A portrait a week of my children, once a week, every week, in 2014'
Decisions!!! I couldn't choose between the two so here they are. We've had a blast the last couple days in the Forest Reserves of Hamilton County. Above is from Woodland Mound and below, from Sharon Woods. More to come! Happy holiday weekend!
Meet Woodland Mounds.
Summers are amazing. Every year I fall more in love with Cincinnati, especially during the Summer season (although there is no competition for the smell of Fall). We have more sunlight and everything seems alive. Last year we perused the free spray grounds, hit up Coney and explored the zoo.
This year we have moved on to the Great Parks. We snagged a Cincinnati Parks pass from our dealership and are planning on taking full advantage of it (even though park membership is only 10 bucks for the WHOLE year, I think we will be renewing in 2015). I can't say the idea was entirely original - I have to give proper credit to one of our sitters.
She shot us a text recently about all the fun things she's been able to do with a family she's been nannying for up by Sharon Woods. The second I read 'paddle boating' out loud to Soren, he was instantly intrigues (or obsessed....).
We had never been hiking before yesterday, so I wasn't sure how Soren would feel about it. Not more than 2 minutes on the trail and he'd already be-friended a herd of Daddy-Long Legs (yes, a herd - there were SOOOOO many!), a Leaf-Cutting Ant, Monarch Butterfly, smelled purple and white flowers, found a Strawberry and a perfect Leading-Stick.
I have a feeling we will have many more great photos and videos to come. Cincinnati continues to blow my mind. The city is beautiful and beginning to bustle and 20 minutes outside of downtown is covered by green and forest reserve. #lovetheNati
A portrait a week of my children, once a week, every week, in 2014'
Super Soren!!!! Soren requested a cape from me a few weeks ago so I took advantage of a pretty epic nap and made him one with some old fabric (I even had to sew some pieces together to make it the right size!). All in all, I think it turned out pretty rad and even has a big 'S' on the back. He insists on wearing his red boots and yellow gloves with it - even when he is eating ice cream *wink. yes - #motherhoodrules
super-hero spotting at Aglamesis. They DO eat ice cream!
A portrait a week of my children, once a week, every week, in 2014'
Beet popsicles (or popsicles in general) are a staple around here. I love that I can give Soren dessert knowing he is getting his daily dose of Iron *wink *wink. There has to be at least one popsicle picture in this year's series!
And for a lil' pity love....
Don't get me wrong, I love Summer thunderstorms but Spring rain showers have to be one of my absolute favorites. Especially with Soren - He LOVES them!
Soren is a professional puddle jumper and singer in the rain. He dances and takes breaks to watch the rain come down into the puddles. My brother and I were huge fans of playing in the rain and my parents always encouraged it (sans thunder and lighting of course). Some of my best memories are from those Spring rain showers.
We had the most perfect soft rain last week and I was able to grab a few of these.