06.30

All the things I love in a day were there. Friends, family, rocks, water, breezes. I made rock cairns to celebrate.

06.28

Happy Birthday lunch! Fried mushrooms, all to myself. A lovely antique store that we just browsed.

06.27

I saw a teenage girl hula hooping. Badly. But fearlessly.

06.26

So much beauty, so much sadness.

06.25

"V" for Votto. 19 for...Votto.

06.23

After the morning's festivities, we left him alone to fully immerse himself in his new world of clouds.

06.22

I am tired of wishing and striving. I want to just settle in, but that seems impossible.

06.21

All did not go smoothly on our journey there, but once we arrived, everything was perfect. Without being actually perfect. Real world perfect. And timeless.

06.20

I am always impatient in those situations. I think it requires superhuman traits to not be.

06.18

I am probably the only one who cares that the books are so carefully organized. But it makes me happy.

06.17

I needed some acceptance. And this was the one from which I most craved acceptance.

06.16

We took a picture of the two of us lying in the grass, then turned the camera around and took a picture of the trees and sky and clouds we saw.

06.14

We got an extra long game to listen to on our drive and the welcome of adorable kiddos once we arrived.

06.13

Our night to celebrate our ten years together.

06.11

Sorting through all the photographs is a job, but it has its rewards. Like this. From Owen's camera, last year on our Duck Boat adventure. I'm so proud.

06.10

A night at the ballpark followed by days without mommy duties. A nice beginning to a week. Thanks, mom and dad, for both.

06.09

I could have sat there and just imagined. What it was like when this place was where it came from.

06.08

In my opinion, the perfect summer birthday party.

06.05

Honestly, I didn't really want to do it either. But it's for the best, in the long run.

06.04

The last time I went canoeing, I cried in the boat. I successfully avoided that this time.

06.01

I was glad for an excuse to put on long pants and a jacket. Sit under a giant pine tree in a camp chair and laugh with friends.