Spokane

I woke up this morning and my sweet 4 year old was gone.  In his place was a perfectly wonderful 5 year old. Bittersweet.  Wyatt woke me up with a sloppy kiss on the cheek & gleeful whisper: “I’m five today!”

Though gray and rainy most of the time, we did manage to make good use of a brief break in the clouds to capture Ella’s sweetness.               I have more to post on our trip to Spokane, but wanted to hurry and post “ella” pics for those that were […]

I had a crazy day trying to get everything done on my “to do” list before boarding the train to Spokane tomorrow.  I will be taking my 3 girls with me to see Anna’s new baby girl.  Levi will be in charge of the 5 boys.  First stop was Costco. I bumped into my gorgeous friend Melissa for […]

2nd annual Windy Ridge Pumpkin Festival. Dad & Chad happened to be working on the cabinets in the main house so they came in for coffee & pumpkin bread.

The kids chose their pumpkins from the historic Pomeroy Farm for the Windy Ridge Pumpkin Festival.   I will post photos of the festivities tomorrow.

I was browsing blogs and found these darling Swedish girls singing “Tiger Mountain Peasant Song” by Fleet Foxes.  They call themsevles, First Aid Kit.  I am a sucker for great harmony & a clear, captivating voice.  Even Violet was captivated and listened to it over and over.

The hardest thing I have ever been through is my sister, Anna’s, Postpartum Depression. Anna is in the hospital right this moment giving birth to my new niece so she is on my mind. I thought it would be a good opportunity to post about something I am passionate about.     5 years ago, after […]