Ruby started walking earlier this summer, and it has been incredibly fun to see her growing and learning. She may be the youngest at the splashpad, but it doesn't stop her from making friends and having a good time. She is brave and always willing to try something new. She was a little timid the first time I took her, but now she's...
You can't go to the Carolinas without visiting a waterfall. And if you do, shame on you. Or, hopefully you found a beach or something. We've been to this one once before, but it was too cold to get into the water. This time, we took full advantage of the summer heat, climbed up the rocks and slid right down this natural water...
I love being outdoors. However, last summer I was hardly outside, mostly due to the mosquitos, which are quite abundant here. (And maybe a little that I had a newborn baby) I would step outside and immediately be covered in itchy swollen bites. This summer, I am determined to not let that happen again. So far I've tried all sorts of bug sprays,...
Blackberry picking is not easy work. For starters, blackberries grow and ripen in the heat of summer, which means you have to go outside in the heat. It takes time. Time and care to pick the blackest, and sweetest of the blackberries. It's worth the hard work and the berries seem to taste better when you've picked them yourself. It was over 100...
Summer is definitely here and coming in strong with these crazy high temperatures. We're doing our best to keep cool around here, and this is mostly what it looks like for us. Something about a baby pool in the front yard just screams midwest summer to me. Along with waving to everyone that passes by. ...
I'm Katelyn, a creative who finds beauty in the little things. I like the windows open and vases filled with flowers. I photograph and write about the mostly small but sometimes big adventures we find in our daily lives.
