this picture taken last Sat. night as Kate & Chris were on their way to our church's "Daddy Daughter Date" where they wore their wildest socks for the Sock Hop. 

A while  ago our next door neighbors, Kate & her son Ryan (which is funny because Ryan is my Kate's middle name), invited us over dinner. Kate is American-born but lived in France for, I think, about 14 years. Anyway, she made us a the most amazing dish which I was still thinking about months…

We try to make it to the farm a few times a year. Usually end of Spring/early Summer to pick strawberries & then again in the Fall for pumpkin picking, corn mazes and tractor rides.  It was so nice to have Henry out of school today (he's not out until the 19th of June). Chris had to…

and I don't usually like to do that (what can I say, I like my freedom!) but I'm committing to finally finishing the quilt this weekend. And by weekend, I mean Tuesday. Enjoy your long weekend! Don't mind me, I'll just be quilting. XO

When you are in first grade and it's your birthday, you get to bring in a little treat for the class. The only stipulation- it can't be homemade (boo!) it has to be store-bought which I protested all the way up until this morning. We made these little airplanes to hand out but in the…

Wow. It's true- I really have a 7 year old on my hands now. Last night I told Henry & Kate the story of when Henry was born. Their eyes were glued to me, waiting for each & every detail. I told them about how I went a week past my due date and decided…

It's official she's 4. She wanted to go to Disneyland in her Rapunzel dress & new Jesse boots from Grandma. It works. You can wear cowboy boots & princess dresses when you are 4.  For a brief time, a 'mini-wheelchair was high on her birthday list but luckily she didn't seem too disappointed when we…

I got the largest Mother's Day card ever from Henry this year. It was so sweet. It's been busy and hectic but I think I've finally turned a corner and am ready to be back in this space. We have a lot of change coming in the next few months and we are taking one…

I went though approx. 4 tanks of gas in about 6 days, but oh, it was so great. I drove though Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Vermont, Connecticut & New York. Cooking class was awesome. Day out with Emily was fantastic. We popped into the sweetest little New England town & did a little shopping. I do confess…

I took the red eye out on Monday night and landed here in Boston on Tuesday a.m. Eyes red and going on about 3 hours of sleep, I rented my car and headed straight up to Vermont for a cooking class. I'd been on the waiting list for a couple of weeks and the night…