Otherwise known as, “Why toddlers are frowned upon in fancy-ish hotels.”

What I expected: a deafening (read: annoying) roar of the falls for 2.5 hours. One time, I ran a race next to a man who dribbled three basketballs the entire way. Let me tell you, it takes all of about … Continue reading →

While we don’t necessarily condone encasing your children in plastic bags, we DO whole-heartedly recommend Niagara’s Maid of the Mist tour. At first we thought our trip’s serendipitous timing to the recent great episode of The Office was pretty cool. … Continue reading →

We had a great time soaking up all things Niagara this weekend. Sorry if we broke your heart with a crummy no-post Monday. Amidst digging ourselves out of piles of duffle bags and laundry, we thought the least we could … Continue reading →

There has been so much of this going on lately, it just wouldn’t be fair to keep it to myself anymore. And, yes, he says that at the end of every song. EVERY song. It is also worth noting that … Continue reading →

Imagine, pulling into your garage to find this: But that’s nothing when you consider to get inside, you have to step over this: Why do we own pets, exactly?

This weekend was the Detroit Free Press Marathon and Half. I am so proud of my mom who completed the half once again, even under some pretty unfavorable personal conditions (you don’t want to know). And then there’s Jim, who … Continue reading →

Perhaps you have to know our fearless toddler to know how funny this is. But to me, it is funny EVERY. SINGLE. TIME.

She may not be liking it, but she’s eating it by george.

This post is dedicated to my sister-in-law Marie, for whom I made these dryer sachets a couple of years ago. She is my cloth-diapering-partner-in-crime and at the time we were working on tactics for keeping things fresh. She wrote to … Continue reading →

My little pixie, in her little pixie hat. I will be knitting hats from this pattern until the very day I die. I am sure of it.

I’m just-a-kidding. But seriously, Jim’s photography business has been booming this month. While we (that’s me and the kids) hate sharing him on the weekends, we do love looking at all the pictures he brings home. And Bastien always asks … Continue reading →

Remember the busy ball popper? Well, it’s been a while, but in this new season, it has taken on a new role in our household. Behold…

People keep remarking about how much our kids look EXACTLY ALIKE. And here’s proof that this is pretty much true. I’m not sure of all the nitty gritty details on how the whole twin thing works, but by some fluke … Continue reading →

Does your mom clip and save articles from the paper for you too? Well if there’s one thing I can count on when meeting up with my mom, it’s gaining some interesting tidbit she’s lovingly snipped out for me. I … Continue reading →

I am in such a knitting frenzy these days, I can hardly knit fast enough. Scratch that, I CAN’T knit fast enough, try as I might. Here are my two babies in their mama-knit mohair hats. Bastien’s came from a … Continue reading →

Jim had the pleasure of shooting such a darling family this weekend. When they left, he said: “I can’t wait to have a four-year-old. They SIT DOWN when you ask them to. They even SMILE!” Well I just love looking … Continue reading →