Scrapbook Pages: Favorites

The day this photo was taken is one of my best memories.

We had brunch at my favorite place -- Cafe do Brazil -- and with some of our favorite people, Alison, Briar and Shane. It was extra special because they were in town from South Dakota.

Daily phone calls between the boys and 

photos passed between email accounts on the regular, but food? together? in the city?

 Such a luxury.

I truly cannot believe this was taken so long ago. It always is astounding to think of how time flies. And even more astounding is that I always thought such phrases as "my how time flies" were reserved for old folks. 

I am one of them.

After brunch we went to the zoo and checked out all of the animals. Matt and Shane sought out the monkeys -- they absolutely had to see the monkeys.

 I rememeber Shane eating popcorn and Matt getting hungry, 

but not hungry quite hungry enough to go for air popped butter goodness in a box.

Both boys chummed around like the two kids that they once were. 

I can hear Shane's raspy voice.

His laugh.

Matt's laugh. 

One in response to the other.

Back and forth.

I hope B and L are like Matt and Shane someday.

xoxo

Monday Morning: Spinning

At our house we have quite the love affair with vinyl and spend many-a-sweet-morning spinning records. Lucia usually requests the Lips, and Mateo always obliges, but only after he turns us on to some new sounds: this weekend we met Holly Miranda and fell in love.

So, this happy Monday morning, Lu-chee and I have been rearranging pillows, tidying up and listening to tunes.

Simply Sunday

Week :: end

We had frozen yogurt with sprinkles this late Sunday afternoon,

 after spinning circles in a Barbie jeep through the culdesac.

Yesterday: a winter picnic of sushi and edamame (Lucia's favorite "beans") on my grandma's quilt.

My grandmother loves quilts; her mother made the many that we have scattered throughout the family.

I discovered this little note from my niece, Adalynn; 

she wrote it to Lucia for her second birthday.

What a great treat to find it ... only a month before Lucia's third birthday.

So sweet.

I also started sifting through my mountains of scrapbook pages.

I love my disorganized and jumbled books of photos -- a mix of personal and those torn from magazine pages.

All a tiny glimpse of my life, love and inspiration,

at some little moment in time.

Hope your weekend was lovely.

xoxo

Sarah

My Family

This is my cute little colorful family.

Winter day.

Lots of kisses to keep warm.

How I love them.

Linking up with The Paper Mama for her Weekly Photo Challenge!