Mother's Day Beach Weekend

This year was our 8th time (including Kauai in 2011) of bringing our two families together for a Mother's Day beach weekend somewhere on the water. Previous years have been at Kalaloch (2), Longbeach (2), La Push & Orcas Island. While the mothers especially love being on the ocean, we decided to stick closer to home & stayed in a very nice house on Camno Island. New this year, much of the activity centered around the two babies! Wonderful, relaxing weekend with family...

Best moment from my first mother's day was taking a bath with my sweet boy.

Without looking up, Blake will unerringly come to my feet in a group of people. 
I wonder what will happen if I change my toe nail polish...

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"A portrait of my children, once a week, every week, in 2013."

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"A portrait of my children, once a week, every week, in 2013."

Grandma's Little Helper

Space

Growing up, I wanted to be an astronaut. I also wanted to be an actress or an author but astronaut came first. The cosmos will always be fascinating to me & hold a special place in my life.

This video is incredible.

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"A portrait of my children, once a week, every week, in 2013."

Sunny Days

encaustic

a few years ago i took a workshop with a local seattle artist, janet nechama miller.

janet is amazingly talented.

i really, really enjoyed the workshop.

so much so that i got the basic supplies for encaustic painting & played with it a bit.

it's a very forgiving and relaxing medium.

i'm really looking forward to more encaustic painting and collaging.

someday...

 

 

How is it that I'm already getting out the 12 month clothes for Blake?

#ginormouschild

#timeflies