Recently life has been busy. Very busy. Our days our filled with trying to get settled into our house, finishing up the school year, cub scouts, soccer, music and swimming. I cant seem to figure out ...
Now that we are moved in and almost unpacked its time to start focusing on my favorite portion of the process....decorating! To be honest, Im not very good at it and I always change my mind. I could ...
when you dont have a stove you get scrambled eggs on the grill :) making planters for our basil that we used as gifts for the nanas. the kids decorated them with their fingerprints
Well, I learned one thing over the past few days...when our house gets hit with the flu bug it gets hit hard. Joshua was a lucky little guy because his lasted 24 hours. Jonas finally went to school t...
Recently we have enjoyed playing outside in the new yard, taking long walks around the neighborhood and running in the park. Since we dont have a kitchen we have enjoyed heading down to the restauran...
Its been one week since we moved and I dont feel settled in a bit. We have a lot of work ahead of us. Unpacking, putting away, rearranging, painting, cleaning. Im looking forward to getting our home ...
Instead of packing on Saturday morning we decided to jump on beds. We listened to music. We ate crepes for breakfastand we played soccer. And after we enjoyed this time together I headed to the new h...
day three of our trip consisted of: strolling around Greenwich Village, shopping for the little ones, eating at the most amazing bakery Il Cantuccio, purchasing good coffee, eating pizza, walking off...
Last night we managed to escape the packing for a couple hours to celebrate Jons moms birthday down at the restaurant. We had the whole back room to ourselves to run and jump and play. While the litt...
Over the years the living room has become my favorite room in the house. It is the gathering space for our family and it is the gathering place for memories. It is always filled with the sounds of ch...
In between the packing and cleaning we still manage to have some fun. A warm day filled with sunshine and a cool breeze always calls for a little paint. Were working on some masterpieces to hang in o...
Day two of our trip consisted of: bloody marys and huevos rancheros at the Diner // a stroll around Columbus Circle // lunch at Asiate // a long walk in Central Park // remembering Tavern on the Gree...
I know Im a bit behind on this post, but Im excited to share our trip to New York City with you. Since we had such an early flight we arrived into the city at 8:30am, which gave us the entire day. We...
the doll and kitty pillow that i made jess ;) the only picture i managed to capture of jonas. this is one active boy. my favorite easter eggWe are finally feeling a bit better around this house, alth...
today was spent catching up. hunting and coloring easter eggs. researching the perfect star wars egg, which was a failed attempt. baking desserts for sundays dinner. riding bikes under the warm sun. ...
The good news is that Jess is feeling better. The bad news is I havent gotten out of bed in three days and Joshua and Jonas are now sick too. We have lots of resting to do in order to get better for ...
Last night we celebrated my moms birthday. This woman is simply amazing. Our relationship grows closer and closer each and every day. My mom is my best friend, my inspiration and my guidance. I only ...
Our days are filled with routines, schedules, boxes, messy craft benches, lost jewelry pieces and baskets upon baskets of laundry. Slowly our books and toys are making their way to boxes in preparati...
sometimes i wonder what these little minds think. do they dream of empty forests tucked away under a canopy of green. a vast floor covered in lilies and moss and sweet smells of nature. do they dream...
It is so good to be home. Our getaway to NYC and New Jersey was a blast, but it always feels so good coming home. When the kids found their way to our bed last night and this morning I couldnt have b...
Happy Spring Friends. its been busy around our house and im feeling a bit overwhelmed. happy, but overwhelmed. the home sold, nothing is packed, we move in a month, i have an art show im preparing fo...
today a car drove by our house while we played outsidewindows down music echoing across blades of grass. a teenagers hair blowing in windthe subtle scent of smoke lingering in laughter.i remember tho...
The boys room is an addition that we made to our home in 2008 in order to gain some more space. We converted a storage area that was above the garage into a bedroom. The boys have been sharing this r...
sometimes, you just need to give into that tired feeling. let is consume you and take over. rather than fight the urge to take a nap, jump in bed and embrace the moment. snuggle with the kids and rea...
today.my heart jumped a beat.my love grew and expanded to new roadswhen i saw these two little oneslaugh. cuddle. whisper.this love i feel captivates my mindevery day to know such emotion can exist i...
Considering that we are moving next month and I just started packing, I thought it was appropriate to finally do some home tour posts. I have more prints/paintings to go on the walls but we kept our ...
breakfast. mesmerized by legos. new rocks for my collection. dancing in the office. josh writing lyrics for a new song. jessica attempting to swing. clone troopers. climbing. playing in the sun. choc...
sometimesyou just need to go to the bakery.homemade cookies, chocolate milk and a hot coffee.today the sun shone over our heads.the light carried my winter mood away and we played.outside in the warm...
My sister Becky and I Back in February we hosted The 5th Annual Guest Sommelier Night at our restaurant. In addition to a wonderful evening of great food and wine, this unique fundraiser provided dir...
Happy (belated) Birthday Dr. Seuss!Friday night we dressed in silly cloths, we gathered all our Dr. Seuss books, we baked a few special treats and collected all the craft supplies in the house. To ce...
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