We watch a lot of Toy Story around here, as the headline suggests. And if you don’t remember the Angry Eyes scene, well, you should totally check out Toy Story 3D in theaters tomorrow! What perfect, masterful movies. This has … Continue reading →

Let me preface this post by saying we at theJLBs do not consider ourselves authorities on anything. While we do have a wide array of interests, we could not, say, diffuse a bomb. That being said, we find a strange … Continue reading →

We finally saw Julie & Julia, and to say that I loved it is a mondo understatement. I La-hoved it. What a perfect movie for Jim and I… you know, with his mad culinary skills (seriously!) and my desire to … Continue reading →

Some tough shoes to fill.

Not a commentary on who was in charge when these things happened. Or even on who did them. This is art, people. Pure and simple. An artist must not be stopped.

So in case you were wondering, The JLBs just happen to be our initials. That’s right, in keeping with the “what’s yours is mine” code to a good marriage, Jim and I both have the same initials. We were thinking … Continue reading →

Someone recently queried, “What does theJLBs stand for, anyway?” And people, that’s when I knew we’d hit the big-time. A time when we finally had achieved so many readers, readers who were so far removed from our inner circle, that … Continue reading →

Mazzy turned five this weekend, which means in dog years she has just surpassed me in age. Gosh, I hope I don’t get that many gray hairs (on my chin, no less!) in the next three years. Poor thing. Despite … Continue reading →

Accepting your captions in the comments today!

Just a couple of gifts that have shown up at our house in the last week for no particular reason (other than pure generosity from some talented friends and neighbors). I appreciate this economy for bringing us back to the … Continue reading →

Bet she never gets that. Anyway, our friend Caroline was over this weekend for a photo shoot to update some of the 13-year-old portraits of herself still on display at her mom’s house. And to spiff up her facebook. And … Continue reading →

Fishin’ With Grandpa from Jessica Beaubien on Vimeo.

It seems like Hadley barely gets any press at all on this family blog. I’ve been contemplating the reasons why, and pretty much it boils down to the fact that she’s the best baby in all the land, leaving me … Continue reading →

Bastien finally figured out who that little boy was in Mommy and Daddy’s room. LOVE this lightbulb moment. And, where is Bastien’s bellybutton anyway? Untitled from Jessica Beaubien on Vimeo.

Aunt Courtney and honorary family member, Kelsey, just moved back to college. So, we’ve been KIT’ing with video chat. We filmed Bastien’s first experience with it, and probably needn’t point out that it completely BLEW HIS MIND. I love the … Continue reading →

Now before you go getting all excited about how clever I am, I’m just going to come right out and confess: I COMPLETELY STOLE THIS IDEA. There are blogger moms galore feeding their kids meals out of muffin tins. And … Continue reading →

We recently had the pleasure of canning raspberry jam with friends. This was our first canning experience. Our friend Scott hand-picked all the berries before our arrival. He and his wife Jenna also purchased all the materials necessary and did … Continue reading →

Olivia Carter Vishwa Jim’s faves are here.

Then. And Now.

What do you do when your husband takes more photographs than a Chinese tourist? You create a Family Fun Wall. That’s what. We recently had our annual changing of the wall. So we went from this: To this: We plan … Continue reading →

What do you do with those junks (a JLB favorite word) handed out at the big-time sporting events? Sell them on ebay? Ha! Most likely, they wind up in a heap in some corner of your basement. Don’t think I … Continue reading →