She’s cute. And she totally knows it. And she’s also totally going to hate me one day when she finds out I told Jim to “make sure you capture how fat her thighs are”. But then, on some later day, she’ll totally love me for it. That’s just the way these mother-daughter things work.

Every week at the library, Bastien gets a new sticker to place on his name tag. Usually they are rather small. But this week, it was a big, cheerful smiley face. Instantly coveted, I tell you. Somewhere on the way out of the library it fell off of Bastien’s name tag. And all the way [...]

Every now and again it’s a good idea to check in with your kids and see how their skills are progressing. For example, this week I asked Bastien if he could pick out some clothes for the day and get himself dressed. This is what I got. Impressive, no?

We’ve been rather flu-ish around here this week. So pretty much no one is embracing activities to get us over the hump more than us. Here are three simple equations, utilizing materials straight out of the recycling bin that added a little oomph to our day: Takeout paper bag+stickers=puppet Magazine+glue stick+cardboard=puzzle Wrapping paper tube+scissors+paper towel [...]

Here we go again. Will I ever tire of knitting great baby hats? Not a chance! And of course, this is another fabulous free pattern you should know about. I’m not sure which was more enjoyable…knitting it, or seeing her in it. I started this quite a while ago and then abandoned ship because I [...]

Quite the traditionalist, Jim likes to give things up for Lent. Okay, maybe “likes to” isn’t quite the right phrasing, but I digress. This year he gave up sweets (not the most original, but admirable nonetheless). Better yet, he is also GETTING RID of 40 things, mostly from our bottomless pit basement! Oh my happy [...]