magic moments...

Life is full of magic moments.

I was super excited to see this link-up over at Shell's Things I Can't Say.
She always has the best link-ups... she did the Rockin' the Bump and Rockin' the Baby ones.
I loved participating in those!

I enjoy looking through old photos when I am feeling scattered... it really grounds me.
I've been having a tough time lately getting back into the swing of momming...
school starting hasn't helped as I thought it would.

It was hard to narrow down my choices so I picked several... some you've seen before.

The process of going through these has helped me to see...

to know...

that my life as a mom has been full of magic moments.

I've chosen to share the magic of traveling with my children...

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A window seat and a good book...

with Sicilian citrus orchards in the background... hard to get more magical :)

Baby X, Villa Praiola 2006

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Sharing a sweet moment with a two-year old...

in a crowded line to go up the Eiffel Tower.

with Miss C, Paris 2011

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On the way to an old castle...

Big G, Varenna 2002

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The magic of gravel in a cemetery...

Big G, St.-Paul-de-Vence 2002

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Freedom!

Big G, Florence 2003
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Loving the feel of the wind in his hair :)

Big G, Lago di Como 2001
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The magic of motherhood...

with my children, Villefranche-sur-mer 2002

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Link up your magic moments :)

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My husband is an amazing photographer. He took all of these pictures except the first one (I got super lucky with my crappy point-n-shoot). If you would like to see more of his work, there is a link in the sidebar to his photoblog... Seeing In 4D. Check it out :)

A little French lesson...

As today is Mardi Gras and tomorrow is mercredi...

which means french-ish musique here at Taking It On... 

I have been thinking in French... 

well, not really... 

but thinking about French and realizing that probably only Caroline, SUAR and Noémie have a clue as to what most of these songs are saying... 

well, except that one by Pink Martini which had all those educational tools to help you out.

So here is a little french lesson for ya.

Note that it is family guy and if family guy humor offends you, you might want to just skip this ;-)  Remember... french is classy!




And if you missed my kids' back-to-back birthdays, you can check out their supercutenesses here for my magic baby, Miss C, and here to see Mr. Awesome, Q-Man.  And later today I'll try to get up the story of Miss C ice skating on her birthday... complete with pictures and video!  

Do you speak French?  Another language with any sort of proficiency?
– I took French a lot in the past.  I can get by but am not fluent by any stretch of the imagination.  I also dabble in Italian, Spanish and German but cannot really hold a conversation in any of those three.

What language do you wish you could speak fluently?
– too many to pick just one!  Like Big G says almost every day  "I wish I could speak, read and write every language in the universe!"