Happy Father’s Day!
Last month I told you how much I adore the mothers in my life, and now I want to tell you about the fabulous fathers I’ve had in my life. The Fathers in My Life :: Michael ~ First let me tell you about my husband Michael, the father of our four children. He is...
Who Does Henry Look Like?
Everyone is always asking me this…”Who does Henry look like?”. And I never know quite what to say. I think he looks a lot like Ella did as a baby, but as you can see…he’s got a little bit of everyone mixed in there! What do you think?
Our Family’s Summer Bucket List
It seems that summer bucket lists are quite popular this summer, so we’ve made one of our own. I think bucket lists can be really helpful particularly when you get older as this infographic suggests. I sat down with the kids and we created a long list of things we want to do this summer....
In Remembrance of a Lovely Lady
The world lost a wonderful woman this week. Michael’s grandmother passed away at the age of eighty-eight. She was so very special to us, and we loved her dearly. I can’t tell you how much we are going to miss her. We loved to have her over for dinner (always salmon, she loved salmon and...
Splish Splash
Is it hot where you live? In the Greater Cincinnati area it is HOT HOT HOT. Yesterday after my parents’ annual Memorial Day party the kids got inventive with their ways to stay cool. Henry plopped down in a puddle to play, and the kids continually put ice from the coolers in the puddle to...
My Favorite Time of Year :: May!
May is my favorite month of the year…the weather is finally starting to warm up (maybe a bit too much today…87° !), the flowers are starting to blossom, my birthday is this month (34 years old! there’s me as a newborn on the right), Mother’s Day is this month, and summer vacation is just around...
Happy Mother’s Day!
I want to give a shout out to all of the wonderful mamas in my life. Happy Mother’s Day! Especially my mama, who raised me right and made me who I am today. She is my dear friend and confidante. My role model. The woman who still worries over me and cares for me like...
First Communions :: Then and Now
I had several hours this morning in which to clean the basement. See, I need to clean the basement in order to organize all my stuff for my yard sale, which is next weekend. But instead of cleaning, I got distracted by a box of old pictures. I started scanning in pictures and before I...
Happy Easter!
Happy Easter from our family to yours! I hope you’ve had a marvelous day! We spent the day with loved ones, sloshing through the mud looking for eggs, eating way too many sweets, giggling, chatting, playing in the rain, making music, and feeling blessed.
{this moment}
Inspired by SouleMama: A Friday 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. If you’re inspired to do the same, leave a link to your ‘moment’ in the comments for all to find and see....
