I can’t stop taking photos of meadows this summer. I love ’em. A long walk in a windy meadow sounds like heaven.

And sittin’

School started today and Bea did a good job. She can be really frightened by things like the first day of school, but she was strong and she made us proud. Claire doesn’t start preschool ’til next Wednesday so we had some time together.  And now the silly part. In an effort to either get…

  Look at her – she is always striking a pose. And at some point she always feels inspired to dance and sing in the sand. I laugh and shake my head. Where does that spirit come from? We fit in a couple more trips to the beach before the the first day of school.…

I’m so glad we are finally getting some beach worthy weather. 

Summer is winding down. My garden is full of overgrown herbs, tomatoes and green beans. I’ve been enjoying that smell – the one that is left on my hands after I pick tomatoes. It’s a greenish, bitter, fuzzy smell. The girls have been playing outside at dusk on most nights and I can tell it’s…

Picking blueberries: A nice long visit to Dow Gardens:   The Saginaw Children’s Zoo:

While I was in California Bea was becoming a good little fisherman girl. I love that she is loving this. I loved it as a girl too. I even used that same little spinning rod. Before heading home Dad took the girls and I camping along the Pine River. An overdue first camping trip for…

We finished off our summer travel plans with a nice long trip to Michigan and a few days in California for Brian and I. I dropped the girls off at mom and dad’s house and went to join Brian at his company’s annual principals meeting. It’s been years since I’ve been able to go to…