Loving our Dad!

So with the inpending father's day I would like to first take a moment to cherish my husband and father of our two little boys, as well as one of his own. John is a bit underappreciated these days to say the least. We have been married almost 6 years and one of the reasons I married him was because he was such a wonderful father to

Caleb, his first son. He takes incredible pride in all his boys and has made a recent resolution to spend more one on one time with each of them. He is a self employed glass blower who works very hard nine to five to support his family. I am very proud of him and all he does for us. We love him very dearly, and for father's day I have decided to frame a unique photo of him with each of his boys. So I am hoping that maybe I can get a bit of feedback on my choice of photos...... (He hates having his photo taken so I chose ones that he was shown very mimimully)

Here's dad and Cypress

Here's dad and Freedom

Here's Caleb and dad

They are all a completely different style. Not sure if this is going to make them look badly together, maybe I should make them all sepia or choose different photos, what do you think?

Good morning song

This morning I woke up and looked into the eyes of my 6 month old and was suddenly reminded of my morning song. When Free was little I would greet him every morning this way. However once he got a bit older it was hard to have him hold still even long enough for this...

I would sing to the tune of Tomorrow from Annie...

Good Morning!

Good Morning!

I love you,

Good morning

here's a kiss (smooch)

to start your day!

Looking into these beautiful blue eyes I made a firm resolution to bring this "oldie but goodie" back into rotation!

By the way, lets give credit where credit is due, this photo was taken by Freedom and shown in its original (perfect) form. Let's hope he follows is mama's footsteps!

Teacher Appreciation

My son freedom has two teachers, Mrs. Lamica and Mrs. Chalk (what a name for a teacher). With the end of his first year comming up I have been racking my brain and my mousing finger trying to figure out some cute and thoughtful way to show these fabulous teachers that we appreciate everything and to help them keep my little guy in mind as we are sure to be doing on our end. I cannot say enough for these teachers and their wonderful job this year. My son is very spirited to say the least and they have been patient and nurturing with him throughout the year. So this year I think we are going to make a home made glitter globe to personalize their desks. We will be posting some step by step instructions soon and showing off our final results. If you've done anything similar or have any ideas feel free to leave some feedback

My son Free

This is my four year old son Freedom Reef.  He is such a spirited amazing little guy.  He has such a unique personality, it amazes me everyday!  He is very musical, loves to sing, dance and play music.  He has an amazing vocabulary too, and is practicing reading and sounding out words which just astounds me.  He is such big man he doesn't act his age at all.  Sometimes I just forget that he is just a four year old little boy.  He is ALL BOY too.  It's so refreshing to see him in school with all his friends and hear the teachers and perents talk about how much of a free spirit he is and how so many kids only open up to him.    He makes his mama proud every single day.  I cannot express how blessed I feel to have him each moment is full of enchantment, laughter, creativity and growing wisdom.  So here's a small tribute to my little man...

Freedom Reef Mama loves you soo much!

You're my wish come true.. 

Thank you baby!

Cypress's first parade

Today was a bit busier than planned. We took our sons to the parade and carnival and were pleasantly suprised with the results. I was a very small community event and we didn't expect much from it but I happily delivered lots of smiles and not shortage of entertainment. I was broken hearted that my camera is not working right now there were soo many beautiful moments I was dying to share. I did get a few photos of the boys at the parade. I had to have something to show for Cypress's first parade.

My first post

Hello, and welcome to For love of my oceans! I cannot say how happy I am that you have happened to stumble across my small corner of the internet universe. I am a novice at blogging so I hope this doesn't dissapoint. Ok so maybe your wondering what the heck I am refering to with this title. It really will have nothing to do with actual oceans. I chose this name because both of my sons have oceanic middle names.....Reef and Tyde. And everything I am, think, and do in my life these days seems to always be for the love of my oceans. It's tha largest part who I am so what better title for the rantings and daily goings on of my life.

The purpose of my blog is an ever evolving account of my life as a wife and mother of two. As I learn to use this medium of expression you will be able to check out some of my fun/art as a photographer as well as some (hopefully) helpful tips and tricks for living and raising children in a healthy and natural way. I am far from perfect but I have gained a bit of knowledge and wisdom thus far and relish the thought of sharing it with you.

Thank you for taking the time to visit and check out my thoughts here. Blessings!