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Forest Fairies

Posted by Carolyn on August 5, 2016 Leave a Comment

Sometimes, when you go camping in the forest, the fairies find you.  I mean, this probably usually happens, but sometimes you see the evidence.

During our camping trip, the girls found beaded necklaces hanging in a tree by the fairy log.  As Alma put it, “This is AMAZING!”

Alma and Harriet wrote them a thank you note and let them know about our fairy door.  Lately Alma’s been pretty sad that the fairies have never visited us in the door.  I suggested that maybe the fairies just didn’t know about the door.  Alma had me write our address and that they should fly safely since it’s a long trip from Wind River.

During our trip, Alma lost her necklace in the rocks.  Luckily when we got home, the fairies had been there.  They left a note thanking Alma and Harriet for telling them about the fairy door and even returned Alma’s lost necklace.

There’s always time for a little bit of magic, right?

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Posted in: a little moment, CHOOSE, learned., nature, parented., parenting tips and tricks | Tagged: camping, fairies

Family Camping Weekend 2016

Posted by Carolyn on August 3, 2016 Leave a Comment

This year our Family Weekend consisted of 3 nights in tents, countless s’mores, a perfect river, campfires, fairy houses, one head injury, games, biographies by Grams, 10 kids under 10, 10 adults over 30, a surprisingly pleasant vault toilet, one Trump pinata, a beautiful forest, nice weather, fun, and, of course, family.

The kids spent so much time moving rocks and sticks around in this area.  They worked so well together building fairy houses and houses for all of the action figures. 

The Wind River was perfect for us.  We had a great beach right next to our campsite, with lots of big rocks in the shallow, warm river. We all worked together to reroute the river to create waterfalls and a wading pool for the little ones.

We spent lots of time cooking, eating, talking, and singing around the campfire.

One of the highlights was the pinata.  Each family was asked to bring some sort of entertainment.

Of course, the kids had a wonderful time with their cousins.

And I always love when I get to spend so much time with this handsome man.

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Posted in: gave thanks., gratitude, nature, parented., travel | Tagged: camping, family weekend, washington

I’m Choosing the Sun

Posted by Carolyn on May 3, 2016 Leave a Comment

Alma has always been a late sleeper.  By that I mean she will sleep past seven most days, if we let her.  Harriet, on the other hand, has always been an early riser.  I think we’ve had two mornings in her life when she slept past seven.

I’ve decided to be more like Harriet.

My CHOOSE for now is to wake up before the sun.

I want to have some of those peaceful moments before everything, and everyone, starts going.  I want to have a moment where I can sit still before I have to go all day long.  I want to have moments with Harriet where we can explore together.  I want to take some time to notice these moments.

So, from now until the Solstice, I will be getting up earlier and earlier.  I have it all written out in my planner so I can set my alarm for ten minutes before the sunrise.

Yesterday, I was supposed to wake up at 5:52, but I was already awake at 5:50.  I went and sat in Harriet’s room and caught up on Instagram and stuff while she still slept.  I really noticed the sounds of Harriet’s breath as she slept.  I noticed the quiet all around us.  Then she stirred, turned over and saw me, and smiled.  I got her out of her crib and she said, “Thank you for staying with me, mommy.”

She was so happy that it made the whole morning shine.  She cuddled into me and her gratitude for my being there when she woke up was electric.

Today, I woke up with my alarm.  When I left my room, Harriet saw me, or heard me, and called out.  We got up, spent some time watching the sunrise in the backyard.  Alma joined us to make some hot cocoa, and our morning had begun.

It might be hard to wake up so early, but if all our mornings can be like this, I will have no reason to complain.

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Posted in: a little moment, CHOOSE, gave thanks., monthly CHOOSES, nature, one little word | Tagged: chooose, monthly chooses, one little word

Thanksgiving in the Mountains

Posted by Carolyn on December 1, 2015 2 Comments
Thanksgiving in the Mountains

First of all, please excuse how quiet andthenthey has been.  I had grand plans to write a few blogs while we were away for Thanksgiving, but I dropped my phone in the toilet right when we got to our house.  It spent the whole weekend in a big bowl of rice, and thankfully has made an almost full recovery.

Anyway, we had a wonderful weekend up at Sunriver for Thanksgiving with my Dad and Step-Mom and her brother and family.  We went up to the mountains on Wednesday, and drove on packed snow from before Willamette Pass all the way to Sunriver.  I’ve never seen that much snow, for so long.  Luckily, we got to do the drive during the day, so it was sunny and clear.

