Spring Is Coming.

[a bunch of weeds]

Spring is coming here. I weeded my garden bed, turned its soil, and catered to the little cilantro plant still growing. And although every year I say "this summer I'm really going to garden" and never do, I'm really going to this summer. ;)

What are you doing this summer?
Will you plant a garden?

xo,
Lindsey Lou

to celebrate.

The moon was full and it shone down on us. We stood in the middle of the street in Maddy's cul-de-sac in our socks. We could only see silhouettes of each other but it was okay. Hailey fiddled with her phone and turned on some music. Guns and Roses, I think it was.

I was crazy. I was so happy off of life. I wanted to shout. Or scream. I really wanted to celebrate. But of course it was nine o'clock at night, so I couldn't.

So I started to dance. Like a fish, but I still call it dancing. It wasn't graceful or anything, it was just a silly way of expressing myself. I urged Maddy and Hailey to join me. We danced for about ten or fifteen minutes until they practically had to drag me inside. I don't know if they knew what we were celebrating, but I knew.

My life is so wonderful, I would seriously not trade it for anything. I have an ordinary, and somewhat crazy/bizarre life, but it's a great one, and I'm so thankful that God gave it to me.

xo, Hayley

hey, cupcake.

well, hello, darling.
you look absolutely delicious.
with your white lining and your multi-colored top,
it's just so hard not to eat you all up.
i'm ever-so glad i scored you after swim practice,
you know how everyone else is so greedy when it comes to you.
but i? no i'm different. i'll treat you like a queen.
because that's what you deserve, no?
i'll peel away the paper,
then lick away all your vanilla icing,
and nibble on the red and orange sprinkles.
and then i'll take a bite and float out of my body and hover around on the ceiling.
i like the fact that you're cake in cup form.
i like the fact that you taste yummy.
like Jesus came down to earth and blessed you Himself.
and when i take the last bite,
my tongue is a symphony of different tastes.
mostly sweet, because that's what you are.
and i'm glad that God created you to be a cupcake.

xoxo,
jocee

take me out to the ballgame

it's that time of year again. the time of baseball bats and sunflower seeds. the time where all the family gets in the car and prepares for the long ride into town, hoping we don't get lost. unfortunately, we did get lost this time, but we made it to the game with time to spare.anyhow, yesterday was windy. super windy. and cold. and dark. but we all went anyway to cheer our brother on.

this season only one of my two brothers are playing the sweet American sport. although jacob is now almost officially a younger-brother-manager-bat-boy-coach's-helper person. and he got a hat. which is now officially his new favorite hat.

okay, don't tell me you didn't just die of cuteness overload. because i did. 

sometimes i do believe it's worth traveling an hour or so in the car to a game...

this was the Patriots second game... and second win, with hopefully many more to come. so take me out to the ballgame whenever, i've got my camera, so it's okay.

and before i go, i just wanted to say that i have a future photo-geek of a sister on hand:

sisters <3

xoxo,

gracie

today

this is her guitar.  don't you want a rock guitar?  I want a rock guitar.  you should definitely want a rock guitar.

It was one of those barefoot outside even though it's forty degrees days.

xo,
a

Snow Ice Cream

When I was little, one of my favorite things when it snowed was making snow ice cream. We always had to make sure to get the snow directly after the snowfall, though, because multiple times it was cluttered with dirt or covered in footprints. Since it snowed yesterday afternoon and the forecast for tomorrow read 63, I figured this was the last chance for snow ice cream. My little sister was happy to help in the preparations.

INGREDIENTS:

Milk
Sugar
Vinilla
Sprinkles [optional]

1. Gather a bowl of snow. [WARNING: yellow snow is bad. So is dirty snow]
2. Pour enough milk in to make it a bit soupy.
3. Add vanilla and sugar according to taste.
4. Add sprinkles if you'd like.

5. Enjoy!

Have you ever made snow ice cream?
xo. Megan Kristine