wordless wednesday: {the three muskateers}

At our favorite local Audubon sanctuary, Drumlin Farm

Editor's note: This post is part of several Wordless Wednesdays...Jenni from the Blog and Live and Love Out Loud.

word{ful} wednesday: a long weekend

Our friends Alan and Liza came up for a long weekend, prior to Alan's big presentation to executives in Connecticut on Monday. We had a great visit! My experience with them cemented a theory that's been bubbling in my mind: we define a sense of self through the people closest to us, possibly because our companions mirror back to us the best parts of our personalities. Thus, when we are away from loved ones for prolonged periods, we begin to lose our grip on who we really are.

I'll never forget hearing what my great-grandfather described as the most difficult part of living nearly a century: losing his loved ones. I thought grief would be his reason for the difficulty, but it wasn't the kind of grief I was expecting. Rather than focusing on the sadness of losing them, he highlighted the loss of his own sense of self.

wordless Wednesday: favorites in Genevieve's room

Dollhouse with the charming odd-ball toys she adds

wordless Wednesday: this week on the range

Real St. Paddy's Green

(almost) wordless Wednesday: happiness is...

...bouncing your little sister in a giant spider web at the zoo...

(almost) wordless Wednesday: a year in phone pictures

2011 was an adorable year! Or so it appears, in my hubby's phone. As promised, here are the awwww-inducing shots:

Charlie starting solids, Winter '11

(almost) wordless Wednesday: strut

I had fully planned to take a deserved day of rest from the blog today. Then I rediscovered this picture, and I couldn't deny you the privilege of viewing it. 

My baby. 

Look at her strut. 

You would too if you could pull off a red dress with pink polka dots the way she does. And you can! Check out The Bloggess' traveling red dress for inspiration.

wordless Wednesday: any box will do

This is what happens when people stop being polite and start being real. Ha! Not really. It's just some funny places I found my kids recently... 

wordless Wednesday: death by monkeys

Here are recent places I have found monkeys (of the barrel o'). If my family disappears, please alert the authorities to the following potential suspects...

(almost) wordless Wednesday: single digits

See number at the very bottom for how many degrees it was outside my house this morning (hint: it is one more than the number of fingers on a hand)...

Once again, I joined the link party at 5 Minutes for Mom. Stay tuned for a "wordy Wednesday" post later today with my adventures in breakfast-making.

wordless Wednesday: ham

I set out to take a picture of Charlie's spaghetti face, and this is what happened...

Editor's Note: I joined the Wordless Wednesday linky party again at 5 Minutes for Mom.

wordless Wednesday: diary of a holiday photo shoot

Editor's note: I joined the "Wordless Wednesday" linky party on the 5 Minutes for Mom site. Check out her original post with her Canadian ice skating daughters. This southerner's jaw is still dropped.