This weekend we went to Port Aransas with friends from our preschool co-op community. It was Ben and Maddie’s first time to visit the beach.
So far Port Aransas hasn’t been affected by the oil spill in the Gulf. But these oil platforms, which were clearly visible from shore, were a constant reminder of the disaster [...]
I’ve been making Ben and Maddie this yogurt snack in the evenings. It’s Greek yogurt mixed with chopped fruit (tonight it was peaches), ground flax seed, and a touch of maple syrup.
It’s a giant mess. Best to put on jammies afterwards.
This morning, friends came to play with Ben and Maddie while Nathan and I attended [...]
This morning we walked in the annual Balcones Woods July 4th parade.
Yesterday morning Ben and I went to the party store, where he chose our wagon decorations.
Nathan and Ash pup, who now weighs over 30 lbs! He was very good about wearing the flag bandana and greeting other dogs in the parade politely.
We walked with [...]
The last time I posted, it was wet, freezing and we were making snowballs.
Today it was sunny and clear with a high of 82.
We celebrated the arrival of Spring in Austin by attending the annual Zilker Park Kite Festival this morning. We only lasted a little over an hour, but it was a great one.
Our [...]
than never. Because that’s how we roll in this house these days. Santa photos from BW Christmas in the Park:
On the morning of the 4th we walked in the North Shoal Creek Neighborhood Parade with our friends Cheri, Jeff, and Beck–Cheri was kind enough to take the photo above for us. We had a great time being outside in spite of the heat, reconnecting with several other friends in the neighborhood, and enjoying all [...]
This morning Nathan and I took the babies to the grand opening ceremony for our new neighborhood public library, the North Village branch of the Austin Public Library.
The library has created some fantastic space for our community there, and we’ll definitely be back. There’s a great kids’ section, with plenty of open space. There’re plenty [...]
The infant son of previously mentioned Haiku Mama is about to go into surgery this morning. Ike was born prematurely at 28 weeks, and after being at home for a few precious months, is now suffering from severe breathing problems. As if the Universe hadn’t heaped enough shit on this family already, Ike’s dad was [...]
Ben and his friend Beck playing toys yesterday afternoon:
(Oof, if only there was a volume control for the music on that busy ball popper.)
The babies and I have almost made it through our first full week at home without Nathan. He returned to work on Monday after having nearly a month off for the babymoon. The babies and I are doing ok. We’re all waiting a little longer than we’d like at times for food, diapering (in my [...]