Summer in East Tennessee seems to be lingering. I’m not complaining. I like fall. But my baby girl was a summertime baby and I’m lingering in her birth season before ALL my other babies celebrate fall birthdays. I do love a kid party. And with my kids plus my three best friends’ kids, it’s easy […]
On island time
The past three weeks I’ve been on island time. In a wonderful place where I can ride my bike to yoga, get a great cup on local coffee next door at one of my favorite places (where awesome thrift/artsy store meets quality food), then head straight over to the beach for a dip. Followed by […]
Fourth of July
Here’s a few pictures from our Fourth of July at the beach. It was filled with family, laughs, a big parade, an old school lemonade stand, dogs dressed in holiday wear, beads flying off floats, wave jumping and fireworks on the beach. We missed our old gang at home and our neighborhood traditions. But our […]
Road tripping
There comes a time in summer when you just have to hit the road – and travel. There is a part of me that can only go so long without traveling, playing the part of a wondering soul. Putting my toes in the sand and seeking out new things. With the girls getting older, we […]
Pool days
Pool days are truly simple now, at ages 4,7 and 9. With lifeguards on duty, a 4-year-old who swims like a fish, an open snack bar and some flippers – this is what summer is about. Coming up next is phase two of summer – beach times, road tripping and settling in for a good […]
Summer silliness
I just uploaded my camera-s (there seems to be too many to keep up with these days with the multiple devices that get rotated and clicked about) and found so many silly things my girls have been doing without me “looking” so to speak. It’s like they were sneaking up on themselves, in an independent […]
Carrots, rain dancing and ballet
I can barely keep up with summer this year. It’s four weeks gone and it’s going fast. To say ballet camp was a hit is an understatement. I’m certain we have a dancer on our hands. Which makes me really, really happy. To see a child have something that becomes so important to them is […]
Summer Days
This summer has been our busiest ever. I’m used to more lazy days of summer but I suppose as these girls get bigger the basic days of blocks and books and friends coming and going, still leaves a desire to be do more. So for the first summer there have been camps! And they REALLY, […]
Summer is here!
For the first summer in many years, I have not planned new ways to keep everyone busy for our MANY hours we will spend together during summer break. In the past I have recreated new play spaces, prepared Montessori inspired shelves of activities to keep toddler hands engaged, armed myself with new art supplies and […]