“Private” Bike Tours of Portland
I overheard this conversation yesterday: Gavin: "Grace, I saw a guy riding his bike in pants and no shirt yesterday." Grace: nothing Gavin: "And, then there was one with no shirt and just underpants." Grace: starts laughing. Gavin: "And then behind him, there were...
Come on, Gavin!
We spent a beautiful Portland afternoon playing out front. I love sitting there and observing my kids, and trying to figure out their personalities. They are both SO interested in what the other kids are doing, but both SO shy. They watch and kind of 'hover' - they...
Pediatricians and Snack Crackers
Since we've been here since the end of October, now seems like a good time to get the kids a pediatrician, right? Thankfully, we've been mostly healthy and haven't required a visit yet - however, Grace turns four next month and needs a well visit. I did some research...
“Mom, I Like Salmon!” and other culinary delights
My Philadelphia children ate a pretty boring diet, which - at their insistence - pretty much consisted of cheerios / yogurt / waffle, peanut butter, graham crackers, normal dinner, some fruit and Vanilla Joe-Joe's. Oh, they also consumed their weight in orange snack...
Elfin Travel Fun
Two years ago, we introduced Elf on a Shelf to our family's holiday traditions. We love it. It's a lot of fun and the kids are thrilled for the hunt for "Butchie" every morning between Thanksgiving and Christmas Eve. The premise is that Butchie is magic and travels...
First Day of School
Gavin and Grace started school yesterday. Full time. For the first time ever. Since birth, they've been in our house with a babysitter while Kenny and I worked elsewhere in the house. Yes, that's right, we were all home, all the time. In recent years, they went to...