Bluebells

"The bluebell is the sweetest flower, that waves in summer's air, it's blossoms have the mightiest power to soothe my spirit's care." -Emily Bronte Spring may have come a little late this year, but...

Counting My Pennies

Cruz has been changing a lot lately, growing more boy and less baby all the time, and constantly surprising us with the things he knows, remembers, and thinks to say at the best times. He has...

Flower Picking

Can you believe this wild weather we're experiencing lately? First, it was snow in May, and now, less than two weeks later, record high temps. of 96 degrees! And while I would have otherwise...

This Mother's Day weekend...

...started with our annual tradition of greenhouse hunting in farm country. Cruz and I picked up Mom early Friday morning and spent the day searching for pretty flowers and hearty vegetables for...

On Mother's Day...

Three generations of mamahood right there - of God-fearing, baby-loving, easily-crying, strong, spirited women - and two women who taught me very early on what it meant to love a child. To my two...

Midweek Musings

Feeling Thankful For: I'm thankful that it finally feels like spring out there. We've had two of the nicest weather days I can remember, and it's amazing how fast they overshadow the winter that...

More pictures from our weekend...

Some of my favorites from our weekend at Kyle and Jen's... I'd say we did pretty good getting four kids under the age of three to cooperate for a picture or two...especially with an indoor...

Grown Ups,

Bacon, Gangnam, and Glory Days

"Me had lots of fun." This was Cruz's reaction as we buckled him in his car seat next to a pillow, a deflated air mattress, and a cooler that once held a cured pork belly. And although the three of...

Mid-Week Musings

Prologue: I wrote this earlier this week. If you're from Iowa, you'll understand why I say this in a second. As my husband put it tonight, "Monday we had hail, Tuesday I mowed the lawn, Thursday it...

May Baskets

Happy May, everyone! I'm so glad it's here and am completely ignoring the fact that tomorrow's high temp. looks to be around 34 and that Minneapolis is forecasted to get snow! I'm plugging my ears,...

The Jorgensen's 2013 Bucket List

It's that time of year again. The mornings brighten up a little bit earlier and dusk sticks around a little while longer. Simple pleasures speak volumes --- tucking the coats away and welcoming a...

Why hello there, Spring!

I knew it was about to be a good weekend when Friday afternoon started with a pitcher of 312 (with extra lemons) on the back patio at Mulligans. The mercury scale hit 65 on Friday and I swear the...

Cruz Confessionals Part 2

Another segment of Cruz Confessionals for your viewing pleasure. He was a little distracted this go around, but still too funny not to share! And Part 1 if care to peek!

Creating Spring & Paying Attention

I dropped Cruz off at daycare this morning and apologized to Tricia about forgetting diapers yesterday, half blaming it on Beau and half blaming it on our abnormally busy week: "Beau's gone for a...

A Day in Photos...

I reconnected with my camera this weekend. Just Cruz and my Canon and not much else... 8:00 8:30 9:00 10:00 11:00 12:00 2:00 2:30 3:00 ("no more monkeys jumping on the bed!" 3:30 4:00 5:30 6:00...

Midweek Musings

Feeling Thankful For: My safety net. This week, we were reminded yet again at how fragile this world is. At times I feel like I’m standing with each foot planted in two very different worlds – on...

My Happy

“When I was a boy and I would see scary things in the news, my mother would say to me, "Look for the helpers. You will always find people who are helping.” -Mr. Rogers Yesterday, I was reminded yet...

Mid-Week Musings...

Feeling: Proud tonight. Cruz has had a wicked cough the last few nights, usually showing up shortly after he falls asleep. There are few sounds worse than listening to your baby cough while they...

Wisdom from Glennon Melton

(image taken from favim.com) I have had a blog crush on Glennon Melton for quite some time and am continually inspired by her wisdom, faith, and amazing way with words. Glennon just published her...

sticks and stones and scratch cupcakes

When I picked Cruz up from daycare today, I walked into the gym and watched as another child pushed him on the floor. I saw the entire thing play out and was immediately brought back to my...

Hello, Spring!

(picture taken from abeachcottage.com) It's finally starting to feel like spring. We watched the last of our massive snow pile dwindle away to a single snow ball this weekend, and have been soaking...

Welcome...

...to my corner of the internet! I'm excited to be involved in my 2nd annual Ultimate Blog Party event sponsored by 5 Minutes for Mom. I participated last year and loved the chance to connect with...

hide-and-seek

Lately, we’ve been playing a lot of hide-and-seek around our house. It started as a fun little game when Beau would get home from work; Cruz and I would go hide and wait quietly for him to find us....

Our Easter Weekend

Happy April, everyone! Stopping in quick today to update this space with some pictures from our Easter weekend. Our Easter, in photos... One more picture of my pretty eggs from this year. We baked...

if sledding were enough - a child's world

"I walked over the hill where we used to go and sled. There were a lot of little kids there. I watched them flying. Doing jumps and having races. And I thought that all those little kids are going...

eggs and such

Is Easter sneaking up on anyone else this week? I think with a mixture of it still being March, a late spring break week, and the snow that's still lingering on the ground, my seasonal clock is off...

(Post) Spring Break Post

Contrary to Mother Nature's MIA status during Spring Break last week, we managed to have some fun days of being creative and finding joy in some expected and unexpected places. From a morning at...

wherefore art thou, spring?

Today we met Janet, Jillian, and Rob at Panera for a quick lunch, thankful for a chance to get out of the house and breathe in some fresh air after a long week stuck inside. On the way there, we...

seesawing through spring break

This morning, I decided to take Cruz to story hour at Barnes and Noble. They have it every Thursday morning and although B&N is one of our favorite date spots, we've never been to story-time. I was...