Summer Storms

Last night a storm came in and settled for a little while over our home. As the wind picked up and the rain began to patter ODD and I went around the house and threw open all the windows to clear out all the stale summer air. When chest-rumbling cracks of thunder quickly followed the [...]

Lately

Lately I’ve been making Em’s yummy limeade.  It’s so quick and easy and only requires one lime.  We go through at least one batch of it a day.  I don’t have a pretty milk glass pitcher like Em so I keep mine in a couple of glass bottles in the fridge.

Lately we’ve been [...]

Cioco Photography

Camilla, owner of Cioco Photography, is one of my little brother’s good friends.  They’ve been close since high school.  I’ve always thought she was an impressive girl.  Still do, in fact.  She studied political science in college, worked in Washington D.C., served a mission for our church, and is just an all around awesome person. [...]

Dear Peanut

Dear Peanut,

My sweet girl, you are so full of life and energy I often don’t know whether to laugh at your antics or send you to time out.  Usually I end up doing both.  You are quite the combination of Daddy and me.  At times I understand you completely while at other you utterly [...]

Birthday Celebrations

We had a big, busy day yesterday filled with celebrating.  In the morning we threw a little friend party for Peanut’s 5th birthday.  This is the first time she’s had a real party.  We had a little party when she turned 1 and 2 but they were more for ODD and me because we were [...]