Monkeys

Early Morning Sessions – Back To School Reset

August 14, 2013

After hitting the snooze button for the third consecutive time this morning my brain finally filtered through the fog a memory rather than a dream, “Don’t forget to set your alarm mom.” By some miracle, I had convinced M2 it was a good idea to wake up early, go to the beach with me, and […]

Southern S’mores Cookies & Camp Monkey

December 10, 2012

Our boys will probably never sleep in their rooms again and it’s all my fault. Yes siree, I have started something that is going to be difficult to break purely out of selfish reasons. As y’all know, I do not sleep well when Surferboy is traveling. His trips typically result in a sleep-deprived zombie due […]

Introducing Patch…aka Monkey One

December 3, 2012

It is hard to believe that three years ago I shared Monkey One’s twelfth birthday with everyone. Where has the time gone? When did we go from Nintendo DS to iPhones? From riding our bikes around the neighborhood to getting a drivers permit in T-minus 3 days? The fleeting passage of time when it comes […]

Super Duo! Super Caprisun Fun!

August 20, 2012

Whether they are paddling out to catch some waves,

Getting Ready For Back To School

August 20, 2012

School has already started for some of you or it is right around the corner. For us it is both. The past four years have felt like half our summers are lost preparing for the new school year with one monkey in year round school and the other on a more traditional schedule. It has […]

Taking Time To Hold On

August 14, 2012

My boys of summer, the days have seemed even more fleeting this year. They tell us when we are younger that “Time flies the older you get” but as we all now know the young rarely listen when it comes to advice on mortality. How can they when Father Time hasn’t tapped them on the […]

Fourth Of July {Build A Boat Race}

July 4, 2012

Sorry guys but I don’t have any red, white & blue desserts for you this 4th of July. Nor do we have any adventures with surfing today. What we do have for you is the Annual Fourth of July Build a Boat Race. Coach John dreamed up this creative activity a couple of years ago […]

Party Boys! {Dancing, PNO & Surfing}

June 4, 2012

It started with a dance. That sounds familiar does it not. Most leaps from childhood into the bigger and better things of teenagehood seem to start with a dance. That is the way that our weekend began on Friday, with Monkey One’s 8th Grade Formal. M1 was slightly nervous, mostly excited and I was in […]

Double Digits {Happy Birthday M2}

April 11, 2012

Even though I was fully aware, could feel the days creeping closer and closer, knew in my heart that there was no getting around today, it still took me by surprise. He is in the double digits now guys. Holy Toledo somebody hold me or pour me a Scotch pretty please. The realization that his […]

Dipping Into Spring Break {Nutella Greek Yogurt Dip}

March 30, 2012

This week has been all about kicking back, taking each day in stride while we try to wrap our heads around our “summer” schedule again. Yes, I realize that it is still spring guys but it feels like summer to us, physically and mentally. Surferboy is already on the move again this year. As it […]

← Previous Entries

Hi there guys I'm Shari, but y'all can call me Red. Southern nut. Perpetual optimist. Food adventurer. Creative dabbler. Lovin' an impromptu surf life with my darlin' & two groms. We're so glad you stopped by! {keep reading...}