down by the bay...

Summer

 We had several beach days...no, not the ocean...Lakes! :)

 This was pretty cool, we found a new friend up by lake ontario and she made Adia into a mermaid! thus beginning the new mermaid obsession!!

 Face painting at the local Lima Days!

 oh Livie!!

Hikes in the woods with friends! 

wishes

cuteness

thank God it's Friday, or a new day for that matter! :)

 Brighten turned 5 earlier this month....

here's some pics.

 And this is the recipe for the cake i made! it's the EASIEST cake ever, it's called DUMP cake because you only use 1 bowl and dump it all in! 

easy.

and very very delicious.

happy April!

The weather up here in NY is so moody.

seriously, we were out romping in the mud one day, and now it's snowing today!

My kids have had it with the snow.

I'm actually thankful for bursts of warm sunshine, then we get to huddle back inside.

So happy April everyone!

some pics for the weekend

 I'm excited! i've finally done something with a pinterest idea!!

yes, and it's homemade laundry detergent. 

super easy.

you just add all these products together! 

(and grate the soap bars with a cheese grater...and you're done!)

smells amazing.

 one of my children hijacked my phone....as usual.

and took this gem.

had to post it! 

ha :)

 i love these goofy girls,

and their goofy faces.

ok! time for a FLASHBACK photo!

i've been in my mom's archives...

so much fun (and a little sad) to see all the pics from 2008....only 5 years ago???

crazy how time flies.

finally friday!

 i love this picture of Ivory and Olivia!!

These two get along very well and play so nicely.

this photo does no justice to what i saw, but i'll post it anyways. i really loved the deep pink color by the sun. :)

Wordless Wednesday!

thankful thursday!

Adia

 These two pictures are of Adia's Kindergarten class....

they have been using these shots for just about every book they make and send home..

of course this was the day when she decided because her big sisters had PJ day, so did she!!

how funny. she wasn't mortified, she just laughed it off when she came home that day. 

we couldn't be prouder of our little girl!

FALL in NY

 me and ivory

 gorgeous lake bomoseen, VT

 Hooded babies--maybe i should have switched hoodies?

might have fit better on both! :)

 Baby blues

 wow, he looks so big!

Happy Fall!!

wordless wednesday

happy tuesday!

  Here's my happy boy! i had him try to pose for these pictures...

he's so silly.

 Say Cheese!

 Ivory is getting really good at gymnastics! she is not afraid of falling or getting hurt! 

she is pretty amazing.

pics!