We got to the house in time to play in the snow a little bit before dark.  Alma loved it and would have stayed outside longer, despite her cold, wet fingers and legs.  The promise of the big bathtub was the only thing that could lure her inside.

andthenthey sunriver 01The next morning, Thanksgiving, we went to visit our great friends, the Gosses, in their new home in Bend.  It was another snowy, beautiful drive.  It was fun to finally get to see their house, and to get to see them!

The rest of Thanksgiving was spent playing in the snow, cooking dinner, and eating.  I made the turkey this year, and everyone added something to the table.  It was wonderful.

andthenthey sunriver 02 andthenthey sunriver 03 andthenthey sunriver 04On Friday we braved the below freezing temperatures and went to the High Desert Museum.  I love this place so much.  It holds so many memories of my childhood.  The otters (who weren’t on display), the indoor scenes of the West, the old settler’s cabin and sawmill.  It’s all there, all the same, and all incredible.  I loved sharing it with the girls.  Plus, it was amazingly beautiful in the snow.

Alma took this photo of me and Jesse.

andthenthey sunriver 05 andthenthey sunriver 06 andthenthey sunriver 07 andthenthey sunriver 08We went back to the house to watch the Civil War and learn how to knit. Harriet has such a sweet relationship with my dad.  He’s certainly one of her favorite people.  I’m pretty sure the feeling is mutual.

andthenthey sunriver 09 andthenthey sunriver 10Then, we tried to go to the tree lighting.  It was just too cold, and we left before Santa got there and the lights were turned on.  It was still fun, and Alma got to talk to Rudolph and Frosty.  Here’s my favorite exchange:

Alma:  Rudolph, I saw your friends being mean to you!
Rudolph: *nod*
Alma:  Do they let you play with them now?
Rudolph: *nod*

It was sweet to see her so concerned for Rudolph.  She has a sweet heart in her, that’s for sure.

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Posted in: ate., gave thanks., nature | Tagged: autumn, children, holidays, Oregon, Parenting, snow, sunriver, thanksgiving

A Day In The Life – November 11, 2015

Posted by Carolyn on November 12, 2015 Leave a Comment
A Day In The Life - November 11, 2015

