Don't say cheese. Don't you smile. Keep doing what you're doing. Keep playing. Run free. Jump. Chase the bubbles.

We threw some rocks, flew a kite, and Andy wore his goggles, everywhere. On the ferry. In the car. To lunch. To a park. And to the beach.

We went to Petco to pick out a new member of the family. We came home with Bubbles.

There are two kinds of parents. Those that interrupt their children when doing something they shouldn't. And those that get the camera.

I love the excitement Andy and Eli have when I deliver a palmier to their hands. How their feet dangle from the tall chairs.

"Oh no! My room!"

The Property Brothers never called, but we quickly discovered that the 6 to 8 week HGTV renovation is a trick not a treat.

King Street Station, Seattle Washington. Photo taken during my commute waiting for the train. Find the extraordinary in the ordinary.