Casey

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Us.

I already know that this post won’t even come close to conveying my gratitude for us having crossed paths in life, but it only seems appropriate to write to you on our 10th anniversary since so much of our younger years we spent passing endless letters back and forth. I […]

…I don’t know who we’ll become in the days ahead, she said. I only know the quiet voice in my heart that says we’ll become it together… Happy 28 days of May to the love of my life. ♥

Last week for E!

We have lots of fun things going on at Elijah’s school this week since it’s his last week. He’s been lucky to have such wonderful teachers make some really sweet friends!

Round 2

Blueberries, turmeric, and kale/spinach mixture. Yep, we boiled all three..added a little vinegar and success! Well, full disclosure–we added green food coloring to the kale/spinach mixture because it just wasn’t cutting it. But overall, we had a fun time with our little science experiment in the kitchen, and the kids […]

Egg dyeing- round 1

Big fail. Luckily, the boys got sidetracked with actually peeling and eating the eggs, and Laina was just a good sport about it. I read that an alternative to the dye tablets is to use adhere wet tissue paper onto the eggs, let them dry, and peel off the paper […]

Peepsters and Jumpsters

When Austin, Laina and I dropped Elijah off at school today, his teacher asked us if we wanted to bring the school’s ducklings home for a day/night. Of course we did!!! The kids were thrilled about it, and spent all afternoon with these little guys. The were able to hold […]

Unprompted

I love these moments. The ones that out of nowhere, the kids so openly and warmly express their affection for one another without any prompting.

“Do not ask your childrento strive for extraordinary lives.Such striving may seem admirable,but it is the way of foolishness.Help them instead to find the wonderand the marvel of an ordinary life.Show them the joy of tastingtomatoes, apples and pears.Show them how to crywhen pets and people die.Show them the infinite […]

So thankful

“Sitting there in your pajamas & all the time in the world & if I could keep any moment it would be this: watching you & holding my breath with the wonder of it all.”