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Our three year old ♥️ she requested a strawberry cake “with drips” (because she loves watching cake videos on Instagram and gets excited when they do frosting drips). It was a new challenge for me and I stayed up crazy late Friday night to make it, but I think that is one of the best…

This weekend was Addie’s birthday and since we couldn’t have a party, we decided to go on a spontaneous “camping” trip out at Chris’ dad’s ranch. That meant I woke up this morning snuggled in a tent between all four of my girls. I spent much of the day enjoying the sun and reading while…

Addie modeling her fabulous walk attire, which, obviously, must be accessorized with a football. Becaus who wouldn’t want to walk around the neighborhood in a tutu playing catch!? I think the rest of us are really missing out because we have all kinds of hangups about what clothing is appropriate for what activites. Probably I’d…

May Day basket delivery surprise for Pop Pop.  

Our dancing raisins science experiment. Have you ever tried putting raisins in sparkling water? It’s pretty fascinating. I’ve been supplementing the school’s work with projects and activities of our own because the work they are getting from school is too easy and doesn’t take up enough time in their week to keep them occupied. So…

Taking the doggy on a river walk during golden hour. #sangabrielriver #tmwanders  

Yesterday Vivienne was 5 months old. I realized in all the craziness of starting a quarantine that we missed her 4 month picture, but I did manage to get a 5 month picture taken yesterday, and how different she looks from our last one of these! Vivi is 13 lbs 12 oz (a chunk!). We’re…

Last night I sewed myself a face mask from scrap fabric leftover from the outfit I sewed Nora for her second birthday. It’s the first time I have sewed in over a year and it feels like a surreal sewing project, especially given the original intent for this fabric, but it seems like we should…

On top of all the things – trying to rescue the business from the economic slowdown, all four girls at home, and supervising education – of course the dog would get fleas that resisted all my attempts at cleaning. So today we played hookie from work and school and escaped to Chris’ dad’s ranch while…

I told Chris that for my 35th birthday I wanted to take our camera and tripod over to a field and take a family picture. I can’t believe how much time has passed since Vivienne was born and how few pictures we’ve taken. But maybe that’s just life with four kids, a business, and a…

Semi late 4 month check up, but we’re celebrating because someone is on the growth charts!!! I have never worked harder to feed a little person than I have done with Vivienne and it is so releaving to see that jump on the charts.