Category: Motherhood

This summer, we have been falling into a routine. We get up early (well, Andrew gets up early with all three crack-of-dawn-ers and I sleep until 6:30 or 7am), and are out of the house by 7:30 or 8. And we go somewhere, anywhere, every single day. Mondays: the zoo. Tuesdays: one of many fun … Continue reading “Missouri Botanical Garden: Taking Our Time”

Andrew’s sister-in-law Kristin (who has four kids under the age of 8!) recently sent me a couple of pages from a parenting magazine that had some great ideas for summer activities for the rug rats. One of these ideas was a foil river. We, having foil in our drawer, decided to give it a try. … Continue reading “DIY Fun: Foil River”

wink, wink Last Thursday (right before Andrew left for four days), we were lucky enough to be some of the first people to experience the St. Louis Zoo’s new exhibit Sea Lion Sound. I mean, we were up early (surprise, surprise) and it was a crazy hot day, so we headed there at 8am and … Continue reading “New at the Zoo!”

Just when I was about to go and throttle the two of them, they met me on the stairway like this. Bat wings and fairy wings. No nap? Oh, well. Happy weekend.

While Andrew was out of town last week, I talked about having “a few tricks up my sleeve” with the boys. As much for me as for them, because sometimes when I have all three of them, I get overwhelmed quickly. But if I have a few simple things planned, not only do I have … Continue reading “DIY Fun: Glow Stick Bath”