Is it teepee or tepee? I've wondered about that ever since we decided to have said tepee party. The party was good. We are so lucky to have such wonderful friends who came to share in the celebration. This picture is forever going to give me a good chuckle. Chris just admitted that he was…

1 whole year. Wow. Moments after this photo was taken, the cone broke in half, the ice cream rolled down Kate's face and a big glob hit Henry in the forehead. People were laughing at us. The nerve.She is always so jealous when she see's Henry with a cone. She screams out in anger. Tonight…

We are just about done painting tepee #2. Henry wanted a blue one, because blue is his favorite color. I let him have free reign over this one (he was very disappointed to wake up this morning to find that the brown tepee had already been painted by his Mama while he slept.)  He cannot…

Well I do. Sort of. Spoonflower is this amazing, amazing online design-your-own-fabric shop. Anyone can design their own fabric. I remember when the beta was first launched, which seems like ages ago. Anyway, you can sign up to receive weekly newsletters from them to purchase that weeks fabric winner. Meaning, every week there is a…

Happy Mother's Day! Ours is winding down as is our very busy weekend. National Train Day at Union Station: check. Tepee supplies at Home Depot: check.  I got to pick out my very own giant flower pot from Home Depot yesterday. It's gorgeous and I love it. The next 10 days bring 2 birthdays and…

Our little Henry James is turning 4 very, very soon and we are throwing a party. He got the royal jip last year with his little sister being born a mere 6 days before his big day (which ended up not being a big day at all as you can imagine). So we are having…

A very good day at the farm today. The strawberries were perfect for picking and so sweet. We picked and ate, picked and ate, and then…ate some more! "You gotta twist then pull them off" he said. Wise, wise picking advice. The fields went on and on and when all was said and done I…

Strawberries that are finally in season and tasting oh so sweet. In-season fruit means extra delicious, bountiful and affordable. This here is our second case of mango's (at .33 cents each, we couldn't resist) I usually curl up with one on the couch, after the kids are fast asleep, peeling it with a pearing knife…

Yesterday morning, we headed south along the PCH/Rte 1. You can see on the right hand side of this picture the road we traveled. It was a bit overcast all day and rainy in spots, but everything was still so beautiful. There were times when the ocean ran into the sky and you couldn't seperate…

Chris had a shoot in Carmel this week so we tagged along and drove up along the PCH on Wednesday. While he was working yesterday, I took the children to the Monterey Aquarium. I cant even think of the last time I was even at an aquarium. I’ve definitely never taken Henry, but this was…