Grass stained knees

growing like weeds...

Finn

Oliver

Finn

Oliver

Finn...he might be the youngest, but he was the first to sit on his own!

summer sunshine

 A recent trip to our favorite spot for milk, eggs, and all other locavore goodness. It was the perfect morning to linger a while, soak in some sun and search for grasshoppers in the wild flower beds. 

June 26th, 6 months old!!

I can not believe they are 6 months old...where has the time gone?
Which is which, can you tell them apart?

June 7th...

The babies and our sweet god-daughter, their cousin Josie, were all baptised together in Baltimore. 

It was a beautiful, fun, family day!

(Yes, I know Caleb is picking his nose, but I think this photo is so the real us!)

Stories with Papa

This year's trip to the strawberry patch...

was a total bust because of the crazy amount of rain and cool days that lasted way into the month of June.
We combed up and down the rows of lush green plants, hunting with hope in our hearts and after about half an hour, our berry box boasted maybe 5 good berries. We decided to give up with intentions to come back a few weeks later.

And then we never did. Blah. 

I guess there's always next year

Mothers Day

Oliver

May 29th

A beautiful afternoon under a magical tree with our very best friends...

Where things go from here...

So after weeks and weeks of silence here, and all the guilt that comes with that, I have had an epiphany of sorts, about what I am capable of accomplishing at this point in my life and what I am not.

It's so hard for me to admit it, but right now, being at home by myself with four children under the age of 6 is sort of kicking my butt. I meet each sunrise filled with optimism that this will be the day that finds me completing that project that's in pieces on my sewing table, or strolling around in the sunshine with my camera in hand, or organizing photos for the two years worth of albums that need finishing, or rearranging furniture in this house to give things a breath of fresh air. Sadly, the truth is that on any given day, around noon it becomes obvious that yet again, what I will actually be able to accomplish is not anything more than the basics....feeding, clothing, changing, reading to, playing with and cleaning up after all these precious boys and if I'm lucky, maybe the occasional vacuuming or scouring of a bathroom. 

I tossed around the idea of just abandoning the blog for good. But I just can't. I started this for our family and for our relatives to be a place to capture our days and mark the passage of time. And when I realize how much time has passed in silence in this space and how much of our life has not made it to these pages, it makes me so incredibly sad.

But, after some serious reflection, I have come to believe that for me, the words are less important than the images. And if I could just find time to document our days in photos, I could always go back and add the words if I ever felt the need. 

So, in an effort to find a greater sense of balance between what I would like to accomplish and what I am actually able to accomplish, I have decided that things are going to change around these parts, at least for the time being.

I have decided posting will be a bit quieter, but hopefully much more lively and current.

Until further notice, expect to see photos, with or without captions, documenting the moments that fill our day. They will be glimpses, some noteworthy, probably many rather ordinary, but at least they will be an up to date reflection of what we are up to. 

For the next week or so, in an effort to catch things up here and fill in the blanks since May, I will be starting with images of where we have been and what we have been up to these last 8 weeks. 

So welcome back to our life. It's a busy place to be friends, and we sure are glad to have you with us!