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mom and son journal
do you know my friend kristy at kristy.makes? well she made an awesome journal for her and her young son to write back and forth to each other. ‘kind of like a diary, but between two people’, as my son said. i just loved the idea and thought gibson would totally be on board with … Continue reading »
railway museum + pumpkin patch
have i mentioned that our little marshall likes trains? once or twice? well in case you missed it, he does. he’s a freak. he doesn’t play with anything else. so then what could be more exciting than a yard full of old trains and tracks? a yard full of old trains that drive out into … Continue reading »
hey, it’s marrrio!
rather than pay $40 for a cheap costume, i made one myself for $20. and everything is still useable after halloween. hat: already owned M logo: cut out from the package on the mario pj’s we bought him and fused to white felt red shirt: target $4 blue sweat pants: target $8 overalls: two strips … Continue reading »
flashback friday: 4 years ago
october 13, 2007 settling in to watch shows on a saturday night. it was late. gibson got to bed late and i was feeling tired. only a few days past my due date but i was anxious. didn’t think that as i got up to go pee, my water would break. uh oh. no panic, … Continue reading »
flashback friday: not so skinny stick figure
i will never get over the cuteness of this drawing gibson made for me. it was taped to the front door, waiting for me when i got home from work. he was 6 and i was pregnant with marshall. not exactly sure what made him want to draw this but here are some of my … Continue reading »
an entire decade
that’s 10 years. 10 years as a mommy. 10 years with this dude. it makes me think of all the things we’ve done and been through with our high-octane, radio-active son Gibson. 5 months. mmm, miss those days. he was a born rams fan. even at 3 he was a monkey he can bring out the funny … Continue reading »
weekend in the sun: day camping
Day 2 of our weekend in the sun was hosted by my folks and their gorgeous new 5th wheel. They camped for a week about 45 minutes from us, right along the American River. We’ve been here before and it’s absolutely beautiful! And the best thing is that we can spend the whole day and … Continue reading »
weekend in the sun: aquatic center
our weekend started off with an unplanned trip to the aquatic center. it’s basically the community pool but i live in a higher class town (geez i hate saying that, but it’s just a fact) so calling it a pool wouldn’t do it justice. it’s AWESOME! it has a seperate section for the little kids … Continue reading »
summer activity banner
it’s going to be a summer of doin’ stuff. it just has to be. it doesn’t have to be major trips or expensive activities. it’s going to be little things. things we can just DO. nothing that requires a whole lot of planning…or a whole lot of money. i started a little list. things i … Continue reading »