8:47 – I want to remember our mornings when we have nowhere to be.  We eat breakfast in the sunroom, run to Starbucks (despite their horribly offensive red holiday cups this year… I kid), the girls watch Sofia the First or Daniel Tiger while I sew.  We are usually so busy that it’s nice to have a special treat of eating in front of the TV.IMG_031710:02 – I want to remember this time with Harriet.  I totally hate this age when she has so much to say, but she doesn’t have the words to say it.  This moment, she had something terrible to tell me about this ball, but I just couldn’t figure out what she was saying.  Then she spent my entire shower yelling at me to help her find her backpack (that ended up being on the floor in the hallway…).  She is whiny and screechy.  I’m not sure why I want to remember all of this, but I get the feeling it will be funny to look back at it all.  Right? IMG_0330 10:48 – I want to remember how difficult the girls are in the car these days.  They always want what the other one has.  You can tell by how firmly Alma is holding Hodor and Bear.  Obviously, Harriet was whining and screeching about wanting just those things.  Driving is frustrating these days, but maybe in the future, I’ll miss it.  Maybe they won’t need me or want anything to do with me or their cute little toys.  Maybe…?IMG_0336 10:57 – I want to remember their wonder (and their happiness at being out of the car).  Right here Alma said, “I don’t want to smell the flowers because of allergies.”  The she smelled the flowers.  She doesn’t have allergies, by the way.IMG_033811:03 – I want to remember all the beauty of Autumn.  Snowberries are a favorite, and it was fun to be able to share them with the girls.  We also call most wild berries ‘bird berries’ because I want the girls to know not to eat them – they are only good for birds.  So far, this has worked to keep them from eating random poison berries. IMG_0339 11:05 – I want to remember how Alma asked literally every person on the sidewalk from our car, past a dorm, to the museum the same question: “Do you go to college?”  Everyone chuckled and answered that yes, they were going to college.  It was sweet, and I loved it because it’s helping to plant the seed that college is something that she should do.IMG_0344 11:17 – I want to remember these sweet friends.  I love that our kids won’t remember a time that these kids weren’t in their lives.  Since it was a holiday, a lot of my friends (and their kids) had the day off of work and school, so we made plans to meet at the Museum of Natural and Cultural History.  I’d never taken the kids there, so it was especially fun.  Not to mention the cool backpacks that each kid got to wear.  And the fact that Harriet’s was almost bigger than she is.IMG_035012:03 – I want to remember how these kids were curious, engaged, interested, and awesome.   The museum is set up so well, and our kids did a great job exploring.IMG_037212:05 – I want to remember how this girl tries (and succeeds) to keep up with the big kids.  She’s difficult these days, but watching her learn and grow is a joy, truly. IMG_0378 12:30 – I want to remember how big these kids seem to me.  I know I will look back at this day and think that they look so tiny, but right now I want to remember how big they seem.IMG_038012:32 – I want to remember these friendships.   IMG_038412:48 – I want to remember how we got lunch at one of the dorms, and ate outside.  I’d like to forget how crazy it was trying to wrangle two girls (plus the others), pick out food for us, order it, pay for it, and not lose either kid.  But I want to remember how, as we were leaving the food court, Jane said, “And as they leave, they throw condoms to the audience.”  I’m sure watching all of us with our kids was enough to inspire abstinence in at least a few of the college students. IMG_0387 1:07 – I want to remember how Harriet pouts.  It’s adorable and sad and pathetic.  This was a particularly lovely pout.  It was actually nice because I knew where she was as I got Alma into her carseat.  After this, she didn’t want to get in the car, so I called her bluff and said “Bye!” and got in my seat – she jumped right up with a big smile and got into her carseat with no problem.  One point for me!IMG_0393 3:49 – I want to remember how Alma likes to take my camera and take photos.  This one worked out because it’s nice to have photos of me in these posts, since I’m the one usually taking the photos.  I also want to remember how busy I’ve been getting some Christmas things ready.IMG_0417 4:41 – I want to remember how, whenever Rory comes over, it becomes a dress-up party.  They change and play and run and dance.IMG_04494:45 – I want to remember how Harriet says Sofia: Yii-a.  I want to remember how Harriet says unicorn: Coa.  I want to remember how Harriet says Alma: Malma.   IMG_0457 4:53 – I want to remember Poppy’s sweet red curls and how much Alma loves her.  She’s funny and happy.  Having friends over is Alma’s favorite thing, and to be honest, we all love it, too. IMG_0460 4:57 – I want to remember these three.  Right now they’re the big kids (Poppy will catch up soon) and they are the best.  I want to remember the way Harriet still sucks on her fingers and rubs her eyelashes.  I want to remember Alma’s dramatic flair (look at those pinkies!). IMG_0471I want to remember how I forgot to take any more photos because we were just having a good time with our friends, getting pizza, eating pizza, talking about god and God, and Heaven and heaven.  Sometimes it’s better to just put the camera down and live and remember.

Other Days In The Life:
May 12, 2015
September 9, 2015

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Posted in: a little moment, day in the life, learned., nature, one little word, parented. | Tagged: day in the life, family, gratitude, Oregon, Parenting

October Camping… err, “camping”

Posted by Carolyn on October 21, 2015 Leave a Comment
October Camping...  err, "camping"

Last Christmas, Alma’s gift from my mom and step-dad was a camping trip with her cousin Liam and their dads.  They decided to go to Silver Fall State Park.  Of course, it turned out to be the first rainy weekend in months.  They went anyway, and decided to play the camping part by ear.

andthenthey camping 1When they got to the park, it was sunny and warm.  They hiked around the waterfalls, in the woods, and had lots of fun.  They had a picnic lunch in the lodge and hiked some more.  andthenthey camping 2 andthenthey camping 3Alma and Liam are just a few months apart in age, so it was fun for them to get to spend so much time together.  andthenthey camping 4One of the stories they came home with was from the caves.  Alma said to Liam, “Will you protect me?” and Liam replied, “I AM SCARED.”  andthenthey camping 5 andthenthey camping 6 Alma has been looking forward to her camping trip for months.  She would tell me, “I’m going camping with Grams and Grandpa.  You are not coming.  Harriet is not coming.  Daddy is coming.”  She was very clear about this.  There was no way I was going to sneak into the car.andthenthey camping 7 Of course, the rain showed up.  They embraced the water and got soaked.  At this point, it didn’t matter if the rain was falling, or the creek was splashing.  It was warm enough that it was still fun.andthenthey camping 8 andthenthey camping 9It was so wet, though, that everyone decided to head home.  They realized they would have just spent the whole night in their tents as a fire would have been impossible and everything would be too wet to sit on.  I don’t think Alma was too disappointed.  They got to do all the fun things of camping without sleeping on the wet ground. andthenthey camping 9aI can’t wait for this to be an annual tradition.  Maybe next year Grams and Grandpa will take Alma and Liam without their parents… maybe they’ll take Harriet, too!

