summer lovin happened so fast….

on saturday, because it was the first one in 3 weeks to have a husband not stuck at work,we went to the pool! it was B’s first time in the water…. and he appeared to enjoy it…as i sat on the deck and watched Little Man blissfully splashing and...

nothin like a day at the beach…

except a day at the beach that doesn’t end in knee-pits slathered in aloe. ouch.it was worth it.{i use sunscreen, i do. i just always seem to miss some vital body part that leaves me writhing in a pain for a few days. no big.}i will also admit, that up...

dear cc,

the other day you used the phrase, “when boston is a teenager…”and my heart sank a few floors.you mean, at some point, we will have to be in a different phase than this glorious one we are in??sure, we are in a place far too far from family, we talk...

californian anniversary

it has been one year that we have lived here in cali,from the day we arrived and slept on a mattress in the family room. i have to admit, i don’t know if i will be able to go back to that hot and icky placeand when this is where we live, it makes it pretty...

a blessed day

dressed in white…at 11.6 pounds and 22 inches… with four generations represented…  you were perfect during the entire blessing.wide awake, and staring at dad the whole time.you slept in my arms for the rest.and i just cried the make-up...

weekend update

this week we had some visitors.  it was a busy week, but we all had a lot of funbeach was number 1 priority…. shortly after this picture, a little boy came to reprimand kelly, “the sign says ‘no climbling!'” then to avila barn,great...