enJOY it
an archived personal and craft blog from Elise Blaha Cripe.
Category: family adventures
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loving this photo of the three of us captured this past weekend. writing this post in "real time" this morning. returning home from a five days away. appreciating a good nights sleep in our own beds like you would not believe. unpacking suitcases. packing up your print orders. believing in magic for sure and… feeling so…
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One of the family traditions that I would like to start is celebrating half-birthdays for Ellerie and any future kiddos. No real reason other than I think it's a very simple way to make an extra day of the year special. We won't do presents, but when they are old enough to "get it" I…
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Our holiday was simple and sweet. Pre-kiddo Elise would have made lists and plans for when everything needed to be started. Pre-kiddo Elise would have needed to make the appetizers and the meal and the dessert. Pre-kiddo Elise would have decided in advance which vessel would hold which dish. Pre-kiddo Elise would have stressed out…
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Weekend days are cherished around here. Mostly because they are rare. Residency for Paul means working three weekend days each month in addition to his normal 10 hour weekdays. This leaves us with just five full days of family time aka magic a month. I took photos last Sunday to celebrate the small and special…
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This past weekend, Paul, Ellerie and I headed to Catalina Island to celebrate a wedding. We had never been to Catalina. In fact, before Megan started planning her wedding, my only knowledge of it was a reference in Arrested Development. Turns out it's a gorgeous little island and well worth the ferry ride to get…
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I have a camera full of photos from a weekend full of friends and family. But we'll get to those. Right now, I'm exhausted, happy to be home and so in love with these two.
enJOY it 