It’s another installment of what will hopefully be many monthly letters written to my son. It’s a part of a memory-keeping attempt to capture these glimpses into the everyday and the not so ordinary moments that pass by so quickly as children grow. This is an ongoing series. Dear happy bucket of energy, We’ve gotten into a…
I know I’m not alone in this one, but I completely love fall. The air is fresher and crisper, the light changes to have this beautiful slant to it, and life settles into a rhythm and routine that isn’t there in the summer. So my quick look-back to the month of September includes a little…
It’s another installment of what will hopefully be many monthly letters written to my son. It’s a part of an attempt to capture these glimpses into the everyday and the not so ordinary moments that pass by so quickly as children grow. This is an ongoing series. Dear sweet, happy boy, I’m a few days late in…
I’m sure I’m starting to sound like a broken record, but really, this summer was pretty fantastic. The big change in my immediate life is that our son, August, is very much an active part of the goings on. Not that he wasn’t here last year – he was, but he didn’t do anywhere near…
The summer just sprinted past. Truly, I don’t remember a season that’s been so packed with so much amazingness. So, lately I’ve been enjoying this Minnesota summer proper: dining al fresco, visiting old friends and locales, camping in the Boundary Waters with our sweet 16 month old, husband and good friends, watching groomsmen learn to…