It’s incredible how refreshing it can be for my soul to get out of town for just a couple of days time.  In early September, we did just that.  We dropped the kids with the grandparents and took off for Banner Elk, North Carolina to spend two laugh-filled days with our two sets of friends […]

Apple picking. Cider donut eating. Vest and scarf wearing. Laughing. Tantrum throwing. Wagon pulling. Playground playing. This was our day at Sky Top Orchard. This past Friday marked year two of a day trip with friends up to Flat Rock, NC (see our trip from last year here).  I didn’t take as many pictures with […]

It’s true.  My special sheep angel (my chosen term of endearment for him…it used to just be “sheep”, but has evolved as he’s grown 🙂 ) turned four years old over the weekend.  We had the absolute best time watching him at his party.  Whenever one of his friends would arrive, he would run out […]

Today we celebrate our seven year anniversary.  And today is going to be a great day.  🙂 Today we are spending our day at one of our favorite places – The Spa at The Grove Park Inn in Asheville, NC.  The rest of the month is going to be out-of-control busy, so we are soaking […]

Yesterday we returned from one of our favorite cities – Savannah, Georgia.  Our primary purpose for being there was to photograph Lindy and Jason’s wedding day (see a preview from their day HERE), but thanks to Geoff’s parents for keeping our kids and A Bark Above for keeping our dogs, we were able to extend […]

It’s true.  Our baby girl turned one year old. Last Friday we celebrated our Crew with heart shaped biscuits for breakfast, a round of “happy birthday to you” and a cake of her own.  A cake that was meant for her to smash into, but that sat there…untouched.  She hated even the thought of touching […]

While it’s always the intent to blog my recap of the year BEFORE we ring in the new year, it never happens.  And that’s okay.  For the most part, the past two weeks have been spent: a) Being sick. Boone and Crew got the stomach bug the Monday before Christmas within 30 minutes of each […]

I have such fond memories of Christmastime from when I was a little girl.  A few that come to mind… + stringing a strand of colored lights in my bedroom window that I fell asleep to nightly + playing our “Alvin and the Chipmunks” record on the record player (yes, I am THAT old) while […]

Last month we hauled our three year old and our seven month old children across the country to pay a visit to my hometown in northern California.  Flying with them was no easy feat…but, we managed to make it over and back pretty darn gracefully given the reality of being strapped in a very small […]

Just a quick recap of this fall bucket list item… Nearly two Sundays ago – after naps – we loaded the kids up and headed to a stop on the Lightrail.  Boone, of course, was beyond excited to ride the train into uptown.   Once we arrived to our destination, we walked the few blocks […]