Captured

I still have plenty to learn about photography, but the one rule I have totally mastered: keep your camera handy so you don’t miss moments like this one.

Flying lessons

This is love: to fly toward a secret sky, to cause a hundred veils to fall each moment. First, to let go of life. Finally, to take a step without feet. ~Rumi *     *     *

Ode to books

Is there anything greater than watching your child fall in love, especially when it’s with something that makes your own heart sing?

Training starts early

If you own a dog, especially a Lab, you know that this series of photos is about more than just cute kidness…it’s about smart Momness. Next thing you know I will have him doing the laundry.

Kid time

“What am I doing? Nothing. I am letting life rain upon me.” ~Rahel Varnhagen

Just shoot me

My camera, not pictured above, is on the fritz. This is good and bad news. Bad because I don’t have time to write 1,000 words every time I want to capture a moment. Good because maybe just maybe I can justify buying an upgrade once I figure out what’s going on with my ailing Rebel. In the meantime, I’ve been…

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We need a family thesaurus

I’m not the only one who is at a loss for words these days, but this time it feels perfectly amazing. “Mama, I love you so much.  I love you…well, I don’t know the right word.  Maybe there’s not a word.  Mama, I just don’t think there’s a word to describe how much I love you.” And I don’t think…

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Anatomy of yum

Take it from this guy…if you aren’t demolishing this season’s honeycrisp apples, you are all kinds of crazy.

House guest

Rascal’s class mascot, Larry, spent a recent weekend with us. As part of Larry’s visit, we kept a diary of all the fun he had with our family, and the diary was then shared with the entire class on Monday morning. Even though we did this assignment two years ago with Doodlebug, we apparently still have much to learn. A…

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No glass houses here

One of my favorite Mama-Son activities…