and baby makes 6!

Mia and Cody are playing together and Cody drops something.
Cody: “Oops”
Mia: “I don’t say ‘Oops’. I say ‘dang it’ because I am big now.

You know, Christmas was so great.
It was so nice to make a Christmas memory in our new town, so I really think the kids feel at home here now.
We all had such a wonderful time, and it is one of those things that I don’t want to talk about. I [...]

Christmas Eve would not be complete without a gorgeous platter full of these fresh, raw babies.

Scallops with Key lime sauce, crab claws, shrimp, steamed Little Neck Clams with anchovy sauce, fish in foil, and raw oysters.

Making sugar cookies with Great-Grandma’s cookie cutters.

So, I look forward to a Christmas party and guess what happens.
I get a cell phone call from my 10yo and he tells me that Quinn woke up from a nap feeling ill….apparently sick to his stomach….and head…and “by God just get thee home because he is sick”. I ask if they have reported [...]

Moments before we got back into the car and she barfed all over the seat from drinking too much sea water.

That cold front that Chris sent down to us got here, and mama it was cold…..for at least 12 hours. Sunday morning it was some God awful temperature, like 38 degrees.
The palm trees were all “what’s up with this?”

Bill decided that, of all days, he was needing to get outside or he would go [...]

Dear Mia,
This afternoon we did something that I have been longing to do most of my adult life. Something that I had once thought would never happen.
It is funny how things turn out.
You see, I can admit it now. The pain has abated. The sadness and anxiety from the miscarriages [...]

I have been less chatty here lately, letting the pictures speak for themselves. I know, lazy. Dull.
I hope the new format is working well for you guys. I am trying my hand at hosting my own pictures. You may have noticed that my archives photos all disappeared one [...]

A dress, the ever present pink shoes, and sequins…..never forget the importance of sequins on a sailboat.

Lots of wind and enjoying things from a different angle.

It has been a very long time since Bill and I had time alone together. I really miss his 6 days off. If I were to say what the biggest adjustment with our move has been for me, it would be Bill changing jobs, hands down.
He has a great job. We [...]

Is it a dog, or a deer?

Kicking off the holidays on the coast involves boat parades

Seaside games, such as finding pirate treasure in the sand

and loads of yummy, fresh seafood such as raw oysters, shrimp and flounder.
Tonight we will be making ornaments for our tree. Seashells, starfish, and red coral garland will deck our halls, and many of [...]

First you must find them.