52 Days/11 Days.

Blog friends, I am sorry.  I am not quite sure where these past 52 days have gone since I last blogged... and did I really miss the whole month of November?!  Yikes. 

But... it is nearly Christmas (11 days!) and we're ready.  I'm pretty sure of it, anyway.  We are hosting my side of the family at our home this year on Christmas day, so we have been pretty busy.  I plan on sharing some holiday/festive decor, DIY projects, our semi-finished kitchen cabinets (yes! but let's call it Stage #2 of an at least 3 stage project), "Elf on the Shelf" failures, and all sorts of holiday goodness in the next days before Christmas.  

And I'm thinking I'll also share a few posts I should have already published in blog-land back in October/November on Thursdays until I am up-to-date... consider them "Throwback Thursday" posts.  

Oh, and I'll probably throw in a few updates on the boys... can you believe Cole is nearly 18 months?! Blows my mind each and every day.  I took the above picture when we went hunting for our Christmas tree back on November 24th.  Such a big boy these days. 

Anyway, if you are still following my blog, thank you.  I look forward to seeing you around this site a little more often and hope to not be such a stranger around these parts anymore.  

5 years... and a bit since last posting.

First post in August and it is more than half-way through the month?  Sorry.  Time has slipped away from me this summer.  Although, I have to say I am not all that sorry... we've been having a little bit of fun this summer and I have been soaking it up like crazy.

We just got back from our summer vacation in Southern California, which was a blast this year.  My family has been vacationing at the same resort now for approximately 26 years and I still cannot get enough of it -- and I really enjoy sharing the experience with my little family now.  While we were there, Kingston got lots of swim practice in and is getting pretty good at the doggy-paddle.  The hubs and I celebrated our 5th wedding anniversary with a date night away to the San Diego Padres game.  Cole was quite the social butterfly.  And we got to spend some quality time with my parents and family members who live there.  I have tons of photos to go through and am hoping to share them with you soon.

I also have a few ideas for some last-minute summer projects around our home and other updates -- so if that is not inspiration to blog, I don't know what is (ha!).  Until then... enjoy the rest of your weekend.