my friend dawn took this photo of samuel and i at the captain bogg and salty concert we went to last week at sellwood park. samuel actually got up on stage and sang one of the na-na-na parts in the song. truly amazing. a few years ago we may not even have gone to this concert- too loud, too crowded, too much...

i love being able to allow space for my kids to grow in ways that feel comfortable and enjoyable to them without the pressure of a time line, ill-conceived notions of a *right* way to live- each of us reaching for what feels best for us where we find ourselves rather than struggling with outside directives that attempt to fit us all into the same mold, as though there can only be one mold. here's to a life of our own making, our life, for us.