We went back to Montana for a couple weeks recently while Matt took some leave time (…’cause we actually have time and space, as well as proximity to our family and mountains, to have family vacations now!). We camped.…
This is our life now, and I am working daily to wrap my head around it, to relax, and to trust that things are going to be just fine for awhile. We are all four together again, having…
Grandma, the cousins and I took a walk together and snapped a few fun pictures that I hope make my lovely mother-in-law happy; she needs it right now. And, as is common in Kalispell summers, the clan…
Following months of busy-ness and fun with soccer, friends, a budding photography business, and a flurry of packing as we awaited Matt’s return, he finally came home from Navy Band school. We said hello to one another and…
These are a few snapshots of the party we threw for Cedar 7th birthday last week. An evening at the beach with just a few friends, and with cupcakes and glowsticks too, and it was alright indeed. After…
We flew Matt home for a short but glorious weekend, full of snuggles and food and woods and games– most of our favorite family things. It was good timing, as just last week we found out we are…
Sometimes they play together… really, really wonderfully. Sometimes they don’t. This solo parenting thing isn’t easy, finding ways to take care of myself, all the logistics, the dog, and each child, too. The days when they find things…
We went for a walk in the woods, which you know is one of our favorite things to do. It seems too long since we’ve dwelt here… maybe because of the cold that was winter here, or the…
