new career plan. . .

we'll sell baby food.

thanks for pointing this out gramdma w., we think it's pretty funny.

halloween wrap

here was our holiday, in all its glory:

the bunny.

the butterfly and the wee pirate.

the partee (33 people in our 600 square feet. it was wild i tell you.)

the teeth. ahhhh! seriously frightening.

and the pumpkins.

oh what fun we had. hope you did too! truly we do.

28 is great

now i'm as wise and mature as my hubs. okay, not really.

you nailed my birthday, hubs. i heart my lovely cake stand, and i have been playing with this little beaut ever since i unwrapped it:

burned through my first roll of film in one day. i can't wait to see how it turns out.

thanks, you thoughtful hunk. i am thoroughly impressed.

beyond material things, i am feeling great about 28. it may be my first birthday where i feel quite completely content with where i am in life right now. there is always room for improvement, but really, i feel at peace.

except for all the halloween candy i ate today. yuck.

what siblings are for

malan's favorite early morning activity:

making creatures

jane's favorite early morning activity:

waiting until malan is not looking, then trapping malan's creatures in cages. then waiting patiently until malan discovers her creature has been captured yet again, after which malan wails,"oh. . .jaaaaane!" in a way jane finds most gratifying.

and yes, that is a cage, not a "no caterpillars" sign.

5 is so much bigger . . .

than 4.

little miss m.,
you are a dream come true.

i love how when i tell you to stop growing up because i want to keep you forever, you tell me that even when you get big and you're a mommy you'll live next door and we'll still be best friends and you'll come over every day to take care of me.

just like now.

popping in. . .

to wish you a happy. . .

fall!

we've been up to our ears in all things autumn. this week the girls have been helping me ready our home for all hallow's eve and it's been a delight. here is our halloween preview, hope your preparations are truly spooky.

boo.

signing off

dear readers,

i'm taking a blog break(mostly) for a while (i think.) but i'm sure i'll be popping in occasionally. please forgive if i'm an absentee commenter, i feel i need to give my full attention to other projects for the next bit.

here is a goody to remember me by. this struck me as froggin hilarious:

i love my kids.

i can dream

here we are out in our backyard picking a few blooms.

just wishful thinking. but wouldn't it be lovely to have room/time/servants for one's own flower patch someday? 'til then we will be taking full advantage of this lovely "cut your own" field nearby.

is it too simplistic to say all seems well in my life when i have fresh flowers on my table?

well, it does.