And sometimes we go on "hikes"...

Pretty picturesque, but you should know that even the least strenuous nature walk is met with a fair amount of whining at the end when it comes to these guys. Pretty sure I pushed Asher in the baby stroller the whole way back or something like that. I prefer to remember the good times anyway. Taking the good with the bad is just the reality of life with these guys: fun, silly, beautiful, awesome, and a lot of whining.

america the beautiful

I don't like the right or the left and hate the word "moderate".

I don't spend a lot of time or energy debating this or that.

I don't follow all the crisis this week and I didn't last week either.

But I DO love America!

She is beautiful and we are free from sea to shining sea.

almost as beautiful

as this song, Star Lfur by Sigur Ros, is the fact that

if you stand still

and are quiet

and listen

you can hear the ocean

at any point of the day or night

around here.

I like to open all our windows and

lay in the calm, cool at the end of the day

and enjoy the unique lullaby

that is our very own.

The magnificence of the ocean

crashing in the distance

and

roaring my babies to sleep at night.


Good night little fishes. We swam hard today and tomorrow we'll sail on some more.

nature: my fave

other current faves include:
thomas and his nature photography (see above)
ambrose
asher
birthday weekend extravaganza
ward camp week at the beach
oh yeah, beach
filling my house with tree images (yes, like the one above)
the new bike i'm getting belatedly from my parents and thomas. all i had to do was turn 26.
trying to get organized about teaching my sons (see side bar: mama school)
my friends
essential oils ("balance" and "wild orange" to be exact. makes me feel like a revitalized mother nature. i told you i'm psycho.)
planning our up-coming mainland take over! i mean trip.
a resurgence of mates of state love
a tall glass of cold water with 1/2 a fresh squeezed lemon in the morning
love wherever it is found
sneaking little moments on the computer to keep in touch
the book of mormon
seizing creative moments
lists. obviously.