It's February!!

That means LOTS of celebrating at our house!!!

On the 10th Riley earned his yellow/white belt in Jui-Jitsu!
You have to enlarge this photo and see his proud smile!

Sorry out of order, Valentines was all full of love, although I only got a picture of breakfast. I did not get a picture of my cute kids (I made them each something to wear), or our fun dinner and valentine giving with Mary, Novella, and Koa. Nor did I get a picture of the yummy fondue dessert we all enjoyed. oh well.

And FEBRUARY 11 was Riley's 10th BIRTHDAY! How can it be! He was stoked to get an old wooden military footlocker from Grandpa and us, and grandpa gave him this padlock so Riley received a little privacy (even if he still has to share a room with Jake and Fern and deal with Leili's frequent visits)!

10!

Oh The Posts That Need Posting...

Yes I am behind, things are just moving at a breakneck pace and so lets dive in!

Lots of scouting going on here, Riley is moving up to Weblos this month! After he completed all his Bear requirements he was able to work on a couple extra things, most exciting is that he earned his Whittling Chip. Yes that means my child can now carry a knife! He was very proud of himself and yes we did give him his own pocket knife.
And it is RACING time again! Jake is in a different pack than Riley so you'll see more racing next month!
Jake's car is the orange one in the crate with the other Tiger Cub's cars!

Jake's car did pretty well, unfortunately the race came when Dan was traveling so mom had to fill in a little! :)

Jake was quite happy, he tied for 3rd place! Although he was bummed to not get a trophy he was glad for the patch!

{this moment}

{this moment} - A Friday ritual. 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.

{this moment}

{this moment} - A Friday ritual. 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.

What's Up?

Well first off I have quit my day job and am now a fashion photographer...

and Riley has decided to become a movie maker...

and Leili is our grateful drama queen (she said thank you for the first time today)!!

What are you quiting your day job for?

{this moment}

{this moment} - A Friday ritual. 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.

Pictures...

Thanks mom ;)

{this moment}

{this moment} - A Friday ritual. 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.

Leili's Faces!

This gal cracks me up!

Video complements of Riley!

A Recipe by Riley...

Tonight Riley taught us how to make Banana Boats!

First you cut the side of the banana, kind of "V" like, then fill with goodies, I did chocolate chips and a couple marshmallows!

Wrap it all in foil,

then put it in some nice hot coals! Cook for just a little bit...

EAT! YUMMMMM!!

My marshmallows did not melt (yes they are vegan but they have melted in other things), the chocolate chips were melty. Bananas and chocolate are SOOOOO good!!!

The End.

{this moment}

{this moment} - A Friday ritual. 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.

HAPPY NEW YEARS!!!

{this moment}

{this moment} - A Friday ritual. 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.

Poem...

I wrote a poem for Riley last night, well not wrote it sprang forth from my creative brain... errr or annoyance! :)

~

Riley, I LOVE YOUR GUTS

But sometimes you make me NUTS!!

~

It's all true, all of IT!!

Just playing a little...

Merry Christmas!!

My veiw right now is...

our Christmas tree with hand made decorations...
signs of the season...

light in the darkness...

angels...

the seasons only snow...

whats yours?

December 19

Can you tell what this is a picture of? It is a picture of a plane landing in Pittsburgh.

Why in the world is Danna posting this you ask?

It is because it's today, December 19th.

Most little girls do not grow up thinking gosh an airport runway is really romantic, but 13 years ago today the dirt road at the end of the Pittsburgh International Airport was.

Because Dan purposed.

(I said yes.)

XO

{this moment}

{this moment} - A Friday ritual. 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.

{this moment}

Today...

On a whim...

we splashed at the beach...

our toes needed escape...

and our minds too...

some even needed to escape their clothes...

we left fulfilled, but (always) wanting more...

the treasures brought home weren't only in our hands...

sigh...smile...peace.

{this moment}

{this moment} - A Friday ritual. 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.

Happy December!!