I get these Waldrof inspired ideas in my head from time to time, as if we are living inside the page of a beautiful book featuring perfectly frolicking children in a sea of playsilks and fairy houses. But the real life excitement for such things waxs and wains. We spend a lot time outside and my […]
Four Kids Will Travel
We were long overdue for an airplane trip. Let’s face it. It’s expensive to fly with a family of six. We will be squeaking in one more trip before baby girl turns two and we have to officially buy six seats. But still, buying five seats is a lot. My husband I always said we […]
Lovely messes live here
Summer is kicking my butt, plain and simple. I’m not one to post pictures of my messy house and be proud of it. Clutter makes me insane. I’m practicing lots of patience and peace with myself this summer to over look it all, and choose to be in the moment. I don’t love the mess […]
Baby Girl Baptism
Baby girl was baptized on Sunday at the presbyterian church where we are members. The sermon was about things in faith that turn our water into wine. I believed in my heart and soul that our family needed another baby to complete us. I fought for her. I believed in her before I knew she was […]
New Baby Days!!
Esther Kathleen Simmons came into our world six weeks ago. She is beautiful, and perfect and her sisters are in love with her. Since August 14th, I haven’t done much of anything except hold her and smell her head. Because I know how fast the new baby days go by and there a lot hours in […]
Summertime days are here
Summertime…..time for last days of school, time for lazy days, beach days, summer hair cuts, book mornings, movie nights, too much pizza, sleeping late, and getting dressed in the morning means putting on a swimsuit. The last day of school seemed to take forever to get here. We made it past the finish line just […]
Hello! We have BIG news.
I’ve left a big gap here on this space the last month, while I’ve had to focus on other things keeping life busy. So I’ll hop right into the biggest news of all I have not shared, and maybe you’ll understand why I’ve been more absent and too tired to stay up late blogging anymore. […]
The “you must play outside rule”
It was warm this weekend and we finally saw the sun. At one point there were 15 neighborhood kids swarming our yard and those around us. They were on the zip line, carrying chickens, climbing trees and one boy though it was fun to turn our compost. When there is a break in the dreary, […]
My traveling yoga studio
I have now officially taught two yoga classes! It’s something I put off doing for years, while in the thick of mothering young children. During those days my free time was spent in places where babies in tow and toddlers on hips were welcome. I am in the middle of a nine-month-long, 200-hour yoga certification program. Before […]
Perfect holiday photos and snail mail cards
We’ve been taking annual professional photos so long that my children have almost gotten used it. Through that experience, I’ve adapted a “let it go” philosophy and learned the secrets to getting great photos. That does not mean they are always perfect and everyone is thrilled about taking them. A part of me accepts I might not […]