He Didn't Want to Wear His Christmas Sweater
But isn't he cute in it anyway? 3 year olds!! (P.S. To my credit, at least I didn't pull out the reindeer sweater!)
Read MoreBut isn't he cute in it anyway? 3 year olds!! (P.S. To my credit, at least I didn't pull out the reindeer sweater!)
Read MoreHe's almost 1, can you believe it? I feel like it was just yesterday that I was trudging through a foot of snow--in labor--trying to get to my car and then to the hospital. Oh the birth story I get to tell him one day.
Read MoreIt was fun and wild and hasty, and when we got home, I was too tired to decorate the tree. And, um, it’s still not decorated. Let this post be further proof that our life is far from perfect. Fun and joy-filled, yes, but perfect? Heck no! When we got home from the tree farm …
Russell (10 and a half months) met his great grandmother for the first time earlier this month in San Jose at her 90th birthday party celebration, and, um, this was the result. Yes, not exactly the peaceful Kodak moment we were hoping for, but what
Read MoreMy husband snapped this photo of me on the dance floor at a family wedding in California a few weekends ago, dancing with my two sweeties: Russell and Carson. I love how Carson had his eye on a cute little girl (actually, in this photo, it kind of looks like a stare-down!). Carson loves girls. He was really shy at first, then he kicked off his shoes and started dancing with her. How sweet is that? Then, he met this little girl and it was love at first sight …
I'm feeling very thankful this year, how about you? Big Thanksgiving hugs to you! P.S. 2 year old art projects above. Don't you love kid art?
Read MoreDid you love advent calendars as a kid? My mom always hung them up for us, and we loved opening the little doors every day in December until Christmas. We always had paper calendars, but I recently bought this one from The Land of Nod
Read MoreToday this little 2 year old walked up to me and said, "mama, you're my best friend!" So I am posting that here, so that when he's 14 and wants nothing to do with me, I can have this moment to remember. I love you,
Read MoreHappy Halloween! We went out for sushi (random) and came home and passed out little packs of organic gummi bears to the trick-or-treaters (no, I did not consider giving out bags of carrot sticks) while the kids ran around in their costumes (one bumble bee and one turtle) and we munched on these pumpkin seeds that I had roasted earlier after the pumpkin-carving extravaganza. Here’s the easy recipe …
We're feeling better here today--thank goodness. The boys are playing. I'm cooking (then again, I didn't stop--we still had to eat!) and writing, writing, writing. In other news: asparagus. I've known that my 2 year old, Carson, was nuts for asparagus for a long time.
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