The photos in this post were all taken by Jesse.  He did a great job, didn’t he?

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Posted in: gave thanks., gratitude, learned., nature, parented., story telling, travel | Tagged: adventure, alma, camping, kids, nature, Oregon, Parenting, photography, travel

I’m so glad I live in a world where there are Octobers

Posted by Carolyn on October 2, 2015 Leave a Comment

I can’t write this post without writing about Roseburg.  It is my husband’s town, where my in-laws live.  My sister-in-law is from there.  Some of our best friends.  It is heartbreaking to have this happen there.  It’s hard for me because this is the second big shooting that has happened close to me, and has affected people I know and love.  Events like this always take me right back to high school chemistry class and the grief I felt when a high school in our community experienced a devastating shooting.  The words that my teacher, Sharon Rodgers, spoke always come back to me in the aftermath of these horrific shootings-

I am only one, but I am one.

I cannot do everything, but I can do something.

What I can do, I ought to do.

What I ought to do, by God’s grace, I WILL.

andthenthey apples01Yesterday began beautifully.  We went out to have an Autumn adventure with my parents.  It was a beautiful day out in the country.

Whenever we go out to the farm, we drive though a little town called Coburg.  Whenever we drive through Coburg, Alma says she doesn’t like it.

“Are we in Eugene?” Alma asks.

“Nope, we’re in Coburg.”  I say.

“I don’t like Coburg! I want to go back to Eugene!”

“Well, we’re still in Oregon.”

“Good.”

That girl.  Every single time.  She really doesn’t like it. She says she doesn’t like the buildings, the plants, or the trees.  It’s too small.  I always tell her that I love Coburg.  That I had good friends there, and I had sleepovers there.  It concerns her that I have such a history with Coburg.

When we cross the bridge back into Eugene, she says, “We’re in Eugene!”  She pays attention the whole time, just waiting to get back to Eugene. andthenthey apples03andthenthey apples02 andthenthey apples04 andthenthey apples05

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Back to the Magical Island

Posted by Carolyn on August 28, 2015 1 Comment

We are so lucky to have great friends who let us come along on their summer vacation.  This year was more fun than last, mostly because the kids are getting so much cooler, and we spent almost a whole week in Coronado.

Seriously, look at these cool kids.

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Yes, I understand that not all of them are looking at the camera, but you can almost see all their faces, and they are all under six.

We get to stay at our friend’s dad’s house, and it’s an incredible house.  So incredible that people tend to look into the yard as they pass by.  My favorite part of this is that it’s an amazing house that looks like a daycare center when we’re there.  We have a bounce house set up, a working Mini Cooper, a multitude of balls and toys, and six noisy and active children.  It cracks me up to think about what people must think.

bIMG_8392This year we had grand plans of going to the zoo, or a baseball game, or something.  We did none of these things.  We did meet some great friends from Peace Corps for lunch, and my cousin and his sweet family came down for a day at the beach.  Other than that we just stuck close to home.

bIMG_8323When Michael, Michelle and Avalon were here, we got to take all the girls to the beach.  Michael took to older girls to build castles and play in the water when Michelle and I hung out on some chairs.  Harriet did this amazing thing where she seriously conked out the second we got to the beach – she did this every time we went to the ocean.  She never sleeps in my arms, so I enjoyed every second of holding her sweet sleepy self.

bIMG_8318We also walked to a cafe for lunch while Harriet took another nap back at the house.  I love seeing Alma and Avalon together.  They are sweet friends and sweet cousins.  My girls are also lucky that Avalon outgrows her princess dresses and hands them down!Kissing-Cousins-SmallWe spent a lot of time outdoors.  The kids took turns jumping, driving, running, making mischief, and having mini meltdowns.

