Then and Now

Just returned from a wonderful weekend camping at Deception Pass State Park and thought we would do a little photo comparison of our 2008 camping trip at the same spot.

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THE END

Ten on Ten

Ten photos on the Tenth of the month.   This is my iPhone edition.  REI had an awesome work picnic at Lake Wilderness with TONS of fun activities so many of the photos are from there.

Early morning at the track

Grey cool summer mornings are good for board games

Playing at the school playground after mommy's meeting

First ever pinball game

First ever shave iced

DIY flavoring

Kickball ump

Reptile guy

Love notes for daddy's trip

Balloon friend

Introducing

Yes, I have been a blog slacker to say the least.  I just haven't been too inspired to post much, even though our summer has been really nice.   I have been trying to "live in the moment" with the girls as much as possible before school starts and life brings big changes for me.  After 9 years of being a Stay at Home Mom with at least one child home with me the majority of the time, I will now be entering the world of being a Stay at Home Mom with kids who will not being staying home very often.  I am really sad about this change, but it is also an exciting new challenge.  I have to admit that my to-do list is quite large of all the things I want to tackle and I know reality will prove that I don't have nearly as much time to do these things as I am hoping.   So one of my new "pet projects" is a new blog!!  Something fun to help inspire me and challenge me to stay on top of the some of my wish list items on my to-do list. 

So with a bit of hesitation and fear I introduce "Notes from the Lunchbox".   This blog will be tips, tutorials, recipes, printables and more on being a mommy with kids going to school.  I hope it will help keep me organized and force me to try new things for my own kids.   And just maybe it will help inspire others too.....   I have no expectations on what the future of this blog may be.  I may do it for 2 months and get bored or maybe it will go on for years.   So take a peek and give me your thoughts on my new "baby".