Around here lately!

You guys, we sold our 1974 Orange Crush VW Bus. Letting it go was a little bittersweet...so many adventures in it (like this one) but practicality won out on this one and we hated that it wasn't getting as much love as it used to. We're upgrading to a 21st century Eurovan! In the meantime, we sold our beloved bus to none other than Katie Daisy who I'm pretty sure met her car soul mate in the Orange Crush. I adore her, her art, and all the ways she's going to adventure it up in this bus. Thank you, Orange Crush, for the memories!





Our neighborhood has sprung, and boy is it gorgeous. We've been taking these really long walks, all three of us, in the mornings. Feels like we're rediscovering our neighborhood with each walk. LOVE! Also just loving the groove that we're falling into now that John is a stay at home papa. Endlessly grateful for it. 

That's True standing next to his tree that we planted the year he was born. Don't get me started on the haircut. I am still cutting his hair hence the bowl cut, and the wonky unevenness. I'm hoping one day soon he'll agree to someone else cutting his hair (he's just not ready). In the meantime, we'll continue to create some hilarious moments and memories. 


I love being his mom. People are often amazed at three things when it comes to True: his physical agility (bouncing basketballs, hula hooping, speeding down the sidewalk in scooters and balance bikes - this kid rarely stops moving), his calm demeanor when it comes to just about everything (he's very agreeable for a two year old - hoping this continues!), and his love of learning songs and singing them from start to finish (God Bless America, Hey Jude, You are my sunshine, Let it Be...and his latest is Rolling Stones "Satisfaction")

We stared a new Gratitude list on the refrigerator. I'm finding that having it front and center in our kitchen is the only way I'm certain to use it. My heart rests knowing that it's holding all the tiny moments that I want to remember (but often don't make it to a journal or scrapbook) - mostly around whatever funny/sweet thing True did that day or some tiny exchange between me and John - it's the littlest things, no? These gratitude lists/sheets are becoming my way to quickly journal our days. We rolled up our last one and put it in the memory box. LOVE! 
Sending gratitude out to each of you!xxo