weekend.

coconut flour pancakes.

maple syrup from "our farm" (the lovely place where we get our raw milk).

headache all day.

church.

two glasses accidentally broken - one before church and one after.

jet lag still lingers. 

tulips opening. 

a failed trip to the library (it was closed).

a swim at the health club. 

time in the hot tub.

lots and lots of laundry. 

i am having such a hard time getting back in the swing of things. 

what has your weekend looked like?

dinner.

roasted root vegetable salad

and melon.
yum.

home.

tulips...

and good coffee...

to soothe the ache for our california family,

and help us transition back to this place.

san bernardino national forest

today. an escape.

 

 

 

family

it's been a bit quiet on the blogging front these days. i have been hesitant to say anything, but we are experiencing a very difficult time in our family as my mother-in-law is seriously ill with very aggressive cancer. we had originally planned this trip to california as a vacation to visit family, and when she suddenly became ill last week, we changed the dates of our trip and came as soon as we could. this is especially difficult for us as we just lost my dad to cancer last november. as much as i desire this blog to be full of creativity and beauty, there are times when those parts of life seem hard to come by these days.

this blog brings me much joy, and i will continue to post as i find the energy to do so, especially after we return home this week.

we have been blessed by many friends who have been bringing us meals...such a practical way to help out during this busy time. this website is a great idea and someone from the church set it up for our family. i hope to be able to use this website in the future to set up meals for someone else in need. the website is great because there is a place at the top of the site to give guidelines to people who are bringing meals (like how many people are at the house, not to stay for more than 10 minutes, what time to drop off the food, etc...) and then we can see who is bringing what each day, and people also just sign up online. this website is a great idea and definitely simplifies the meal coordination. i wanted to spread the word about this website by mentioning it here. tonight some wonderful church friends brought us rotisserie chickens, pineapple, and salad. our little one was devouring her food so quickly she was practically gasping for breath in between bites. she is what keeps us going these days.

cousins.

greetings from california

 our little sunshine. in the sunshine.

we are soaking up the sun, flowers, and time with family.

our little love has discovered sand.

love that little sandy face.

we took the little one on her first trip to the ocean. she cried when it was time to leave.

we're taking walks, blowing bubbles...

and we are right where we are supposed to be right now.

we are here for two weeks, but the exciting news is that we found out we will be moving here for the summer! 

hooray!