from caterpillar to butterfly

We have a large stack of old Ranger Rick magazines stored in a tub downstairs. They have been sitting there for probably a year or so, pass...

flower girl frills

A month ago my little sister got married. It was beautiful, and such a lovely thing to witness so many friends and family members working to...

12 days of christmas

A month ago I posted our activities this year for advent. We are slowly growing and learning and experimenting with how we like to celebra...

a recent restoration

Last fall Clay and I were fortunate enough to fit in a visit to my great aunt and uncle in Iowa. It had been years since I had last seen th...

tea time

Last weekend we hosted a tea party for Margaret's birthday. A couple weeks in advance she passed out invitations to her little fri...

radix jesse

This year I began assembling materials for our family's Jesse Tree. Though I have heard about the Jesse Tree from friends and blogs for...