The pears are being harvested in the valley, marking the first taste of autumn.
We had a beautiful summer. It was filled with our favorite summer things, but nothing compared to sharing it for the first time with our son and daughter.
Here are a few pictures from our summer.
The four of us. xo
A picnic out by the grape vines under the large fir tree.
First bouquet of peonies.
Out by the lilacs.
Graham and Mike in the hammock.
First green bean.
Evening light on the porch.
A bouquet of hot pink peonies from the garden...
... and all white shelves for summer.
Bombshell hydrangea - a new variety to love.
Happy Fall!
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Your pictures are so pretty. Your family is absolutely beautiful!
Pam
Awww Trina,
All of the photos you shared are so sweet. :) May you and your family continue to celebrate each season as they pass, and create more memories to come!
Blessings,
Jessie
Hi Trina
We have started our spring here.But the weather is very up and down.Lovely photos and a beautiful little family
Kind Regards
Karen
Beautiful photos of your family and lovely home. Your children are just precious and you look so great!
Blessings,
Julia
So incredibly beautiful. Thanks for sharing.
Lovely, pretty pictures of a happy family! Fantastic! I am so pleased for you! Keep enjoying your sweet children - time flies by so quickly! Big hugs!
Such beautiful photos of your lovely family, gosh Graham and Margaret have grown so much! I love the photos you post of the pear trees in your valley.
Where is Lucy? Miss seeing her with Mike! Hope she is OK! Enjoy your blog, your lovely family and beautiful home.
Wonderful, joyous pictures.
Gorgeous photos Trina - I've always admired all that white! I love your sense of style.
What a beautiful family!! Sounds like you had a wonderful summer! LOVE those peonies!!
Happy Fall to you & family!!
What a beautiful summer indeed! I love how crisp your kitchen looks! All your pictures made me want to curl up on your porch with a sweet tea and a book :). Hope you have a great fall.
Twins?
They are beautiful and so is your home. So so pretty.
Una famiglia da sogno in un posto da sogno, mi da pensare alla mia infanzia, anche la mia era una famiglia da sogno e si viveva in un posto da sogno. Complimenti siete bellissimi
Paola
What a lovely home, harvest and family - you're a lucky woman Trina :)
Beautiful indeed. Your family, your home, your garden...Thanks for sharing it! I would like to have a peek in the nursery...you shared it before they were born...has anything changed?
Love and Peace, Henna-Maria
Your pictures are beautiful, Trina. Thanks so much for sharing these moments with your lovely family!
XO,
Jane
I thought and how will Trina top "bathing hydrangeas?" Well whew, those twins of yours are beautiful. Enjoy all those firsts....my twins are in college and my husband and I just walk around shaking our heads. Where did the time go? How did it go so fast? Enjoy and document many moments and then keep them in a safe spot and at the ready for school projects!
pve
So beautiful, we are just going into Autumn here in London(my favourite season with all the delicous smells of ripe fruit). Your blog is inspiring and I look forward to the updates.
Kind regards,
Lisa
Love the photos of your darling babies!
Cherish these sweet moments!
♥'s
Sherry
trina everytime reading one of your post is like flipping the page of a magazine !!!!! love your home happy fall to you and your family
Trina, you had a beautiful summer indeed! Your babies are adorable and growing so fast! I can't believe they'll be a year old in just a few months. Thank you for sharing your lovely photos.
Claudia
Gorgeous photos, Trina. It looks like it was a beautiful summer.
What nice memories Trina. Your family, gardens, and home are all a treat to behold. The image of the peonies by your newly painted white shelves is my favorite. Take care.
XO,
Rene
What a beautiful life you've created for your family. Lovely photos, idyllic setting. Congratulations!
Your family is adorable, and your home is gorgeous!
What a delightful roundup of your summer! Your wee ones are just so darling!
Thanks for sharing the wonderful pictures! Graham and Margaret are absolutely precious! My son was born just a few weeks after they were, so I can relate to all the sweet stages they were going through this summer. They are just growing so quickly! Happy Fall.
Beautiful pics! Your children really are growing so fast.... Enjoy every moment, treasure every smile....
xxx
What a beautiful family.
hi trina,
these pictures bring tears to my eyes. omg, they are stunning. you are such a talented photographer! the crib shot is just amazing. and grahams first teeth! so cute. the life you four have is quite beautiful. much love, janet.
