Category: Motherhood

I am happy to say that I finally made the trip out to Baltimore to visit my bestest buddy in the world, Mary, and her lovely wonderful fantastic family. I had planned to go last year while I was pregnant with Emil, but I got very sick the weekend before I was supposed to go … Continue reading “Baltimore Trip”

One thing that’s great about summer is the weather. So many beautiful warm sunny days! And what’s better on a beautiful day than a picnic? But not just any picnic. A day like this calls for a very special kind of event. We listen to this song pretty often since Cat and Garriy put it on a CD for … Continue reading “DIY Fun: Teddy Bear’s Picnic”

… our most wonderful nanny, from the boys:

Guess what? We have praying mantis babies! Creepy? In other news, Oliver has denounced me as the preferred parent. As proof, he spent the majority of yesterday telling me, “Mama, I don’t yike you. I yike Papa,” amidst a beautiful and delightful trip to the zoo during which I carried the villain on my back … Continue reading “Creepy Things and Mean Things”

This weekend we enjoyed some company from friends, did some yard work, and that about sums it up! It was nice to not have a whole lot on the old agenda. Plus, having friends over on Sundays always kicks the week off to a good start… and our house is clean, so Monday morning we … Continue reading “Weekend Shenanigans”