GATHERINGS

Date at Home | An Indoor Picnic

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As parents, Mark and I have learned to be creative about our “dates.” Every other week we have a legitimate night-out to ourselves, but between those...

a {little} spa party

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(photo credit: Kristen | Fidelis Studio) Every other year after age 5, we give each of our kiddos the option of a birthday gift or...

a backyard birthday dinner

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A community is the mental and spiritual condition of knowing that the place is shared, and that the people who share the place define and...

{this moment}: outdoor dinner party with friends underneath pecan trees and a supermoon

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{this moment}: A Friday ritual. A single photo (or group of photos) capturing a moment from the week. A simple, special, extraordinary moment. A moment...

happy 35th birthday, love.

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It really is a wonderful life. And we all wanted to make sure you remembered, so this is how we celebrated you this year on...

happy first birthday olive.

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Calling you delightful, Olive, seems like a drastic understatement or cliche (sadly, words limit us at times to describe the full measure of a person),...

happy 5th birthday burke.

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You are a force, Burke. Not the force, but a force nonetheless. Whether throwing your body to tackle someone or wrapping your legs and arms around...

30th birthday

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As promised, here are some pics from my 30 birthday party (about 6 months pregnant) earlier this month; as usual, they’re courtesy of Kristen and Tim. So...