This week, we’ll be doing a Halloween in review, naturally. Starting with Zoo Boo at the Detroit Zoo from earlier in the month. Just what are we going to do when our kids don’t look like this anymore?

Oh, Hadley. Have you not heard what happened to the Gingerbread Man? PS. A most happy Tricks-or-Treats to all our JLBs buds!

This story starts with a little bit of a back story…For the longest time, whenever we were listening to something on the radio that Bastien enjoyed, he would ask me to turn it up “faster.” Okay, so flash forward to … Continue reading →

…is right in front of the fridge. This showed up in Bastien’s take-home folder on Monday. First of all, I’m a sucker for popsicle stick crafts. But Bastien smiling his head off in a clown costume? Fuhgeddaboutit.

The one who did want to cooperate for Hadley’s shoot? Bastien. Here he sits, beautifully, along the path we’ve been forging together in our woods. He told us he was “catching deer.” How adorable is that?

Here’s our bubala. A wee bit shy of 18 months, but who’s keeping track? Especially when we’ve been waiting an entire year to model these cute clothes. Admire my restraint at not taking 18-month photos four months ago. As with … Continue reading →

Bastien, enamored with the triumphant “Marty.” Hadley, evil twinkle in her eyes, plots the tackle.

This is Peggy. Poor Peggy. Hadley’s one and only baby. I named her Peggy when she lost her first appendage and had a peg leg. But looks like I jumped the gun on that one. Sadly, Hadley begged for her … Continue reading →

This is what Bastien and I have been doing on Saturday afternoons lately. He’s in it for the popcorn and slushie. And let’s not forget the gummy bears. I’m in it for the sitting down, mostly. I LOVE that he … Continue reading →

I did my best to loosely scrap together a self-made pattern for these, based on a pair a friend loved on etsy. And I learned how to ruffle, so that’s cool. When she opened the package, she thought they were … Continue reading →

Fall! This may be when baby pics are at their absolute cutest. Especially when they wear costumes like this: Oh Logan, you had me at “purple dragon.” Now booking January. January!

You may recall these days. People, it’s only getting worse.

I’ve always wanted to do it. And finally the time has arrived. A little baby born just last week will shortly be receiving this punkin hat. And now, it’s back to knitting Hadley’s babushka. Which, quite frankly, is sucking the … Continue reading →

Bastien has found his calling. It involves trimming all the plants in our garden with kitchen shears. He has his own sturdy little hedge to cut, but he’s really much more fond of cutting the flowers off the mums. He … Continue reading →

By now you all know I teach yoga. Christian yoga to be specific. But beyond that you may have no idea how my life as a yoga teacher goes down. Even my own husband is pretty clueless on this I … Continue reading →

Green update: Ty Pennington’s Organic Cotton bath towels are on sale at Sears for $9.99 a pop! It is hard to find organic cotton anything for that cheap, let alone luxurious bath towels by such a renowned designer! TheJLBs are … Continue reading →

Here’s something Bastien whipped up in class last week. I thought it was such a clever idea, and brilliant for a bake sale (for example): A personal apple pie made in a muffin tin, with a little star-cut dough placed … Continue reading →

Just some recent cuteness.