Halloween weekend

My very favorite time of year... Well, I might say that often but All Hallow's Eve is especially wonderful to me. It means things are quieting down in nature, the warmth of the sun seems a blessing each day and trying our hardest to enjoy each perfect Fall day becomes a mission. I had big expectations for myself this Halloween, AnaSofia had ideas of literary characters for her and Kasper to be this year and I had great plans to sew the sweet little costumes... But we are busy around here you know! This week was a lot of parties, playing and packing. So instead of pushing myself too hard like I always do, I decided to let go and just breathe in the joy of Halloween. AnaSofia would not care what costume she wore and Kasper loved to dress up in anything, anytime. So why push it? A rare occurrence for me to let go, but it felt good. The kids dug around in the dress up box and came up with this:

Hm... I am thinking penguin with an identity crisis and a bat fairy? Whatever their ideas were, they were entirely their own and it was a kick to see their creations. And it gave us more time to enjoy the season by apple and pumpkin picking at one of our favorite places.


Happy Halloween!

Listening to the music of the wind

I feel the time slipping by so quickly. The burst of persimmon and gold, the quickly falling leaves, the darker evenings all remind me that it is ending - not just the season, but our time here.
H E R E.
In our little home. My little slice of heaven that I so carefully created. Most of the love comes from the nature around, I open the door and breathe it all in.
I remember the same feeling as a child, always looking up, the height of the trees and the changing sky never cease to amaze me. I am in awe and so thankful to enjoy each little piece of it.
So we are doing all we can to fill our cups full of nature and this month that means biking or walking to the lake and walking the land trust trail kindly provided by our friends and neighbors.
"Hike! Hike!" Kasper yells each morning and afternoon, and I can rarely turn down that sweet shout. He knows his Momma too well. He is a hiker, his feet are as big as AnaSofia's were just a few months ago (or so it seems) and he can W A L K. A mile and more.
And each time we take this same trail, it feels so different and new thanks to the wonder and awe of my two little loves...




Oh, and the music? Well, sometimes it is the wind, but today it was a yellow recorder and a blues harmonica played continuously for a mile coupled with my constant laughter.. And it was lovely. Oh, I will miss it...

Loving family

Some of my favorite people came to visit... We had lots of fun catching up, enjoying the weather and giving out lots of hugs. I wish our families could be here everyday.

So many hugs with Nana and Boppa.

Lots of cooking...

and playing.

Such good times!

Our life together is so precious together...

We are one... This little family of ours, we are one. It has been a year of transition for us, a lot of planning and preparing that will lead to a few more years of change. We are putting our hearts into a beautiful farmhouse built in the 1880s and one that has been uninhabited for 70 years. It has been a big project, one that is much bigger than we first imagined. It is a temporary home for us, a place to rest for a few years while we build bigger plans, but oh, I have so many plans for this transition place! It is light, land and quiet, just what is needed for right now... Soren has been spending each and every day and night there working to make it a home for us. We both are perfectionists, of the "do it 100% or go home" school and that is sometimes a blessing and sometimes a curse! But with a lot of help from his Dad and continued help from wonderful family and friends we are almost seeing the light at the end of the tunnel, almost. It will be an authentic life, a good change, I can just feel it.