Last night I helped my sister and her husband at “Feast on the Farm”. It was a perfect evening- a beautiful sunset, cool temperatures, gorgeous and tasty food and nice friends to work with…
Here are some shots of the evening. Unfortunately it was dark by the time dinner was out, but I can assure you it all was breathtaking!
Happy weekend!
is a day that removes you from obligations, laundry, and yardwork…and forces you to forget about the time and to enjoy your family.
We spent Father’s Day on Lake Michigan (in Evanston to be exact) enjoying the sand, COLD water and watching my brother-in-law wind surf.
An absolute perfect day away with only an hour drive. Can’t wait to do it again.
Happiness is spending a day with your 3 kids. Taking the train. Seeing the city. Being together. But…
it can also be extremely frustrating and test a Mama’s patience. This little sas had her moments…can you tell by my expression. I wasn’t impressed. But I did have fun and the kids did too. I have come to the conclusion that although it is important to take these sort of adventures I personally can not enjoy them. Maybe when they are older- but until then, we will tackle our day together and get through it.
Happy Weekend.
Yesterday, Simon and I went on a nice excursion to a semi-local monastery.
To visit such a place is so incredibly breathtaking. I am an Orthodox Christian, but I find any sort of sacred space to be completely humbling. I hope you all can appreciate the artist’s work. It was impossible to even capture the interior of this place.
I know these little guys were pretty speechless!
When I asked Simon if he had a good day, he simply replied “you were my favorite person to be with.” Love it. Love him.
Okay, so NPR is having a series on kids and the media. Tonight is the second part of a 3 night series.
I didn’t realize Ellie will soon be, what the marketers say, a tween. Check out the article and listen to the story as well. I didn’t realize that the audio story would be completely different.
It’s pretty sobering.
So what sort of music do you let your kids listen to OR once they hit the “tween” stage what will you allow?
I just got home from work and wanted to share this article I heard on the radio (NPR) while baking.
Thankfully we don’t have cable and even allow our kids to buy character products. But our children are still being bombarded with feeling they should be discontent. Especially when they go to friends’ houses and see all their toy junk. I think we are one of those families that most marketers would label as a loss cause.
Anyway, I hope this will be interesting to those that have kids, nieces and nephews or just a perspective on the “consumer world”.
We just returned from our trip to Michigan. Nothing is nicer than getting away for a bit…spending time with family and then returning to your home and feeling rested.
My husband and his brother took our kids camping. I got to hang out with my sister-in-law and we had such a memorable time. We strolled a local art fair, sampled all kids of wine, thrifting, watch the sunset on their “backyard lake”, finish my book club selection for this month and sleep in!
The only thing really missing was Penelope. She stayed with my sister and brother-in-law. They did a great job and pass with flying colors. Soon, they will have their own little one to swoon over, but until then, Penny loves their attention.
By the way, all of these shots were taken the evening we arrived and had a nice dinner and bon fire. Summer time feelings were everywhere!
Yesterday Penelope and I went on her very first train to Oak Park (just outside Chicago). It was so much fun to be with her as she experienced the fun of riding the train. At first she was clinging to me the whole time- which was tricky with me holding her and a stroller! Anyway, my friend met us and we had a great time…it’s super fun (and smart) to use public transportation. I could have easily driven down and get there sooner. But the slower pace is nice and being with just my 2 year old is even better.
Yep, that’s my “big” girl with her pacifier. Considering it was her nap time I figured she was entitled to this pleasure before a meltdown…
Happy early Weekend.
We are off to Michigan to see family. My husband and his brother are taking our older kids(Penny is staying with my sister) camping. I get to hang out with one of my favorite sister-in-laws and go to the Ann Arbor Arts Festival. Fun. That’s MY kind of camping!
This past week has been full of long bike rides, walks with Ollie, visiting friends near the city, the children’s museum, the arboretum, getting my CD giveaways in the mail, swimming and just being with one another. I also have started making 2 sets of bumper pads for my sister and they are turning out so nice. So- all in all, a productive week!
It’s been good. I do enjoy the summer months, but it takes time for me to get used to everyone being home, including my husband…things get a bit shaken up. Ironically, once I get used to our new routine, everyone has to go back to school and work and I am left in the dust (shhh…we won’t even talk about “going back to school”).
If anyone remembers, I was trying to create a fun summer schedule with journaling with the kids, etc. Obviously, we are experiencing SUMMER, but the journaling is not really going. They have been drawing in them and that is fine with me. I think after our dog was killed, my motivation really spiralled for a few weeks. And of course camps and relatives visiting can be distracting too. So who knows, I may have some fun pages to share at the end of summer…we are just living and that is good too.
Have a happy weekend. Nathan and I are going out tomorrow to celebrate our anniversary (1 month late!). You would think we were given a 2 week vacation. We are both so happy to just go out and be alone. See you Monday!
As most of you know, my sister and her husband have a great catering/retail business. This past Friday, I worked one of the more fun parties down in the city (Chicago). Every year this particular client chooses a color and everyone runs with it…My sister’s super talented friend Richard is a designer and he is the one in charge of the styling, etc. I just had to share some of the images from this fantastic night.
Obviously the color was brown…chocolate martininis were served…mini chocolate shakes…an incredible chocolate sculpture…wouldn’t you like to attend a party like this?
Yes, those are chocolate mooses (sp?)…and yes, all the decor came down after the party.
I wish I had taken more shots of the food, but I was on “spring roll duty”. This was a task I did not mind. My husband also was at the party taking footage for a short film he is making for Kim and Richard. I’ll be sure to let everyone know when it is complete. It’s going to be really cool.
