Thursday, October 28, 2010

A New Perspective

"Children need to be enjoyed and valued, not managed.

We often focus on the problems of life rather than on the possibilities for enjoyment and learning available to us.

When we are too busy doing things for our children,
we forget how important it is to simply be with them."

- from "Parenting from the Inside Out" (Siegel, Hartzell)
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What a heart check this was for me.
I hope this encourages other moms and dads out there~
p.s. Highly recommend this book!!







Sunday, October 24, 2010

Study Mode

Thursday, October 21, 2010

Hi, I'm Linus

Right now, I am thinking deep baby thoughts...like how pink blanky is my loyal friend....

hee hee just kidding, I'm not that serious~ giggle*
see you next time!







Friday, October 15, 2010

Family walk

An evening walk down the street to our neighborhood park...sometimes we can catch a softball or soccer game in progress which Naomi really loves.
Noelle, our professional roamer, enjoyed playing with the leaves and walking where ever her little heart desired.
Nice to have a simple family walk, must do this more often!










Monday, October 11, 2010

Happiness is...

... a free doughnut PLUS a hat at Krispy Kreme.

Naomi decided that she was now a pirate. A doughnut pirate. Is there really any other kind?
My favorite face is the last pic....her classic scowl but with a bit more intensity. (Naturally, because pirates are intense. Duh mommy.)
Arrr!







Sunday, October 10, 2010

The beginnings of Fall

Fall is my favorite time of year and this is probably when I miss Seattle the most.

Back in Seattle, I loved watching the leaves turn color and fall by the bagfuls. Loved the reliable rain and cold crisp air in the morning.

It's much different here in SoCal. Different but still beautiful in its own way... decided to capture these autumn moments as best I can these next several months, so this is one of many posts on Fall to come...

Right now, it's still warm enough to wear a summer dress and play in the leaves.











Thursday, October 7, 2010

Baby Chub...


...is my favorite.
Cankles, wrist chub, potbellies, and chipmunk cheeks, how I love you.







Wednesday, October 6, 2010

Our kids....

...will love what we love.
Well, maybe not always, but it would be awesome if our two girls shared some of our passions!

Anyways, I was secretly happy that Naomi asked to use our old camera to take some pictures.

She began by snapping a picture of each page (yes, EACH page) in her kid's Bible, and then of her favorite book, Curious George. She had a very serious expression the whole time.

I love this girl.








Monday, October 4, 2010

Mirror Mirror on the Wall

Hmm...this one's kinda fun....


sad... too small...


perfect... just right!








Sunday, October 3, 2010

Here we are


Making the jump to Blogger...goodbye Wordpress~