Snow Cones and Raining Lava

Before leaving Vegas, Crew and Finn were happy to try out our friends' new snow cone machine.

We sent them in the backyard with their flavored ice to prevent a sticky mess in the house. The funniest conversations took place between the two of them, as well as new, morbid lyrics to the tune of "It's  Raining Tacos."

Those Summer Nights

It's no secret that I'm a sucker for golden evening light. My tombstone will probably say something like, "Look at the light!" because I point it out to my kids every single day. Warm summer nights are the perfect time to round up whoever I can to come out and enjoy it with me.

Juicy Wiggle

Crew cracked us up with his dance moves to "Juicy Wiggle."

A Boy and His Bike

It's 2020! Time to dust off the old blog. I'm about a year and a half behind on documenting our lives and I just can't give it up or skip ahead. Too much good has happened to jump to the present. I love writing records and I'm so glad for this little corner of the Internet where I can make some semblance of all the strands of memories I want to weave into place.

I have big goals to get caught up back to present this year, so let's jump back to where I left off; summer 2018 and a boy and his bike.

It was our first summer in our new neighborhood and I was looking forward to it so much. With no house hunting or moving on the horizon, the summer felt wide open with possibilities. It's no secret how much I love our little cul-de-sac. Especially when the golden light floods in each evening and leaves long shadows. 

With newfound biking skills, Crew spent his long summer days riding around and around the circle. 

Preschool Graduation

Crew enjoyed water day on his last day of preschool.

I stayed to volunteer and helped at the sand art and necklace making stations.

After an adorable musical program, the preschoolers were promised popsicles.

Finn finagled his way into getting a popsicle too.

We adored Crew's preschool and teacher and are so happy that Finn will get to attend next year while Crew is off at Kindergarten.

The Braves

Nash officially retired from baseball this year so I was really happy when Crew wanted to play Tball. I'm a sucker for Little League. There's just something about those practices and games on warm spring nights that make it feel like the whole town is coming together. 

Crew played for the Braves. He spent a lot of time picking grass in the outfield but he also learned some fundamentals and possibly had some fun along the way. 

I'm always so grateful for the village of parents and coaches that sacrifice their time and patience to work with rambunctious five year olds.

Our friend Lincoln was in town one weekend and snapped some shots of Crew.

We survived the first season of Tball in conjunction with two older brothers involved in activities. I can only imagine how crazy it'll be when we add in practices for another child.

Crew was ready to throw off his glove and wrap up the season.