Inspired by the Hello Monday series on Lisa Leonard's blog. Hello to a holiday that my children are teaching me to love more and more. The boys woke up extra early Saturday morning. Ben let me sleep in. It was magical. The best gift a husband can give a tired mom--the gift of sleep. I rolled out of bed at 9:00 just as[...]
{this moment} – A weekly ritual. A single photo – no words – capturing a moment from the week. A simple, special, extraordinary moment. A moment I want to pause, savor and remember. inspired by SouleMama _________________________ via instagram[...]
This Halloween nearly passed without a single decoration making its way into our home. And I was okay with it. We've never decorated for Halloween in the past because the entire holiday has always scared Wesley. This has been the first year that he has been excited to wear a costume and go trick or treating. Every morning this mo[...]
I've been hearing about this delectable "dirty diet coke" all over social media lately. Apparently it's all the rage, but I haven't seen them anywhere in California. So imagine my excitement when my friend Gillian showed up at my house with all the fixins to make our very own dirty diet cokes. I must admit, at first I was a[...]
Catalina Island is perhaps my favorite place on earth. One hour ferry ride from the California coast. Life slows down. No cars. Everything within walking distance. It's one of those vacation spots where you spend a good part of an afternoon collecting "for sale" fliers of all the beach front homes. You walk the streets imagining[...]
We spent 2 hours at the pumpkin patch last night. Two hours. And I relished every minute of it. The boys played hard. Until their dusty little legs couldn't carry them any longer and we carried them back to the car while they snuggled into our necks, the smell of popcorn on their[...]
This golden faux deer bust only took me 5 minutes to put together. Sorry it isn't styled or hung up yet, but I'm saving it for over my mantle at Christmas time. I stumbled upon this paper mache bust at Joann's and HAD to have it. Then I grabbed a can of gold spray paint and this cool log plaque (both also from Joann's)[...]
