Curious Bird

:photo week - day five:

Posting a photo every day this week has been fun. 

Will be back with some words next week. 

Have a lovely weekend, 

L. 

:photo week - day four:

:photo week - day three:

:photo week - day two:

:photo week - day one:

Thought it would be fun to share a photo every day this week. So that is what I'm going to do. 

(* click the photo to see a bigger version)

Be well, 

Leya 

:this moment:

A Friday ritual started by SouleMama. A single photo - no words - capturing a moment from the week. A simple, special, extraordinary moment. A moment I want to pause, savor and remember.  

Have a great weekend!

:lately. life captured with my iPhone:

 

 

 

 

:snip, collect, press:

I'm pretty sure I'm not alone in pinning tons of projects (and recipes) on Pinterest without ever following through and doing any of them. This is a thing people do, right?  Well, I'm trying to be better and actually complete a few projects I have taken the time to pin. Not that it takes much time, but you know. Recently I've began digging through my pins, particularly all the nifty craft projects perfect for doing with kids, and have made it a goal to do one or two projects a week.  It's a goal. We'll see...

Felix and I completed some sweet handmade magnets last week. It was easy and fun and involved taking a pair of scissors out to the backyard to snip flowers and plants, which was clearly Felix's favorite part. He also very much enjoyed pressing the bits of nature into the clay with his hands and/or the rolling pin. Whatever works, right?

We had loads of fun with this project, and now we have several handmade and handpainted magnets for our fridge and our friend's fridges.  Take that, Pinterest! 

:snaps from the weekend:

Over the weekend...

There was a trip to the squishy playground at the mall so that Romy could show off all his new walking and climbing skills. 

I did some Sunday afternoon pickling. Three more jars. I can't stop. 

The boys returned from camping and were in need of a serious siesta. 

Roman and I walked to the farmers market in the morning drizzle and came home with veggies and new houseplants. 

I tackled some exciting (for me) home projects.

We ate strawberry mochi for dessert.

I started a new book and stayed up way too late reading.

We took a long evening walk. These cooler, ahem, less buggy, evenings are my favorite for getting out after dinner.

A weekly meal plan was made. This amazing, and quite easy to make, pasta dish is on the list. 

It was a good one. Hope yours was too. 

L.  

:the big boys go camping:

Dustin took Felix on his first overnight camping trip this weekend (he kindly snapped a few photos with my camera). It was a huge success. They experienced all the best things about camping -- getting to explore some beautiful nature, cooking dinner (AND S'MORES!) over a campfire, stargazing whilst drifting off to sleep sans rainfly, and waking up early as the birds sang their morning songs. Good stuff. 

I'm thrilled their very first father/son camping trip was a hit, but it's also good to have them back. They both returned smelling like a camp fire, with sand in their shoes, cute bedhead, and lots of sweet details about their time together. They also returned with that we-just-went-on-an-awesome-adventure-together smirk across their faces. And that is all I needed to see. Truly.