Thanksgiving morning in the kitchen...
Yup, that's me, the cook looking cheesy as ever, at home in my kitchen on Thanksgiving morning. in all seriousness, it's by far, one of my favorite moments of the year...it's that moment just on the...
View Articlefire engine santa
We wait for this moment every December. It's appears without warning sometime near the dinner hour, do you hear it...I think it's a siren. Yes, yes that's it, I think it's coming closer. Quick run out...
View ArticleWinter Solstice
We spent Winter Solstice with our Waldorf co-op families. The 21st of December was also a full moon. It was also the date of a lunar eclipse. It just so happens that it was the first time a lunar...
View Articlewhite christmas
What? White Christmas in the South? You don't say!Granted the snow didn't appear until the afternoon, but it came non-the-less and coated our world with magic. We dug into closets for hats and boots,...
View Articleholiday visiting
We traveled home to Maryland to visit for a few days after Christmas. As seems to be the custom when we find ourselves there, we were too busy relaxing and having fun to remember to grab the camera...
View Articlewinter at home
Once the holidays were over we really had a chance to settle in at home and hang around doing what we do best...being cozy and never getting out of our jammies. Here are a few moments that look like...
View Articlefarewell
In January we said farewell to our very best buddies. It is nearly impossible for me to articulate how much we love this family and all the ways that we meshed so well. Our boys were so close in age...
View Articlewinter co-op
We gathered to visit and exchange valentines with our buddies in the woods. February proved to be unseasonably warm and sunny and this particular day was no exception.Even the smallest friends...
View Articlein which we discover the beaver dam
It was another warm winter day that we ventured out with friends and walked in a new direction in search of evidence of the beavers who have changed the flow and depth of the waterway we know so well....
View Articlelike a warm breeze...
I am going to fight the urge to wax poetic and talk about all the ways our little blog has been in a deep sleep through the long cold winter, and like this tiny bud above, the warmth of the sun is...
View Articlespring break
The neighborhood kids are all off for Spring break this week, so by extension, we are as well. I've learned enough by now to know that it makes very little sense to try to cajole small people into...
View Articleearly morning excitement
So it's time to let you in on something super fun that's going on at our house right now. Last Wednesday morning at 6:30 on the button, my sound sleep was interrupted by a phone call that we had been...
View ArticleLook who's gettin' big...
Spring has been a time of milestones for my middle guy. He lost his first tooth a few weeks ago. **sniff**He also toughed it out and mastered the two-wheeler. He was quite determined in order to...
View ArticleHow are the ducklings?
I get asked that question a lot lately and the answer is, "the ducklings are great!" And they have been a source of constant entertainment since arriving.The first few days the brothers sat vigil by...
View Articlemothers day
When it comes to feeling celebrated and special, my crew, led by my exceptional husband, does an exceptional job each and every year. This Mother's Day I woke up and wondered down to the kitchen to...
View Articlea boy and his ducks
Raising ducklings has been on my wish list for a while now. For the last few years it just didn't seem like the timing was quite right: newly pregnant...no thanks, 1 year old twins... nope we'll pass,...
View Articlefrom his perspective
Caleb has really taken a shine to grabbing my camera lately. At first he was very good about asking permission, usually while I was also busy with it, which was a bit frustrating. Recently, I think he...
View Articlefresh air
So ducklings grow quickly. We have learned that for ourselves. Ducklings also create quite a bit of stinky, wet mess. We have definitely learned that also. I'll bet you didn't know that the main...
View ArticleThe Grand Road-trip Adventure of 2011: Day one
We went on a road-trip adventure last week.It was quite an adventure indeed. Four days in the car, a different destination each day and a new hotel each night, on paper, our plan sounded amazing. In...
View ArticleThe Grand Road-trip Adventure of 2011: Day two
Day two found us headed to Richmond where we stopped for sandwiches at a favorite old deli in order to enjoy a picnic lunch and spend the day at one of the most glorious parks on the planet. I can't...
View ArticleThe Grand Road-trip Adventure of 2011: Day three
Day three of our adventure took us to the banks of the Potomac River to George Washington's home, Mt. Vernon. It was another magnificently HOT day.At this point, it had been three days since the...
View ArticleThe Grand Road-trip Adventure of 2011: Day four
Our Nation's Capitol was the final stop of our road trip. The truth is we were all dog tired. We visited the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History, ate lunch in the National Gallery of Art...
View Articlekitten love
Two days after returning from our wonderful Road Trip we brought home this sweet little guy.He was officially named Clancy Claws Anderson by the big brothers. Finn however, was unable to pronounce...
View ArticleVermont
Waaaaayyyyyyy back in June the big brothers and I took an unprecidented adventure, just the three of us. We flew to Vermont to spend 5 days with our very favorite friends. I had never been to Vermont,...
View Articlebeach trip 2011
This year our family beach trip took us to Carolina Beach. Our house was canal facing and this was the view from the back decks. I think the reviews were mixed on not having a house ocean side, but I...
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