Happy 90th Birthday, Pete Seeger!

Happy birthday, Pete Seeger! I would just like to personally thank Pete Seeger for creating music that continues to enthrall and enchant my children on a daily basis. We’ve had “The Foolish Frog” on repeat for three years now. And I love that Pete...

Happy bath girl

Last night we put Zuzu in the regular bathtub for the first time. She was so incredibly excited to be out of her in-sink lounge chair and was all grins. The boys were totally fascinated by the idea of Zuzu in the bath, and now everyone keeps asking for more baths, all...

She’s Actual Size, But She Seems Much Bigger to Me.

The other day I was working at the computer, and Eli behind me said, “Mom, you’re huge! You’re huge, Mom!” I decided to ignore him rather than go into a whole lecture about how it’s not nice to tell someone she’s huge, and that...

Kid snippets from this week

Eli: “I find sidewalks to be quite boring. I think we should buy a sidewalk plow.” ******* Henry came downstairs, and his pants were on backwards. I said, “Hey, your pants are on backwards.” He looked down, saw the two back pockets right there...

What exactly are we talking about here?

Walking home from the hardware store, we passed a little pond. Eli: Let’s stop and look for birds. Julie: Ok. Eli: There’s one. Julie: That’s a crow. [Crow flies into a tree.] Eli: He’s lonely. Julie: Maybe he just wants some quiet time. Eli:...