Category: Motherhood

Happy Valentine’s Day! I don’t have a valentine-related DIY today because I figured everyone would be all heart-ed out by now… But I do have an easy activity for one of those cold or rainy (or cold, rainy, or snowy) days! The inspiration came from this book: Pete’s a Pizza by William Steig (we borrowed ours from … Continue reading “DIY Fun: Pete’s a Pizza Game”

What a cozy weekend we had! Though we had mild weather (no 3 feet of snow here!), we kept a fire going in the fireplace and didn’t venture out much except for pizza on Friday and a coffee break on Sunday morning. Andrew took the boys to a planetarium show at the Science Center on … Continue reading “Weekend Shenanigans”

“A portrait of my children once a week, every week, in 2013.” Emil: cereal lips Oliver: feeling grumpy Milo: including his brother (and his sandwich) I am finally caught up on this project, yay! I will continue to post portraits on Saturdays from here on out. Hoping for more outdoor pictures with lots of natural … Continue reading “6/52”

A portrait of my children once a week, every week, in 2013 Milo: Busted his upper lip, but we gave the bandaid more… character? This is by far my favorite portrait so far! Oliver: Asked me to take his picture with his “new glasses” Emil: New favorite activity: throwing everything onto the floor ******* And … Continue reading “5/52”

A little while back, as freezing rain sleeted down onto a skylight in our bedroom, I cut the legs off of one of my favorite pairs of jeans which had procured a nasty rip in the knee (one which I kept sticking my toes through and ripping even further every time I put them on). … Continue reading “DIY Fun: Recycled Stuffed Friend”