This month is our 20th wedding anniversary. Brian and I have traveled to 16 countries since we have been married. This month we’ll visit four new countries to make it to 20 countries in 20 years of marriage. Most of our traveling was done before children through study abroad programs and backpacking in Europe before the days of […]
Hang tight a minute
The Yoga Life section is taking a breather. When school starts back in August, I’ll post offerings for yoga classes and private sessions out of my home studio. As for Summertime, I’m on full-time mom duty having fun with my family.
Cool Summer Camps
Chauffeuring around multiple children to multiple camps isn’t always worth the effort and daily commotion. Instead I usually savor the long lazy days of summer at home. This summer is different. They girls have all found cool summer camps that fits their personalities and it’s been wonderful. Lydia attended a scuba camp where she learned to scuba […]
Gluten Free Pumpkin bread and more
For about a year I’ve been experimenting with Gluten Free and Paleo baking. However I am not super committed to the no grains aspect of Paleo because ruling out rice flour is tough. I like using nut, bean and coconut flours when it works. Sometimes I make up my own flour mix. Sometimes I use Bob’s […]
Fall fun with leaf play
We took a walk in the fallen leaves the other day. They were wet. Next time I’ll wear better shoes. But I didn’t care in that moment of wet boots and damp wool socks. The sounds of the leaves and the two toddlers running together, taking turns holding the dog leash…was all I needed for […]
Messy toddler art
I love to engage my children in art. When my bigs were all little, it was a daily routine in the summertime to eat breakfast, than paint in our pajamas. Now I get to do it all over again with my fourth daughter. I’m very thankful for that. And I’m grateful to stay home with […]
Pumpkin Carving Birthday Party
I don’t love carving pumpkins and I’m not over the moon about Halloween. We do however live in a neighborhood where we get 1500 trick or treaters. Kids love the holiday so I’ve learned to embrace it. When my 8 year old said she wanted to have a pumpkin carving party I said sure, why not? […]
Birthday Traditions part 2
I love to celebrate birthdays with my girls. With each year passing for each child, I feel like it’s my birthday too. I made it around the sun another year with them. I was there the day it all started, the moment they were born. So crafting a special day for them is something I […]
Journey to a serger
For years I have gotten by without a serger. All the while I had one sitting in a plastic bag that my aunt found at a yard sale for me. But it intimidated me. I could still make things like this little fat quarter dress. But then it frays and I have to cut the […]
Feeding all the eaters
What is it like feeding all these eaters? First of all they are picky. Multiply that times four and we have quite a bunch. After being a vegetarian for 2o years we now eat more of a paleo diet. We wanted to cut carbs, non-nutritious fillers and processed foods. There is still a lot of organic, processed […]