Sometimes, in Florida, you get baby Lizards in you hair.  Can you see him????

In a few weeks we head up north to go sailing with Grandpa, but what do you do on a boat with 4 kids and no technology… get lost in space. Here is our pre- sailing astronomy lesson 101.

‘MERICA BABY! That’s right,  we’re celebrating in style! Ripped up jeans, sleeveless American Flag shirts, red cowgirl boots, daisy dukes, pig tails and a baby on your hip…  Livin’ the dream.

Get Viola’s shorts Here

To watch the fire works we took the kids to a friends penthouse in downtown Sarasota.  We didn’t have to battle the crowds and we had incredible views. Viola didn’t blink, Harlow giggled with excitement throughout while repeating her 4 year old 4th of July mantra- “Boom fire, boomboom fire, boom, fire”

Happy Birthday America!

What is better than a cold glass of lemonade on a hot summer day?

Grandpa’s Lemonade recipe for 2 cute granddaughters

-The juice of one lemon

-2 1/2 teaspoons of sugar

-2 cups of water (more or less to taste)

-Add ice, shake and pour

– Don’t forget the lemon twist garnish and a hot summer day

There is nothing I love more than an outdoor shower. Soap, sun and baby frogs.

We are into the beach groove now… wake up, beach, lunch, beach, nap, beach.

The rain had stopped hours ago, but the umbrella stayed open and in true Harlow  fashion she was with us, trailing along, but lost in her own little umbrella world. You can find this dress Here

After two girls a little boy was just what this family needed.

Coming home always feels so good, but I’ve lived in Europe for 10 years now and coming home does, sadly, feel foreign. Experiencing culture shock in my own country is a very bizarre feeling and one I really don’t like, but give me a couple weeks and I will be chatting with strangers like its my job, connecting with other people I don’t know and remembering how much I love a random interaction with another happy human and how it can make your whole day. I’ll be throwing around ” Hi, how are you’s  and have a nice day’s”   like a champ. I’ll certainly stop trying to pack my own groceries and instead stand there totally non-plussed calmly flipping through gossip magazines whilst someone else separates, packs and loads. I will no longer be completely overwhelmed by the 10 thousand options everywhere I go. I will simply scan, select, and move on all the while holding a Starbuck’s latte.  I will only be a happy shopper if I have gotten deal or bought everything for at least 70 percent off. I will remember how to speak English again!!!! I will remember how easy it is to be home, I’ll relax into my old stars n’ stripes skin and my soul will take a big breath of goodness and I will certainly remember that I am proud to be an American!

An evening swim with this little beauty. I am in constant awe of her magical spirit… I feel privileged to be around it and occasionally daunted by my duty to never ever ever break it.