~something sweet...

~my daughter has been in her creative venture...homemade brownies...for valentines day!!!

the recipe is from here....

a cat..a dog..& two girls...too cute...

~my sweet little nieces...Haddy & Alli...oh and their cute pets...xo

~collection of holiday bears..for my Sydney...

~generally I am not the traditional type...but each year my daughter Sydney receives a holiday bear ornament...she has 14, and must say she looks forward to her bear each year...her 13th is at the bear repair shop(no photo)

hope all are keeping this season simple and full of love...xo

my mini pastry chef...turns 14

Namaste....to you....

"The light in me sees the light in you"

~my little sister {Ali} sent this to me via email yesterday...for the connection with her is marvelous~ learning to move through life with out the drama and the games and becoming healthy...mind,spirit and body and realizing I can only change myself to bring peace...and loving all others for just who they are...

and seeing their light...xo

~my little "rock star" daughter...

generally i don't post about my daughter Sydney...she is an amazing kid, she's almost 14,  pretty passionate about everything she does, including the sports...she made the traveling volleyball team, meaning...she travels around the state of Montana almost every weekend,  it's been good for her mother also(good talk time with my teenager...any ways, this weekend she didn't travel, but she went skiing with my sister's family, about two hours away, I had shoots all day, plus a contribution benefit, Eagle fest, to attend dealing with my artwork,  she crashed on the snow hill, got a call....she will be fine, her shoulder is messed up, I got to talk to her a couple hours after it happened and she was in major pain...but she told me she loved me and that she was good to go...and it was just a time thing to heal, holy crap, I love her courage, for she truly is a little rock star in life.......

have a wonderful Sunday...xo

day off to spend... the precious hours...

PEACE BABY!!!

woodland estates

trip
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"keep love in your heart,
a life without it is like a sunless garden
when the flowers are dead."
                              ~Oscar Wilde



thank goodness for open windows, sometimes i just need to stick my head out to breathe, had a great visit with my parents...xo

take a little trip...

-to give love and support to my momma, to be in nature to the fullest, get my hands in the soil in the greenhouses, soak up some sun, and do some work (engagement photos) and submitting of artwork...

~it will be a good week...no posting till i get back, but i will show you the magic that lives with my parents, next week...xo

sample of winter collection....

~this collection was created through the love of my mother...even through her cancer...this {dormant beauty} brings resilience and a new way to see...

my spooky little nephew....

~my three year old nephew { Sennett }

came over to visit his auntie "b"

and show me his cool "day of the dead" costume...

we had so much fun!!!!!

have a great holiday weekend...xo

my home...& hers

~been editing jobs all week...ahh...the weekend...get to shoot again...happy friday xo

~there's more to life than increasing it's speed...
~Mahatma Ghandi

how about some cake & cookies....stired up with silliness...

~it's the last day of the summer , i will have my nieces and we have been having fun....

• walk the dogs...all three
• Alli made a MUD cake with fresh flowers
• Haddy & Alli made short bread cookies...yum
• they finished painting the bench..for my photo shoots...
• Alli and i picked a bunch of veggies from the garden...and dried them for soup
• we all had an hour of quiet time of reading...the pups took a nap...

it's not what you do...but how you do it...a heart full of love...xo

time with the chicks...

~some simple...lovely time with my daughter and niece's...not so much about what we do..but how we do it...full of love and kindness...have a wonderful "HOT" weekend...xo