when east meets south
The girls and I spent the afternoon in Boston. Actually, the entire clan drove to Boston. We ate lunch together and then the boys (plus Vivienne) went to Gillette Stadium to watch the Patriots practice. And then just us girls went to do one of the things that we do best. Shop. Tori, in trying to sleuth out some fun… Read More
I have no idea where she got those big, stunningly blue eyes. Certainly not from me. Mine tend towards, ahem… forgettable. Her distaste for feeling restricted? Her love of lemon squares? Those things she might have inherited from me. But those eyes? Are all her. Yes, I know. I’ve posted about her twice in as many days. No apologies, I’ve… Read More
I just love her. On the verge of turning 21, she is most definitely growing up. Finding her own way. Forming her own opinions. Whether I like it or not. As my first child, she has made being a mother ridiculously easy. Which in turn might have made me a hair over-confident for future mothering endeavors. Thank goodness I did not… Read More
My girls. All four of them. In one spot. Makes a mama’s heart positively sing, I tell you. And my boys. All five of them. How can I not grin from ear to ear with these goofballs around? All of them. In one spot. All nine of my precious children. Each one so uniquely created. So singularly adored. Feeling like… Read More
It snowed overnight. A lot. So much so that we couldn’t resist bundling up and heading out to enjoy it. Even the big kids decided to come out and play. Snowball fights ensued. Even Seamus was feelin’ it. The littles tested out their snow gear for heat-keeping and water-proof capabilities. Thankfully, Cabela’s didn’t let us down. Tori sported her own… Read More
Take an ordinary, out of the box, gingerbread house kit. Add a bunch of kids. Some homemade frosting. And every topping you’ve got in your pantry. And you’ve got a party. The kids had so much fun decorating this ordinary little house. Even the big kids had fun. At least, that’s what they told me. Isabelle was obviously smitten with… Read More
At last. And worth the wait, if I do say so myself. We were crazy busy yesterday and frankly, I wasn’t able to talk Tori into gallivanting outside with me for a mini-photo shoot until this afternoon. It took me that long to twist her arm. She just makes my heart smile, this girl of mine. She has been a… Read More
I love my kids. And I love to capture their individual ‘beauty’ whenever I get the chance. I like to get right up in their grill and either try to just leave well enough alone, wanting to capture the simplicity of the moment… or do something silly to get a reaction. I took all these close-ups at the beach, where… Read More
I spent a good bit of the month of July taking pictures: pictures of my kiddos, pictures of our time on the road, the places we went, the people we saw. But secretly, I longed to get a family picture, a really good family picture, to represent our summer together. It didn’t happen. But I did get a picture I… Read More
Okay, we weren’t really up on Ol’ Smoky, but I can’t remember the actual name of the mountain we climbed. So Ol’ Smoky it will be. It was a beautiful day, nice and cool. Which equals good for doing something that might cause sweating. ‘Cuz I don’t like to sweat any more than absolutely necessary. We were well prepared, as… Read More