Tweet …to all of you who didn’t make the cut to receive our card in the mail this year… It’s not that we love you less. Well, it is because we love you less..and also because we don’t have your addresses. Happy Holidays, Jed, Tracy, Eloise, Esther, Astrid..and our newest additions Tyko and Truffle… **Awesome…
Tweet Dear Santa I failed I have to admit I can’t care for another Even one that just sits I have set him on fire I have dropped him on his head But he keeps coming back It seems each year from the dead My girls wait for his coming How he moves through the…
Tweet I will always remember when Santa knocked on our door the Christmas of 1975. He was just in the neighborhood, checking in on the kids, wanting to make sure we were being good, and if we had any additions to our Christmas list. 1975 it was okay to let strange bearded men into your…
Tweet The kitchen was filled with laughter, stories and flour. Flour covered our hair, the walls, counters and floors. The girls made little finger tracks in the mess – tracing pictures, words and tiny roads. Each drawing they made was etched into my memory forever. ***** December 11th was my grandma’s birthday. She would have…
Tweet ..In honor of all the little children opening their first doors of chocolate on their advents calendars – I thought I would share my favorite Holiday post from last year… The Nativity in 2009.. Eloise “Hey mom – we can’t figure out who Joseph is.” Me “He is one of the guys.” Eloise “We…
Tweet I had the girls each write a list of what they were thankful for this year. I giggled when they handed me their lists as the differences in their ages and thought processes is so apparent. For Astrid – I can only guess that she wrote she is thankful for my boobs, kitty cats,…
Tweet In 5 Steps: 1. Make sure you pick the coldest day of the year thus far. Why take a picture in August when you can wait until the end of November in Minnesota? I insist on this lateness though. I want to capture my kids almost at that exact moment of the holiday. They…
Tweet After my favorite Halloween disasters post last week, I am trying to find the good in the holiday – so this was my journey in 3 parts…See Part 1 here. Part 2 here. Part 3… So in the end, after seeing how much my girls loved the crafts, loved carving pumpkins, loved the movies,…
Tweet After my favorite Halloween disasters post last week, I am trying to find the good in the holiday – so this was my journey in 3 parts…See Part 1 here. Part 2 “Hey Mommy” Eloise asked one morning. “Why don’t we ever decorate for Halloween?” “I don’t know” I answered. “I just have never…
Tweet After my favorite Halloween disasters post last week, I am trying to find the good in the holiday – so this was my journey in 3 parts… I was alone with the kids on Halloween this year. Thus the debate of who takes them out vs. who stays to hand out candy was a…
Tweet More pictures coming tomorrow. Until then – here is Astrid starting her first trick-or-treating journey. She dropped her pumpkin basket, and didn’t say trick-or-treat, and only made it to 6 houses, but next year she will be unstoppable. Happy Halloween you all!
Tweet (What I love the most about this photo is that I am 7 and holding a pumpkin WITH A LIT CANDLE inside. Way to go, Mom) I am going to start right off and tell you that Halloween is not my favorite holiday. I am a bigger fan of Memorial Day and Professional Assistants…
Tweet On the 4th of July, I made my kids wear their Custom star shirts. Until we went to the party. They insisted on not matching if we were leaving the house. So they changed. I am so proud of myself for moving from obsessively dressing them in matching clothing and moving more towards dressing…
Tweet I hope the girls are wearing these today. Custom 4th of July Painted t-shirts desired from Chasing Fireflies.… Homemade inspired and instructions by Tifani and Jess… We made them ourselves. Not too shabby. Did you know there is a difference between wax paper and freezer paper? I DID NOT. Now I do. Have a…
