Category: Motherhood

I can see that we will be spending a lot of time at the pool this summer. All of us enjoy a good swim, especially when it is sweltering (luckily, it hasn’t gotten that bad yet). This past weekend we nearly had the place to ourselves, though we still can’t imagine why!Summer. It’s just the … Continue reading “A Day at the Pool”

Emil’s very first friend is Hugo, the sweet, gentle, smart, only slightly mischievous son of our dear friends from New Zealand. He is only a few months older than Emil but especially verbal and precocious. I am always struck by how well the two get along. And though I have witnessed the phenomenon of first … Continue reading “First Friends”

This summer, we have no camp, no scheduled activities, and no childcare. It’s about to get interesting! But I’m not all that stressed (yet). Here is a list of 20 things we plan on doing here at home and around the fantastic city of St. Louis. 1. Our top summer at-home activity? Giant Ice Cube … Continue reading “CrumbBums Summer Fun Round-Up!”

Of all our boys, Oliver seems most motivated to work in the garden. He enjoys just spending time in there, tiptoeing along the path while talking to himself amongst the spinach and peppers and strawberries, pulling up weeds and snacking on strawberries as soon as they’re ripe. This summer he is ready to harvest using … Continue reading “Montessori-Inspired”

Emil, oh our littlest man-child. Lately he has been conjuring up side-splitting laughter from any and all of us. The loose cannon of the bunch, he oscillates between singing sweetly and doling out enthusiastic (and strong) hugs and “I yuv you”s to completely out-of-the blue violence of the surprising sort: a wooden egg chucked at … Continue reading “Emil-isms: 2 Years 8 Months”