Easter Week

The weekend of Easter is always crazy with all of the church, community and family activities along with all of the other sports and school events that already pack Spring. That's why I was relieved that we were able to divide this year's events into 2 weekends instead of one.

The weekend before Easter, Las Sendas put on it's annual Easter breakfast and egg hunt which my 2 handsome scouts were able to cook for:)

 

After the breakfast, I raced to home to get this little girl ready to compete:

 

The next weekend, we got together for the Skidmore family dinner and egg hunt. Delish:) And gave me a chance to try my hand at individual cheesecakes.

On Easter morning, the girls came gigling into my room waaay to early and finally succeeded in dragging Casey and I out of bed around 7 (and Cade, shortly after:) He's still too young to act like a teenager!!)

Walking All Over Cancer

It's been 4 years, 5 months and 3 days since my mom died of pancreatic cancer. Today, we were able to give her a voice, again, by walking in her memory in the first annual PurpleStride Phoenix.

Last night, Summer called me as I was making lanyards with my mom's beautiful face and I broke down. It caught me off-guard. I haven't been struck with that overwhelming sadness and longing in a long time. I will always miss my mom. Somedays more than others. But preparation for this walk, as tough as it has been, has also reminded me of the blessings that stand at my toes every day...the little people that my mom loved most in this world...her "babies". I think of my mom every time I look into Sofia's green eyes or that Cade corrects my English. So, because she'd want me to, today I will let them bring me comfort. (I'll even try to look past the mess that Lila and Fia are making behind me, right now...)

 

Christmas Weekend

To a Lovely 13 Years...

My Travel Diary

Mazatlan

Cabo

Cabo

Rome

Florence

Paris

Rocky Point

 

Kauai

Kauai

Kauai

Key West

Miami

 

My Monsters!

You gotta love the things you can do in picnik.

Another Spring Break Outing

We were lucky enough to get to spend a day with the Hiatt's, eating Fatburger and painting penguins, butterflies and airplanes at As U Wish.

me and Phoebs

Cade's hard at work.

Goodness, gracious! Where do I start??
Here, I guess...
With my most prized possessions.

Nothing makes me happier than the fruits of the work that goes in to preparing for and sitting for family pictures.