Such beautiful, happy children! I really enjoy your blog! Dene
gorgeous images, stunning babies, lovely garden and oh my what a verandah ! I LOVE your home and little family!
I could just well up looking at these beautiful photos! Your summer looked magical. Every picture exudes hope , gratitude and love. You both truly deserve all the happiness in the world . Big hugs!
Beautiful family photos...really lovely. The view from your porch is gorgeous! What a nice spot you've got there.
What very sweet and beautiful photos !
I love how much Margaret looks like you .. my children look nothing like me :)
I have always enjoyed looking at the photos of your home and seeing how things have changed since I began blogging and coming here to see yours.
Your blog makes me smile :)
besitos, C
Very, very beautiful. I wonder, if you don't mind, what do you call the babies, day to day? Graham and Margaret? Or do they have nicknames?
Yes, absolutely a wonderful summer there!
Look at your little ones: they're getting so big and beautiful!!
Congratulations.
Fra
Hi Trina, Happy Fall to you and your beautiful family. Love all those blue eyes in the photos - Lori
Lovely pictures! What a beautiful place you've made for yourselves! Here's wishing you a happy fall.
Such a beautiful family and gorgeous home you have! I love how peaceful and serene it all looks...ahhh how lovely...picnics, porch views, picking fresh vegetables and flowers. What a wonderful life you've created for your family!
Your home and pictures always put a smile on my face. As well as those sweet babies :)
Henna Maria,
The nursery has changed a bit and I hope to do a post on that soon.
Anon,
Lucy is often sleeping out on the dining patio steps. She's getting very tired lately and it's harder for her to get around.
LPC,
We started trying to use their names more often in the past several months! Up until then, we mostly used our favorite terms of endearment.
xoTrina
Be still my heart!!! Every photograph was beautiful. The babies are growing so fast and your home and land is amazing. Thank you for sharing. Family pictures are the best!!
xoxo Dianne
Happy Fall to you too! So glad that you enjoyed your summer and your precious family! Carla
It was a great summer. and now ON TO FALL !
Happy Autumn to you and your beautiful family too !
- KAT -
I am a silent reader who has especially enjoyed following your journey to motherhood. Thank you for letting your joy and thankfulness spill into every picture! Question: where did you find Margaret's red toile dress? I love it!
Danica,
The dress is from The Gap and I bought it a baby consignment store. It's one of my favorites.
Trina
what a beautiful summer indeed! such a gorgeous way to remember the babies "first" summer. I adored each and every photo- you are gifted Trina. You have a beautiful life and a beautiful family! My heart is so happy for you.
xoxoj.
How blessed you are. :) Thank you for sharing your family pictures. It makes my heart happy to see how God has restored the years the locust had eaten. :)
A visit with you is filled with all good things.
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Tranquil
I so, so much enjoy a visit to place in the country, the farmhouse and family!
Your babies are so cute! This whole post looks straight out of a magazine. Absolutely beautiful!
So lovely! Your summer looked amazing!
Your pictures are just beautiful and I always look forward to your posts, always so inspiring! Your two little ones are adorable! Xoxoxo ~Ashley
Oh Trina, so, so touching. You are such an inspiration with your beautiful home, your simplicity and deliberate way of life. And that white summer kitchen is gorgeous (would LOVE to see more pictures), your photography stunning. Also, those babies look like they have bright, blue eyes. I know all babies are born with eyes that look blue at first but some you just know right from the start are truly blue. My middle son is like that, he had big 'ol clear, shining baby blues the day he was born. Take Care.
I just love this post. The love and warmth is palpable. Thank you for sharing this with the world. Your photographs are amazing.
This post makes me wish for spring again. Love all the beautiful peonies and lilacs.
So much to adore here Trina.,,all of the firsts are so precious and special, as are the photos of you and Mike with your babes...the love, warmth, and joy just flow out of every image. Thank you for sharing your beautiful life with us...I'm so happy for you!!
xoxo J~
You have a beautiful home and family, you are truly blessed.
What beautiful photos, a record of much happiness!
