Oh, my Jude. He’s my biggest baby with the biggest heart. I should clarify big: he was born two weeks early, weighing 8.3 lbs (he would have been over a whopping 9 if he went full term!), and he arrived hungry. And is still always hungry. For the first year of his life, he was
Orange Ya Glad for Winter Colour?
This time of year is such a weather tease! And will be for the next couple of months…. Warm-ish, freezing, rain, snow, sleet, wind, blue skies – sometimes all on the same day. We’ve enjoyed an unusually warm and gorgeous spring spell, but it’s been back to frigid degrees and snow this past week. Then
Oui Oui, Mademoiselle
My little girls just spent this past weekend at a father-daughter campout, and had the time of their lives (!!), but it somehow sparked a deep need in my eldest to have more one-on-one time with me. So. On a particularly blustery day, we dressed our own versions of “French,” bought croissants, and walked around
Outta the Park
Part Two of last post…. Same day, different outfit. This day was outta-the-park good – one for the books. It was one of those days where everything just easily fell into place, and had the perfect motion and cadence of a film…. A rarity in this circus fam, to say the least! After shopping and browsing
Spring has Sprung
While much of the east coast is all bundled up, and bracing against the bitter cold, us Oregonians are baring legs and donning light jackets – just in case we get a slight chill (yes, I’m totally bragging). I cannot even believe it. It’s February!!! And I am not complaining one bit. I’m not even
A (Scarlett) Rose by any other Name…
I loved putting this post together, because I felt as though I could see my daughter through a literal, fresh lens. Since the day she was born, she’s always been so calm, collected, and even when holding her in my arms those first few minutes of her life, I felt like she already knew all
I Heart U
So, yesterday was our “weekend,” which meant Mama had to get some looks shot. Between the almost-rain, the actual rain, and my squirrely three-year-old, this shoot was a hoot! I included more photos than usual, because they kind of viewed like a moving picture, driven by a mighty Charlie force. 😉 Hope you enjoy the Charlie
Love in the (Late) Afternoon
You’ve seen that movie, right? Love in the Afternoon with Audrey Hepburn and Gary Cooper? Well anyway, that’s where my title came from in case you were lost 😉 As I’ve probably mentioned 2,700+ times, dates with my one-and-only are hard to carve out, but when we are able, we pounce on ’em. This was
Early Spring Green
I cannot even believe the mild, spring-like weather we’ve been having for weeeeks now! So rare, and so dreamy! We’ve been out-and-about as a family more than usual (this time of year, anyway), and I’ve been loving every minute of it. Weather like this calls for spring details, like a trusty trench, white, raw-hemmed skinnies,
Ice Dream Date
I recently went on a little ice cream date with my 6-year-old son, and I can’t tell you how unbelievably sweet the whole experience was! It expanded far beyond the 45 minutes of precious, one-on-one time (and in our crazy, 4-kiddo fam, one-on-one time is Holy Grail sacred). In the days leading up to it,