*pleasures, of the simple variety

just about the time i feel myself wanting more than what is right in front of me, i find myself needing perspective and needing to go to those things that simply make me happy. i refer to them fondly as my *simple pleasures:

National Public Radio

Bird-watching

Card-making

Resale shops

A blanket under the trees in the garden with Storey

Walking the 'hood

Discovering new music

New soap

The scent of my daughter

Josh's home-cookin

My indoor plants

Sweater weather

Picking veggies from the yard

Tuesdays at the Park

Parties of three

Steamy cups of Yogi Tea

Completing a blog entry!

*what are some of your simple pleasures that keep you centered?

Weekend at the Beach

Storey Mae's very first trip to the beach:

Port Aransas, TX

October 4-6

  

Plenty of time spent out of the sun on our lovely balcony with a view

We may have actually spent more time hanging out in the room than on the beach for nap times

Lounging at the pool in mom's sun hat

Storey showing off her big new teeth

Gathering sand (to put in mouth)

Does it get any better than this

My two loves

Afternoon stroll a long the beach

Storey and Grandpa

There is something romantic, freeing, and refreshing about being near water.  Just a few days near the ocean left us wanting to pack up and move down into a hut on the beach.

The last day at the coast: a celebration of a mother's life and love of the sea

On Her Own Two Feet

For the passed six weeks, Storey has been mastering being able to stand on her own and the crawl.  What started out as shaky, nervous, yet determined legs, she is now pulling herself up on everything and anything she can.  Here, Storey looks back to make sure Mom sees what she has accomplished.   

Well done, sweetheart, well done.  

And we're off:  our days are spent exploring one thing to the next.  The world is at our fingertips :).  

How very exciting.