Category: Motherhood

Several pounds of apples from our apple tree — score! Something interesting happened over the past 4 days. I had a complete zen-parent moment. I mean, it was a moment that changed my entire weekend. The first two days of Andrew’s absence was really rough. I was exhausted after two nights in a row of … Continue reading “The Revelation”

More water fun! It is still summer, after all! Andrew left this morning and will be gone until Tuesday evening, so what better shenanigans to get into than to build something interesting that will last at least that long? We took a trip to the hardware store and picked up the following items: One long … Continue reading “DIY Fun: Outdoor Plumbing Experiment”

This past Saturday, the heat broke (for one day!) and the morning air finally felt thin enough to breathe. So, reminiscent of summers past, we headed outdoors to make the most of it. In the morning, we ended up meeting up with our cool friends again– this time at the Tower Grove Farmer’s Market, where their friend’s … Continue reading “Our Weekend”

***They are hippos! Andrew saw this picture and said, “That’s creepy. They look like serial killers.” Hippos.*** Today’s DIY Fun is pretty easy, and that’s how we like it these days! We are lucky enough to live 5 minutes from the St. Louis Zoo, which we visit twice a week during the spring and summer … Continue reading “DIY Fun: Animal Study”

Last year, we were invited to a neighborhood popsicle party hosted by our friend/neighbor Keely and her family. She had made this awesome giant popsicle and hung it from the tree in her family’s front yard to signal the event. The kids ran around, red popsicle juice streaming down the front of their arms, chests, … Continue reading “Neighborhood Popsicle Party 2012”