A family favorite and a Summertime tradition. He wore his first little pair (on the far left) when he was 2 (seen here) and now we keep them for Kate who will wear them when she turns 2 next Summer. We branched out with a new style (on the right) and so far so good.…

A near meltdown mid-day led me straight to the sewing machine. It always feels so therapeutic for me, getting my mind off the things making me blue (which are more than I'd like to count these days.) Remember these sheets? I'm trying to embrace the June Gloom and get cracking on our vintage sheet beach…

We are crossing our fingers that our local 'June Gloom' is almost through so we can resume our Summers at the beach. Until then, we play bubbles out front in our swimsuits.

Chris' Father's Day Dinner wish was for Chicken Enchilada's and Chocolate Cake ("in the shape of my chest" – cake that is, not enchilada's.) Oh and some Henry Weinhard's. That stuff is so good. We had Chicken Enchilada's many a Sunday while growing up. If your idea of enchilada's contain 'Cream of fill-in-the-blank soup', those…

I have been a long time fan of Shinzi Katoh. His work is just…so good.  A few months ago I was looking for some water bottles for the children and scored these from Spiralling. Henry''s new favorite color is red, so his is the one on the left, and Kate's is on the right. I…

We've got them every Wednesday for the rest of the Summer.  We meet at the ball field. 6 p.m. sharp. We bring our bat & ball. Stuff to throw on the bbq. Tonight, the Moore's brought Texas Sheet Cake. Deliciouso! Recipe here. (Mary Beesley- Texas Sheet Cake always reminds me of you. You make the…

Enjoying everything around us. We really do live in a great little neighborhood. Perfect for evening walks, and climbing tree's. Speaking of walking, this one is getting very close. She's still a bit wobbly but getting better But as for now, she is happy to travel like this: All in all, a very good walk…

You can see all the "Summer is" photo's in flickr here2 homeruns and a run around the bases (3 times!) Baseball makes this little one very, very happy.