A little summer house: a little abode to call their very own.

They arrived on Thursday before last to build us a sweet little abode. Cameryn choose the color but for what... he had no clue. Cohl told me after playing in the house one afternoon "mom.... my dream has come true." Come on in to their sweet little abode.

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A Look Back

And so they are graduates and moving on. How much they have grown and how different their little faces are since the time these were taken just six short months ago. Hard to believe how quickly these preschool years have gone. Soon we will be seeing graduation photos.(sniff, sniff). Cameryn sure had enjoyed his classmates over this precious, precious time. 



 

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A little bit late : )

And so you may wonder... what kind of photo blog creates a post about Easter the day before Father's Day? Yet, what kind I say, a busy mom/photographer who has been exactly that... a busy, busy mom/photographer. I thought these were just to sweet to pass up and I hope you enjoy a look into our sweet little Easter weekend. 
         

from our little garden
         

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The Honor of an Incredible Father

How is it Father's Day tomorrow already? With all of the running around before school is out for summer....  these moments can easily slip by. the moments of when they are so little... overcome with excitement to go camping for a beautiful weekend with their very special, one and only dad. So much so that the usual sparkle in their eyes are that much more vibrant today, ready for camping on this last day in May. So much their dad does for these extraordinary little ones, being raised to be great, kind men and perhaps even honorable fathers one day... just like their own.
and so I suppose that it seems fitting to post these sweet moments the day before Father's Day.
Happy, Happy Father's day.



   

Adventure............

Memorial Day Memoirs: A peak into a lovely weekend.

We frolicked in amazing weather all weekend, set up some relaxing spaces, baked, ate well, launched chinese lanterns, hit pinatas, ate really, really well, enjoyed a Memorial Day party with dear friends and took it all in with a lazy summer day attitude, filled with fun.
& what better way to open a beautiful weekend than with a Memorial Day Yankee Doodle Dandy Salute.

  



 
A Mother's Day gift from Cameryn to greet me in my kitchen each morning.

So we have some history with this chair. It had been a comfortable space to watch an amazing moonlit Washington sky with newborn Cohl in arms and occasionally we have been even lucky enough to catch the aurora borealis. 

A cozy space for reading stories, hugs, nursing and just being with two babies in the wee hours of the night.

I recently had it recovered and Cohl often uses it as a reading space, while I just collapse in it and rest in the busy-ness of a day. It now welcomes us in our foyer. Who knows... it may have another re-invention in the horizon.

  


A cul-de-sac gathering... take in the seaside air, witness the epic light. thank you to our dear neighbor and friend, Keri for sharing these fantastic Chinese lanterns. (just not enough time to set up a necessary tripod for action night shots).

a Memorial Day party hosted by hosts extraordinaire Brandy & Larry. Honestly they did not overlook one detail. Brandy's beau Larry, may be the finest chef. The spread was seriously amazing! (of course I took home left overs : 0). 

   

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xo, Gianni Gracen