bIMG_8296bIMG_8358We ate all our meals on the front porch.

bIMG_8331One night we had just finished dinner when I noticed that the sun was starting to go down.  I said, “Let’s go take pictures with the sunset!”  Oh my gosh, you won’t believe how fast we mobilized our 6 kids and got out the door and across the street.  The light was perfect.

bIMG_8436bIMG_8419 bIMG_8414I love so much that we are building memories for our children where they get to play and interact with these other families.  These friendships are important as they grow up.  It gives them a sense of where they come from and a confidence in where they’re going.

bIMG_8384And I love that we are building memories with these families.  The kids are all fantastic and hilarious.  Their parents are beautiful, wonderful people I’m happy to have as my co-parents.

bIMG_8464Some memories I want to make sure to remember, but might not make sense to the average reader of my blog:  forgetting that I was the saboteur, and “The slime’s de flickin!”

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Posted in: learned., nature, parented., travel | Tagged: Beach, california, coronado, kids, ocean, Parenting, vacation

Family Portraits

Posted by Carolyn on May 16, 2015 Leave a Comment

When Alma and Harriet were babies, they had portraits done.  That’s the only time I can think of since our wedding that anyone in our family has had portraits done.  For my birthday this year, my parents gave us a session with a wonderful photographer for family portraits.

Courtney Theim was amazing to work with.  She was incredibly flexible as we waited for a break in the weather to head up to Hendrick’s park.  We met her early one morning and she took some beautiful family portraits with magical light and the incredible backdrop that is the park in springtime.

Here are some of my favorites.

IMG_3826I’m not often in front of the camera, so I’m so happy to have these.  I could write a whole blog post about body image and moms missing from family photos, but I’m sure you’ve all read it before.  The main thing is that I don’t want to look back at my life and not see myself in the photos.  I also don’t want my daughters to see me missing. IMG_3847 IMG_3900 IMG_3922My beautiful, silly girl, with those sweet freckles. IMG_3959 IMG_3966 Come on, seriously.  Harriet is so lovely.IMG_3977I love Harriet’s closed eyes here.  And our strawberry blond curls. IMG_4096 IMG_4104 Look at Harriet looking at Alma.  So much love and admiration right there.  Believe me that it is mutual.IMG_4270 Courtney wanted to try this hand photo, and Harriet didn’t want to play along.  I’m astonished that Courtney was able to catch the split second all our hands were stacked up.  That’s talent, folks.IMG_4390 IMG_4405a IMG_4414 IMG_4467Please contact Courtney if you need some photos done.  She’s wonderfully professional, and was great with the kids.  And the proof’s in the pudding.  The photos are amazing.

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Sweet Creek Falls

Posted by Carolyn on May 1, 2015 Leave a Comment

I love where we live.  The coast is an hour away, the mountains are an hour away.  We have rivers in our town, and creeks right outside.

aIMG_7475aIMG_7411One of those creeks is Sweet Creek Falls, and it has some dazzling waterfalls along the way.  We have been meaning to go there forever, and we finally got a chance this past week.  We went with my parents, who had been there quite a few times before.

aIMG_7491aIMG_7419On the way there, we came across a herd of elk.  I have never seen this many, in the wild, all together, before.  It was awesome.  They stood and looked at us for quite a while, then all took off across the meadow and over a fence.  Awe-some.

aIMG_7389The kids did such a great job.  It was Harriet’s first time on a real hike, outside a carrier.  She just about lost her mind, she loved it so much.  She pointed at everything.  Waved at the creek and said, “Hi-ya,” whenever we had a new view of the water.  She signed water all along the way.  She almost made it to the end, but my mom turned around with her.

aIMG_7407It started out kind of rainy, but that just added to the beauty.  Alma got to use her umbrella, which is always cause for celebration.

aIMG_7403Everything was so, so, so green.  I love this time of year, when the leaves and young and fresh.  Before summer sets in and everything gets covered in dust and dirt.  The forest is alive with critters and magic.

aIMG_7410The kids got to explore, and marvel in the outdoors.  The hike was pretty short, only about 3 miles round trip, and mostly flat along the creek.  Alma made it all the way to the end with Grandpa and us.

aIMG_7486I can’t wait to do more hikes this summer with the kids.  I have a long way to go before I get to my 35 miles before my 35th birthday.  So far, I think I only have about 5!

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