January 2, 2010 – 11:39 am
If the way we spent our first day of the year is any indication for what lies ahead, 2010 is going to be a fruitful one. On the New Year’s Eve and the 1st, Nathan and I stayed at home with the kids, playing, cleaning, organizing, and talking about our intentions for co-parenting, community, and [...]
December 25, 2009 – 8:29 pm
early Christmas morning at our house:
Santa brought a train set!:
November 4, 2009 – 11:06 pm
Ben had mac n cheese and grapes, standard toddler fare.
Maddie didn’t care for the mac n cheese (wha?), but obviously enjoyed the hummus and falafel.
(Her first photo with teeth!)
We had a pretty great day together. Grocery store, walk outside this morning. Lunch. The ever elusive Double Naptime! Our friend and nanny Catherine came to stay [...]
October 24, 2009 – 5:20 am
Today we move to our new house. Ben and I have been awake since 4a, too excited to go back to sleep. Time to start the last-minute packing, which includes shutting down the computer..
September 7, 2009 – 10:02 pm
Last Friday we bought a house. It’s a 2-story, 4-bedroom house in a family-friendly neighborhood, still somewhat centrally located, and very close to Nathan’s work. It’s on a small lot shaded by lots of lovely oaks. It’s the house we plan to raise our children in. But, it must be said, that it needs a [...]
removing star thistle in one of the pastures at Sunnybrook Stables:
photos by Bonnie
This morning I decided to take the beebs to the library. We didn’t have anything else to do, and we needed to get out of the house. It’s too damn hot to go for a walk around the neighborhood. Plus for about a week now, Ben has been asking to watch a DVD we checked [...]
We don’t question it, we just go with it. I mean, how many other kids actually want to wear a hat?
he smiles at me, with
brown wax stuck between his teeth:
Ben ate a crayon
Ben and I shared some wonderful coloring time together this afternoon, and then later, while I was nursing Maddie, he decided to sample one of the crayons. Thankfully he didn’t seem to think it was too delicious. (Although he didn’t shout, “Yuck!” either, [...]