i did this awkward happy dance when i saw the link on facebook.  my kids thought i hurt myself and just stared at me with concern. “I have been FEATURED!!  On a super cool website!!  IT JUST WENT LIVE!”, i half yelled, half hisspered at them! they looked so confused.  i forget they don’t know […]

it was off to the side of the road, across a sunrise lit field and seemingly not any more interesting than all the other rad bridges we had passed so far that morning.  with a meet up time for fishing with friends, it was a quick weight and balance of ‘good idea and be a […]

let’s talk about these people.  let’s talk about how they are probably the most loved family i have ever known.  why?  because they give love.  they are love to SO many people around the world, from the many places they have lived and the many families they have crossed paths with, that if you are […]

almost ten years ago, we bought a crib.  at the time, it was just a bed for our baby girl that had to match the rest of the room and not kill her when she used it.  we loved that crib but at the same time, it was really just place to lay our little […]

meet burg hohenzollern.  about an hour south of stuttgart and an AWESOME place to visit for your castle fix.  since my dear, sweet lindsay and her son are visiting, we made a morning trip out.  turns out, with five kids under the age of nine in tow, you can spend the whole day here.  worth […]

we haven’t made an official summer bucket list but this was something we have wanted to do for some time.  couldn’t find any bubbles in the home (mom of the year) so we made some.  hence the pipe cleaner wands and lack of bubbles.  used a pinterest recipe but had to substitute two of the […]

they stood out at the church we were attending for the fist time.  not because he is ten feet tall or because she has the most killer heels…no.  it’s those adorable boys and how john is so sweet with them at nursery pick up and drop off.  it is her awesome smile and how genuine […]

in the business of summer, in the wading of creeks and the sprinting through drops…these two. in holding the littles hands as they traverse the fields of grass or exemplifying the proper way to hula a hoop…these two. in games where plastic bottles become a treasure and small forest clearings a fort…these two. these two. […]

some days?  you just need to dump a pile of laundry on the baby and go with it. that’s all.

week 10 of my photography challenge group = finding symmetry in nature.  a bit harder than you would expect.  after a little nature walk and a card full of images i felt meh about them all.  but then…this little sprout caught my attention.  as my daughter pointed out, it’s “double symmetry!”. afterward, turned around to […]