The Little Things Of The Season
Our tree now has lights. We strung them up tonight, while Simon jumped on the couch excitedly shouting: “Our wun-uh-ful kiss-miss tweee! Our wun-uh-ful kiss-miss tweeee!” After we finished, and were...
View ArticleIt’s Been A While
Simon’s Christmas present from Mumma and Daddy: a yellow ukelele for jamming with Daddy. Hello, friends. It has been over a week since my last post. I needed a break from the blog world for a little...
View ArticleThe Return Of Spring
This weekend, as a family, we are celebrating the return of Spring. This morning started with Simon and I boiling and coloring some eggs together. This time around we did nothing fancy, just crayons...
View ArticleAn Easter/Ostara Hike
Some scenes from our nature walk yesterday as a family. Our celebration of Spring’s arrival, and a new family tradition. It was so peaceful to be in the woods, though we did come across a few other...
View ArticleThree
My baby turned three yesterday. And if he knew I had just called him my “baby” he would be quick to correct me sternly: “No Mumma, I not a baby. I a big boy!”. He is my crazy child. He is so...
View ArticleFirst Fireworks
With the help of some noise cancelling headphones, Simon got to stay up late and watch the fireworks for the first time this year. He “oohed and aahed” and had a wonderful time. When we got home, he...
View ArticleVacation Bound
“Free” by Nikki McClure Today we are packing, doing last-minute laundry, running errands, writing lists and then re-writing them. We are leaving tomorrow for a week in Rangely, Maine, to stay in a...
View ArticleHalloween 2013
Hi! Happy November! I hope you all had a safe and fun Halloween yesterday, if you celebrate. We sure did! In the morning I got up early to start engineering my horizontally braided hair for my...
View Article2014
We started our new year off this morning by being entirely too lazy for an impatient Simon, who woke with typical boisterous three-year-old energy. (How do they do that, so early?) Once he convinced...
View ArticleWhy My Kids Won’t Be Making A Christmas List
I realize that the holiday season is different for every family, and is often fraught with feelings of protectiveness over one’s traditions. You hear all the time about whether or not saying “Happy...
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