heading off to camp.

camp horizon starts tomorrow at 8am!

i have been preparing for camp for months.

since  taking on the materials gathering role this year

i feel like i have been totally camp supplies oriented 

and haven;t even been able to sit and think about

how truly amazing camp horizon is and the magic 

that happens once the kids arrive at camp twin lakes.

i've been so busy buying crayons, pillows, capri suns, flag pins,

poster boards, boy underwear, hot cheetos & puff paints...

all of this will become very important once i see the campers

climb of the bus and into their counselors arms.

it's hard to describe the magic that happens throughout the

week of camp, it;s almost a secret that only a family knows

and can understand. i can't wait.

i can't wait for our counselor & campers to become

wiser, braver, stronger together.

wish us luck & sunny days.
see you on the other side!

totally rockin' it.

eat more beef.

no more chick-fil-a for this southern belle.

it's just mean. mean.

i'm with ed helms!

busy making plans.

trail-a-bike.

sue & owen are a fierce twosome on the road!

checkout the sweet trail-a-bike they got.

they road 11 miles last weekend & did a few laps

around the neighborhood last night!

uncle jimbo took it for a ride too.

matt & sue made these amazing frames with

a cork-board, a dry erase board & a chalk board

for their garage. they made everything from scratch.

slim & i are going over for a tutorial soon!

those buckerts make both gorgeous babies & crafts!

yetta.

yetta wants y'all to have a fabulous friday!

o the possibilities...

true story.

it would have been ridiculous.

little french braids.

i love braids.

right now my hair isn't long enough for a whole braid

but i do have these sorta bangs that i'm growing out that 

i always pin back...here's a better way to style them..

checkout this video on how to french braid your bangs!

watch-out crossfit...

i re-fell in love with mountain biking yesterday.

slim got our mountain bikes spruced up and we hit the

sope creek trails. home sweet home.

we had so much fun.

mountain biking is so crazy and fast and scary.

post ride.

the old novara, my green goddess held up great...

but we both want new bikes!

dusty.

get crafty today.

it's good for your soul.

mazels!

congrats to congressman frank!

4th of july.

we spent the 4th of july with the hasbroucks & buckerts.

lil' oliver is getting so big.

he's pulling up and exploring nonstop.

he's looking more like boot & slim everyday!

the buckert's do sparklers.

owen loved the sparklers.

we also played with water balloons, bubbles

and owen gave his aunt sarah a stern warning about smoking.

hope everyone had a great independence day!

lea's mustache filled 23rd.

recap of lea's 23rd celebration.

the whole gang rocked a little upper lips hair..

lea dana.

pops, rph.

ole' blue eyes.

tough looking crew.

 stella hung out under cori's skirt all night.

my mom, the artist decorated lea's gift bags.

here comes the cake, with poses.

 it was a delicious ice cream cake.
it melted after being outside for 2 minutes.

that got the birthday girl real angry!

poor slim got the worst of it.

me & my raf-attack.

doesn't that 'stach look perfect with raf's face?!

'staches gone country!

mysterious 'staches with fabulous cori! 

the photobooth app. 

best.app.ever.

no babies birthday is complete without a cher book.

the mustache's were a hit.

23 is going to be your best year yet lea!

jack & jill.

my parents rented a beautiful cabin in blue ridge, ga

last week for a whole week. they really enjoyed themselves

and then invited lea, slim & i up to join them for a few days.

we went up and had a great time....  

mom worked on her painting.

we played bananagrams.

*i won twice.

we napped.

i pained lea's silhouette.

we got in the hot tub in 100 degree weather.

*not recommended.

slim & dad played pingpong.

and then...

i hear lea scream and look out the window and see my dad laying

at the bottom of the hill.

mom had fallen down a steep hill while walking stella and broke her ankle.

dad saw that she had fallen and went running to help.

i think he started off a bit too fast....

and he went tumbling after.

we called 911 and it took more than 30 minutes and

slim running around the mountains to redirect the ambulance

to our cabin. they loaded mom up and took her to the er...

there we heard the awful news that mom had a 

"nasty break" and needed surgery.

mom also failed her crutches test.

i'm not sure why lea was smiling? how rude.

we had to wait a week for all the swelling to

go down for them to operate, but here's mom's leg

with a metal plate & pins.

the surgeon signed his fancy work.

 here's to a speedy recover mom! xo

cara, est. 1982.

happy birthday cara!!!

my beautiful sister is 30 today!

cara is an amazing advocate, riot grrrrl & counselor.

she's wicked smart, ridiculously silly & fun

and is a great friend, daughter and sister.

she is also a cat lady and

mom to my nephews jc & reuven.  

cara and her sweet man, ned.

they're celebrating their one year anniversary

in nyc this weekend- happy happy happy.

sister love.

gorgeous.

meow.

cara enjoys feminist literature, vintage green couches, cats,

ned, buffy, reading, sharing and children.

she also knows how to bust a move.

happy birthday, cara!

we love you.