“in the wild of changing things, hold on to the beautiful things.” -morgan harper nichols i saw this idea posted by a friend (@michellelynneverett) about creating alphabet shells for her daughter around christmastime. and thought it was the most darling idea… this alphabet seashells sensory play activity is perfect for learning the alphabet, for spelling sight words and for upper and lowercase letter recognition. parks and i enjoyed this activity…
in my family.
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disney world | memories + little tips
“they say if you dream a thing more than once, it’s sure to come true.” -sleeping beauty this past weekend, my husband and i took parks to disney world to celebrate his 4th birthday. the whole trip was a dream. truly. the one-on-one time with…
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favorites stories shared this year
give harmony “may we be the ones who remind others of the beautiful music we can make when we bring our voices together.” –mhn some of my favorite moments + stories shared this year | january | parks turned three . a snow day . becoming february…
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holiday traditions | cedar lake tree farm
this past sunday, we woke up really early in ohio and traveled back to the pines of north carolina. we arrived at our favorite tree farm around noon for one of my very favorite traditions. we fell in love with cedar lake tree farm in…
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halloween! | you’ve got a friend in me
happy halloween! this day has always been fun, but this year has had more anticipation here as parks has been planning costumes since last spring (or maybe even before!) he has gone through many costume ideas: mario, chase, luigi, captain america… but then one morning…
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autumn family photos | a sneak peek
“the sweetest thing in all my life has been the longing to find where all the beauty comes from.” c.s. lewis 10.29.19 at sunset during the last week of october, we found ourselves in front of the camera in the fourth ward of uptown charlotte.…
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october intentions
“and the sun took a step back, the leaves lulled themselves to sleep and Autumn was awakened.” -raquel franco we woke up saturday and told parks we were going on an adventure… thomas the train was such a fun experience + there is so much…
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mr. and mrs. wolf
mr. and mrs. wolf my little brother, alex, got married this past weekend. he married a girl from our hometown in ohio. they grew up one grade apart (k-12) in a very small town (around 60 people per class), went to same college (ud), moved…
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an afternoon at the carnival
we spent this past sunday afternoon at a local festival with the boys; a fun way to send off this special summer; a summer where the boys became even closer – the first one where they were both mobile to play with one another. i…