I love snapshots like these. For years to come this image will evoke wonderful memories. After being trapped in seatbelts for over 2 hours the kids were ecstatic to be free. During the exploration of the beach house rental Wyatt found a movie he loved and these 3 sat down together to inspect it. Sweet sibling companionship...
Category Archives: Ranch Life
Birthday Girl
A year ago today I was tweeting from the delivery room. Good memory. Today my poor little Hazel is sick with Croup. That barking cough scares the daylights out of me. She is all smiles despite it and daddy is on his way home with cake and balloons.
The Sea of Sunset
The Sea of Sunset
This is the land the sunset washes,
These are the banks of the Yellow Sea;
Where it rose, or whither it rushes,
These are the western mystery!
Night after night her purple traffic
Strews the landing with opal bales;
Merchantmen poise upon horizons,
Dip, and vanish with fairy sails.
-Emily Dickinson
An impromptu getaway with all 9 children, the last hurrah...
Eating cake
I wonder where’s a better job than buying cake and meat,
And chocolate drops and sugar buns for little folks to eat?
And who has every day to face a finer round of care
Than buying frills and furbelows for little folks to wear?
-Edgar Albert Guest
The birthday babies eating cake in eden’s bouquet
Saige & Hazel’s birthday
My woodland theme on the front porch turned into a slapdash vintage theme out by the chicken house. We had a grand time despite the lopsided tablecloth & lights that lay forgotten in the planter behind the table, twinkling away. I do believe that I had too many irons in the fire on Friday.
The girls kept...
Funny face
This is Saige Emerald, the one-baby comedy show. Exactly one year ago I posted this. Last night we had a birthday bash for the little girls and a seafood fest with our honored guest, Great Uncle Marvin. As I was sifting through photos I came across this funny image of Saige and had to post it. ...
Pintuck Gaucho
A new style in the Saturday Market Collection with big girl sizes. My pretty niece Aubrey modeled them for me.
PURCHASE HERE
A photoshoot around here involves donkey, cat, dog and siblings in various sizes.
Hazel in the background chasing the cat
I snapped a few of Matilda while we were at it
Sophia, caught red handed, stealing soil from the planters
Hazel...
Baby Hazel
I can’t believe a year has passed since these posts here. Last year at this time I was hauling Hazel around in my belly and suddenly I’m planning her 1st birthday party. She isn’t actually one until the 31st, but we will celebrate this Friday to accommodate special out-of-towners. I love planning birthday parties for this...
Seaside Aquarium
We spent a couple of lazy days on the Oregon & Washington coast celebrating our 18th wedding anniversary. Hazel tagged along for the breast milk. Other than that she wasn’t too thrilled about being confined to a carseat and her parents arms. She wanted free and she let it be known.
This charming little aquarium in Seaside,...
Entryway
I went junking and bought this pretty little dresser even though it wasn’t on my list. It sat in the middle of my kitchen until I happened upon this post by Heather Bullard. I yelled up to the big boys and had them move it to the main entry and I plopped the old chair(that also wasn’t on my list)...