Summer's End

Goodbye to a lovely and adventure-filled August.

Local adventures

Musical evening under the stars

Garden goods

Cape Cod

Gingerbread cottages on Martha's Vineyard

Late evening swims

Hello September.... We know you won't disappoint :). 

Happy unofficial start of autumn to you!!

xox

anniversary

Thursday was the fourth anniversary of our wedding day. I cannot believe how quickly this time has gone by:). (He's still a super good dancer though, so I think I'll keep him;)).

We're home this weekend, doing a little bit of celebrating, relaxing and yard work.

Happy Summer and happy weekend!!

xox

June days...

A four-leaf clover...

Fragrant peonies of pale and raspberry pinks...

Rainy days with yellow raincoats and blue wellies...

Visits to the goats at the local farm...

"I like goats too!"

Can only mean one thing.....

June is here.

Happy June, friends:).

xox

Scenes from a lovely March

Goodbye March. Goodbye Winter. Hello Spring.

Though we're so excited for April and warmer weather, we won't leave March behind without fond thoughts. 

It was really good to us this year, with it's blooming pussy willows,

abnormally glorious weather, providing for numerous outdoor activities,

(including Spring-cleaning and prepping the garden (and eating dirt, in Ben's case)),

rain boot-wearing opportunities,

evening sunset views from our back hill,

precious time spent with old friends,

mama kisses,

and lots of dada time.

So, thank you March 2012. You were spectacular and cherished.

Welcome April. 

xox

tulips for March

Hello pretty little things

Spring is in the air

 And in the grocery store floral department.

I couldn't resist these tulips, which are fast becoming my favorite blooms.

If I had it my way, I'd have these lovelies lazing around our home all the time.

But with the amount of diapers and whole milk that we go through in this house, it's not feasible to buy fresh flowers all the time. 

Which is why I planted this variety this past fall. And now their pretty little heads are poking up from the earth.

Spring is in the air....

Do you feel it too?

xox

Random Thoughts for March

February 29th delivered our season's first true winter storm, so March came in like a lion after all. 

We bought Ben a shiny new red tricycle last week (with a proper bell, I might add:)). 

The kid has 6 older cousins; 99% of his clothes and toys are hand-me-downs, which we love. But we couldn't resist getting him his first bike. He was thrilled. He didn't really know what to do with himself. It's still a bit too big for him, so he can sit on it, but his feet can't reach the pedals. So, in his excitement, he took his blocks and put them on the seat of the trike and pushed it around the kitchen, took the blocks off the trike, banged them together and started all over again. 

Ben helping dada put the trike together

We figure that, by the time the snow melts, he'll be big enough to ride the trike outside, properly:). For now, it sits in the garage, like a little red trophy.

Speaking of hand-me-downs, this stuffed animal was mine when I was little. It was called 'Froggie Froggie', as, apparently, I thought it was a frog. After a spa day, which consisted of a cycle in the washer and dryer, Froggie Froggie looks like new and now belongs to Ben. His new name is 'Polar' (pronounced 'Pol-ah'). 

A few weeks ago I cut Ben's hair for the first time. This morning, I took him to the grocery store and a sweet older woman approached us and said 'Oh, he's so cute. Did he cut his own hair? Don't worry; all of my kids did it. They all do at some point in their lives'.

Did I really do that terrible of a job that she assumed my 15-month old took a pair of scissors to his own hair??

No more haircuts from mama. This can be dada's job:).

I'm reading 'Bossypants', by Tina Fey. This book has me tearing up and laughing out loud. It's hilarious. Have you read it?

Happy March to you:).

xox

February stroll

We have a very long driveway

that leads to a very busy street.

But if you cross our very busy street, you'll find yourself on a very sweet side street.

We like to find ourselves there every now and then to enjoy views of a setting sun,

a beautiful, twisted old tree,

 a still marsh.

And during perfect summer evenings, a firefly-lit field.

These photos were taken during today's walk.

** On a side note, this has perhaps been the most mild winter of my thirty-one years. I cannot recall a February that looked like this. How is February from your home?

xox