Celebrating Winter Solstice

First of all.. happy winter solstice Yule. This house is definitely cozy, filled with mistletoe, smells of pine and cinnamon fill the air. The snow has fallen leaving a cold and beautiful Winter's day. This is a perfect day for a pj day and that is exactly what we plan to do. While fun family movies play in the background I thought I could sit here, witness the calm cuddles on the couches where the children sit still and get cozy. Pj days aren't always filled with complete laziness but they definitely aren't taken so SERIOUSLY. I can get my dishes done and laundry folded without the rush The husband is finally off until the new year which is just really great! Pj Days are pretty magical I have to say, the madness seems to subside, no errands to run, just a time to sit and enjoy the company of each other. It's important for me and my family to stop and take this time, with christmas madness and the rush rush rush, we forget about what this time is TRULY about. Magic, love, warmth, service, and did I mention love?

It is crazy that Christmas is only 4 days away! I still have lots and lots to do baking, wrapping, and sewing, oh my! I actually enjoy each of these so I'm excited to spend the rest of my days before Christmas doing what I love!

It is also crazy that 2014 is coming at FULL SPEED.  Year 2013 has brought so much change and although along came fear and chaos it also brought a new light, a balance, a new blessing to explore and journey through. I'm thankful for the lessons learned and for the change that has been made!

I look forward to this new year and all that may come. I'm hoping that I can view each new challenge as a blessing.

Wishing everyone a blessed Yule! and Happy pj day to those of you like us who just need to chill from all the christmas rush.

So much love!

My View: Dancing Children and a Christmas Tree

I'm sitting in the corner of our home on a giant love seat, near the fireplace,  a perfect place to get cozy and watch my family as I write. The Christmas Holiday Classics are playing in the background the husband relaxing on the couch and the girls are playing well Lexi is bouncing off walls and Evalyn is dancing. I love the way she dances! Bends her knees, sways her head from side to side...makes me smile. Oh and I can't forget about Emma she stays close to the fire and watches right along with me. Even in all the chaos that my house is in, tonight I feel content and at peace.

Today was the day we decorated the tree. This is probably my most favorite, the memories that come with each ornament take me back to years filled with so much joy. There is no theme or color scheme to our Christmas tree its a collaboration of years and years of memories. Evalyn loves the lights and she's finding the fun in pulling off the ornaments she can reach. I have to say that decorating the tree really sets the mood for the christmas spirit. I think it gets us all excited for season. Just walking in the door and smelling the sweet aroma of pine makes me all warm inside.

Here's a Christmas memory from last year. It's crazy that it has been a whole year and just how much my little miss Evalyn has grown. What a great gift she is!

Clean Slate: New Beginning

Sometimes it takes a new place to begin again, a clean slate, if you will. I feel that is exactly what I need for now. So many things have changed for me in just the past year and my old blog just didn't fit me any more. I didn't feel good writing there I don't want to say goodbye to that space but I needed somewhere new to begin this new, magical life, that has been just so unexpected. I tend to over complicate things and I feel that is exactly what I did with pieces of luv. I knew what I wanted but instead of allowing for things to organically form I felt like I was pushing everything and it made blogging more of a chore than something I did for me. I love to write and to be honest with you I feel so lost when I'm not writing, so here we go again.

I'm excited to be here in this new space, I'm excited to document all the magic that is happening for me and my cute little family. Life, truly is a magical magical thing.

The picture above is one of 2013's magical moments taken in the Redwood Forest on our summer vacation.

Looking forward to the many moments we share.