’t looking like the best financial decision. and the logistics of it all weren’t coming together as wonderfully as we had […]
theannababy turns five.
on friday, may 8th, the anna baby turned five. we kicked things off with a frozen themed photoshoot in front of the big chalkboard. and then an oatmeal breakfast complete with a birthday candle. at school, she had a little birthday celebration, complete with gramma stopping by to read knuffle bunny and a rousing version […]
the april post.
ugh. i started this post on may 1. but it’s been a bit crazy around here with projects and school parties and anna’s birthday!!! (that post to come. soon. maybe.) anyhow. rewind about 40 days and that’s where this post begings. park day with friends. anna, swinging with her bff, natalie. the crazel. hazel and […]
kristin boone is the bomb.
my pal kristin boone, who is the best photographer around, took some pics of my kids a few weeks ago. and like always. they are AMAZING. i like to think my cute kids have something to do with this. but, seriously though. kristin gets the best out of them. and they are always way more […]
a chicken tale.
so. when i was writing my post for march, i intentionally left out all of our baby chick pics, deciding that a dedicated baby chicken post was in order. at the time, it was going to be a delightful tale, with future volumes. such is not the case. i’ll start from the beginning. we are […]
sunshiny florida trip. part 2.
on our third day in florida, we laid pretty low. we skipped the beach and instead headed to the pool. i took exactly zero pictures at the pool. because of having to hold so many non-swimmers and such. then, hazel caught up on some MUCH needed sleep and we just lounged around the trailer park. […]
sunshiny florida trip. part 1.
ok. i’m skipping around. we actually just got back from this trip, so this isn’t belated. well, technically it is. but, by my dismal standards, it’s super early. some background. in october, my gramma died. (that post is here.) anyhoo. like with my gramps, a memorial service was planned for a later date, so that […]
belated (mostly instagrams) march post.
beware: this post contains 45 pictures from the lid kid month of march. we kicked off march with derek and isaac heading out of town to a wedding, so i just had the girls. which meant anna watched a lot of frozen and slept in the bed with me and dressed like a princess and […]