{create with me} Here we are again. Creating. My favorite. With all this snow, we have had lots of time to paint! I love taking the knowledge I have about kids & art and seeing it apply to my own kids for a change. It’s incredible. When we create, there are no rules, many options… […]

{DIY: made with love}

 {Meet Aiden}. My first born. My best little friend. He makes this face a lot…. “Am I in big trouble?” His baby blues could just melt your heart.  The prettiest eyes I have ever seen.  Oh, and the curls…those beautiful golden curls, how I love thee. How can I put in words how special this […]

{Snow Day} Chris made homemade chocolate chip pancakes.  We all played in the snow.  Beautiful, fun day….the four of us. embrace the camera 

Nichole Nordeman, Gratitude Send some rain, would You send some rain? ‘Cause the earth is dry and needs to drink again And the sun is high and we are sinking in the shade Would You send a cloud, thunder long and loud? Let the sky grow black and send some mercy down Surely You can […]

{Life Made Lovely Monday} We had so much fun this weekend playing outside in the beautiful weather… happy Monday friends.

my husband makes beautiful movies… here is the story of the birdhouse man

I am a true romantic at heart…I have day-dreams about almost every situation imaginable and play it all out like cupcakes…the perfectly pink frosted kind. This kind of mind set can leave you at times a tad disappointed. Last night I was rocking Ainsleigh, putting her to bed. Sing Over Me (the sweetest cd ever […]

A collage of random favorites for “embrace the camera” embrace the camera: jan. 27th

{Creative Corners}  a few random corners of our home… (click the “projects” tab for other rooms) What’s a post without some pics of my angels?! Me & my little bug painted last night… They have my heart…

Golden slumbers kiss your eyes, Smiles await you when you rise. Sleep, pretty baby, Do not cry, And I will sing a lullaby. Cares you know not, Therefore sleep, While over you a watch I’ll keep. Sleep, pretty darling, Do not cry, And I will sing a lullaby.

Aiden is a major snuggle bug. I don’t know if it’s because for the past (almost) 2 years I have snuggled him constantly or if it was already in his nature but he loves to be held, snuggled, tickled, hugged, kissed…all things wonderful. Some nights he is extra extra loving.  Like tonight.  I went in […]