Your posts are always so sweet, Trina! How we love seeing your darling, growing, family and your beautiful home! Your view from the porch is utterly amazing! I adore your home and the way you've styled it. It speaks volumes about your heart and your love. :)
xoxo laurie
I am going to be smiling the rest of the evening after seeing those precious little cheeks - plus the beautiful images of your home and garden. I could live on your porch!
Thanks for sharing all the beauty xo
Just lovely... all of it:). Happy autumn to you and your sweeties:).
xoxo, Blair
Dear Trina and Mike -
These lovely photographs were just a feast - I felt I could smell the flowers and the fresh country air. The twins are growing so much and look so much like you both! These pictures tell such a happy story and I thank you so much for sharing your happiness with us. It is catching :)
Happy Fall to you all!
Enjoyed your photos - sweet babies, and nice family. :)
Luv the pictures, and that you got in some too! Inspiring to glimpse into your world. Thank you for sharing it so wholeheartedly : )
What a beautiful family!!
Melbourne, Australia
Hello, just discovered your blog from Versailles in France. Thank you for sharing, your pictures are wonderful and so seems your beautiful family. I'm very fond of your house and garden : you've already made me buy a blueberry bush :)(quite uncommon in my place).
I'll think of you when harvest comes.
Beautiful photos, the babies are growing so quickly!
Perfection!
Trina, Mike, and children: Breathtaking! As always, every photo is beautiful. Cindy
So very beautiful! You are smart to be savoring this time in your life by documenting your family life on your blog. Our last one in the nest is 17 this week, I miss those times. Life at home with beautiful little children... nothing better in this life!
Such a beautiful family you have Trina. Thank you for sharing such sweet pictures of your babies. You have your hands full to be sure, but what could be better. Loved the pictures so much I am sure I will have to look through them all again. Margaret looks like such a sweetie. Margaret is my middle name...: )
Enjoy your fall!!!
Emily
Perfection Trina. Your family is so beautiful and where you live is just heaven. A-M xx
I love the picture of Margaret in her crib.
When we put the crib up for our new baby, our four year old said, "I remember when I used to sleep in a cage!" ha!
So, fyi, that's what the kids are calling it these days : )
Lovely to see so many beautiful photos of you, your gorgeous family and stunning home. So enjoyed taking a stroll through a day in your life. Thank you for sharing. Just lovely.
OMG OMG OMG! Where do I start? The packing crates for the pears makes me yearn to be back in the Mt Hood area. (My holiday always coincided with the picking season.) The lovely lilac! Mine has just come out and the scent is heaven! Your bubbies, oh aren't they so sugary delish!
I am coming back there next July/August, maybe I can come visit!
DH and I are starting a farm house. We currenly live above our barn. Where did you get your Shaw Apron kitchen sink? Thanks so much!
Beautiful photos of your family and lovely home. Your children are just precious and you look so great!
Congratulations! You have a beautiful family. Nice blog too!
Such great photos! I love the first one and lilac one too, so cute.
The babies are beautiful and your home is warm and inviting. You are a blessed family indeed... Happy Autumn!
You have a beautiful home but most importantly, you have a beautiful family. Loved looking at all the photos!
Beth Thomas
I am in love with your home and family...thanks for the peek into your life!
Beautiful! Your family - the babies - your home.
~Adrienne~
Big hugs to you all from across the divide dear Trina & Mike, your beautiful pics have warmed my heart immensely. I don't dare show MOTH your tomato pics, due to a combination of an unseasonally cool Summer & a mob of marauding hooligan possums, his tomato crop was a dismal failure.
Love from Graham & Margaret's fairy Blogmother Millie xxxx
What beautiful pictures! Summer is way too short...
What a lovely family!!
and that shot of the porch- another poster! (along with the hydrangeas in the bathtub :-) )
how adorable blog! i love your blog, your photos, your style, your cute children, your home... really full of energy! thank you for sharing these all of things.
Which country is the house in, I saw some indication it could be the US? am I right?
Look at those big blue eyes, so precious! Aw they are so full of grace!
Gorgeous... I'd love to know where you got the shelf brackets as I'm about to make my own open kitchen shelving. I've been looking forever for ones just like that. Please let me know, thanks!
Jenna Sue,
Our carpenter made our brackets - I showed him a picture of brackets I liked from a magazine. But I've seen similar brackets out there (online and even in Home Depot).
Good luck,
Trina
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