It’s been super quiet around here, but not without reason. I totally spaced out on updating my blog with the news that our second son arrived on March 1st. I don’t plan on posting too much for another few months; we’ll see how things go with our new addition. In the meantime, take a look at this cutie of ours!

Winter here in the PNW has been brutally wet (though not very cold) and this week we are gifted with a full week of sunshine. You can’t imagine the happiness in this household. Henry has taken to doing yard work daily and we have plans to put together our very own garden next week. There is not much to do in our backyard currently so I’m hoping this garden will perk things up. We have pretty much not touched that area of our home since we moved in, but this summer we have plans to finally tackle it. I’m looking forward mostly to fixing up the deck and being able to place some chairs and a bistro table out there for morning breakfasts and evening lemonades. What are some of your spring + summer plans for this year?

It’s a shiny brand new year and even though it’s technically not any different type of day, but for some reason, we tend to find inspiration in the fact that it’s new. New means lots of things, and for me, it feels like I’m starting with a fresh slate and I’m ready to tackle stuff. Perhaps it was all that time off I took for Christmas + the New Year. Anyways, nothing beats starting the New Year with a dusting of snow, and that’s exactly what we did over here. I ordered my little guy a snowsuit right before Christmas when we had snow in forecast then (didn’t see a single flake), and it finally came in handy now (when it was not forecast at all, ha). Isn’t he just the cutest little snow puff ever?

Autumn is here. I prefer that word so much more than fall. It sounds more beautiful. I saw the leaves (pictured above) the other day and was giddy. The first signs of fall. It was just one main branch of the tree, oddly enough, for the bulk of the tree is still a luscious green. I do love summer, but we had such a hot one this year, I’m so glad to see the rain and hear it falling at night. I love being able to step outside and not instantly sweat. Give a couple months and I’ll start complaining about all the rain and how I long for summer again, but I guess that’s just life. I’m really looking forward to all the adventures this season holds, and if you’re interested in following along, I post more regularly over on Instagram, so it’d be really really cool if you followed along there: @anastasiamika

photos via Instagram @anastasiamika