bread baking.

these pics are pretty outdated, but I had put them up a while back and just found them. i was really getting into an attempt to make delicious bread, as one of the greatest things really must be fresh bread, butter and jam...in my opinion.

so, with a few oven glitches and the hot weather i have put it off for now. looking forward to starting back up again once things cool down. a 500 degree oven is not ideal in 106 degree weather!

summer days.

just one of those lovely summer days spent out back sweating, shooting bow and arrows, jumping, and if you are dec...falling off the bar of the play structure trying to do cool tricks. 

lucky for us, we still have a couple more months of summer (weather that is). looking forward to a break soon when we are off to Maine for Al's wedding. I dont think I am going to want to come home. the pictures look to beautiful to be true. 

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 { a portrait of my children...on occasion}

ruby: sitting back with a book outside on a lovely august summer day

dec: enjoying a strawberry snack while wearing some old gigi glasses found in the house

mikey: having a snack, wondering why i am snapping photos of his cuteness

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{52 project revised...a portrait of my children on occasion}

ruby: painted toes in various colors and leggings, her fave

declan: pursed lips concentrated face. my absolute favorite

mikey: caught trying to do some business at the computer again. ahh!

one year old mikey.

finally uploaded some old photos. happy belated bday mikey! you are the yummiest little man around! smooches.

beach 2013.

and yet again i am amazed by another truly wonderful summer 

vacation at the beach. we are blessed with a family full of life! 

i can not even believe it has already come and gone. 

until next year. 

never a dull moment.

this guy keeps us on our toes around here. can you believe he is already one? i can not. above is one of those moments i had to laugh out loud pretty loudly when mikey fell into a pot in the pantry, and yes he was dressed up in a tutu while eating a bit of ice cream. pretty awesome. cant get enough of him.