16 August, 2010

What I did on summer vacation

my cousin's wedding in August
at a (surprise) 60th birthday!


paddling

on the lake



at Niagara Falls(American side)




just after crossing the border





at Gramma's( yes I'm in a picture!)






Gramma, after scolding me not to take the picture


It's been sooo busy this summer, with surprise birthday parties, unexpected trips North of the border, weddings, summer basketball, soccer starting, getting ready for school( and trying to conquer the accompanying butterflies in my stomach!) I couldn't believe that it's been two months since I've written anything. My sister and I went to Canada this month to visit our Gramma, it was a wonderful, if too short, trip. We spent the night in Niagara Falls( Canadian side) on the way home, and went to the state park on the American side the next day. I'd only ever been there in the winter, so to see it now,its amazing. We celebrated Craig's mother's 60th birthday, with a sucessfully-pulled-off suprise party, and just this past weekend, celebrated the marriage of my cousin Brian to his fiancee Missie. It was such a beautiful time, I especially loved "Here comes the Bride" played on kazoos by the wedding party. Awesome.Not to mention sneaking off to the lake for an afternoon, getting away to my sister's for a weekend, and spending all my spare time reading, trying to get it in before school starts( in a week!), when I'll be reading nothing but my textbooks. So, on that note, I'm off to visit Forks( again. Yes I know), if I can hear myself think over the clamour of boys in the next room.


20 June, 2010

Happy Father's Day!!!

Happy Father's Day:: to my husband,Craig, who recently celebrated 15 years of being a great Dad, and to my dad, my grandpa Al, Craig's grandpa Bob, and my brother in laws, Tim, Sean and Jon.

19 June, 2010

is it....



finally summertime? Time for homemade popsicles, pomegranate lemonade, swimming, and things to finally be growing in the garden? Why, yes, I do believe it is.

11 June, 2010

this moment

{this moment}:: a single photo capturing a moment from my week, inspired by Amanda

08 June, 2010

Sometimes...

Sometimes, our children are our greatest teachers, about forgiveness, patience, and the kind of people we want to be when we grow up. Oftentimes, I think, we really don't deserve them.

04 June, 2010

this moment

this moment:: a Friday ritual( although my last was awhile back :)

28 May, 2010

summertime...


::clothes on the line

:: not a cloud in sight

:: typing this with garden~dirty hands

:: putting seeds in the ground

:: giving old plants new homes

:: eavesdropping on the birds conversations while I work

::getting ready for the first trip of the season to the beach

what makes your ordinary day special?