Hand Knit for Sunday School or the Sandbox

I am still learning to cast onto my needles. So no that darling sweater (below) is not my own creation. I feel so fortunate to have a knitter in my life. Thanks to a very caring co-worker and friend Molly has hand knit items in her wardrobe. This sweater is so awesomely fall I love [...]

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Book Inspired

Fall is here and with it came new seasonally inspired art, games and books. Some mornings we are laid back and let our spirits lead us to do fun stuff. Other times we have a goal to do a specific project. Occasionally we have a theme. Our recent theme was based on the book Sam [...]

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Pink Overalls

The cool air around here is unpredictable. One day is hot with rainy humidity and the next is crisp with forewarning wind. The season of autumn is in flux. As a Minnesota gal, I cling to the evenings of cool air and crickets out the windows like I’ll forever miss them come winter. My uniform: [...]

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Getting Old

I was just recalling a great story about Ryan and it’s worth sharing. I was in the bathroom this morning about to get in the shower before work. I heard the kids’ door open and in wonders a sleepy Ryan. He quietly greets me: Hey Dad. He drops “Blue & Baby”, his blanket and stuffed [...]

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Remember When…

I am struck more now (as a blogger) than ever before with the thought; my kids won’t remember a thing! Taking the time to photograph and journal about our lives together has been a gift to me. The chance to slow things down one post at a time. Ry took a bike ride down to [...]

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Molly ‘All Done’ at Cascade Bay

I took the kids to Cascade Bay for an evening dip because tonight admission was free. Peter joined us after work. We pretended to be crabs and motor boats. We tossed around sand the largest sand box I have ever seen. Molly’s lips quivered from the cool evening air. Ryan went down a ship style [...]

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Camily Famp

I am in the midst of packing for a trip to family camp. I am swimming in camping chairs, bug spray and more kids clothes than I know I’ll ever need but can’t seem to leave behind. The process of leaving is always a chore but a necessary part of the privilege of actually going [...]

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Ryan and Molly at Sunset

Ryan and Molly are sitting on a rock that is situated at the end of our townhome neighborhood’s property. This small boulder has become a highlight of our evening walking route. Little do they know that the rest of the neighborhood calls it Poop Rock because all of the dogs in the area gravitate to [...]

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Sleeping Senses

My kids are putting themselves through spy training or at very least self-awareness training. As a baby and toddler Ry slept with one or both of his eyes slightly open (which is a little weird to see mind you).  I always joked that he’d grow up to be a lookout in a cowboy bandit gang. [...]

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Tubing at the Lake

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