The Real Cottage

If you’ve been hanging around A Place Called Simplicity for any length of time you might remember that when we bought the RV last year we were dreaming {albeit unrealistically} that it was going to be “our beloved cottage.” For all the years we lived in Western New York we had spent much of our…

Davenport, Iowa

Late yesterday afternoon, just as it quit raining, we stopped for a quick pit stop and there was a large patch of grass nearby…and the kids ran back and forth and back and forth and back racing and running and burning some crazy energy… And really, could it get any better than this?A Cracker Barrel…

Her Day in Pictures

I found that I hadn’t posted Emma’s birthday pictures…and we gotta do that since this is our family journey….of course our traditional breakfast in bed…her favorite:  Jewish Mother Coffee cake and fresh cherries … The two guys who insist they are going to marry Emma… We moved the breakfast outside to the porch…it was a…

Workin’ the Crowd…

  I completely forgot to post this….so as the saying goes, “Better late than never” …….but I just gotta cause we, as a family, love America and we LOVE parades….and it was Jubilee’s FIRST 4th of July….and that’s Graham watching the parade with friends from their condo above Main Street… Our kids ministry {River Kids}…

Waiting

There is nothing really fun about waiting. I know everyone of you understand what I’m talking about. All of us have spent time in the “waiting room”…whether it’s waiting for a job, a job change, a decision someone needs to make that will affect you, a potential spouse to come into your horizon, children to…

Waterfalls & Memories

Check this out… this place even has a waterfall…..which is completely amazing!! It pelts your body like none other…and makes those aching muscles and bones feel oh-so-good.. I was able to catch three different shots of little miss Lizzie Lu singing and dancing…. like here…. although Elijah is covering her up…she was dancing here too…….

Swimming the Day Away

Left to right: Jubilee, Isaiah, Elijah, Liberty, Emma, Graham, Daddy & Elizabeth.. The place we are staying at has a water park attached….which since we are staying here is included {another off-season perk!}…the water park has several pools, a lazy river raft ride, giant slide, lap pool, wading pool and even miniature golf….so very refreshing……and…

Shhhh….everybody’s sleeping

You know how it is? Large families who are away? Big kids, little kids, everyone sleeping everywhere…and then there is that one {usually the youngest} who just doesn’t appreciate the joy of sleeping in….so this handsome little guy was up at the crack of dawn….I tried having him snuggle with me in bed…and that worked…