Guess the Bird

We went hiking on Saturday. It was about an hour and a half of driving to get there, and on the way we played a favorite game which I think we just call “guess what it is.” We all have different interests, so we tend to pick topics from our own knowledge...

Christmas presents 2013

Here it is, my annual holiday gift round-up. As usual, no pictures — don’t want the kids peeking anything from across the room. This list isn’t quite complete. I’m a little bit using it to figure out what else I need. Though we are being real...

Ringlets

Today, I am grateful for Ramona’s ponytails.

Ramona’s birthday recap

Here’s Ramona (and Zuzu) on her birthday, playing with her excellent new trolley bus toy that my mom got for her at the Clark. She also has a new yellow bunny from Susan and the best, softest, cutest doggie ever from Rope Swing Studio. And what better way to...

Ramona is 2 today!

That’s right! Little Miss Fancypants is 2! Her favorite things are dogs, avocados, and clothes with pockets. And here’s a secret: she’s the most comically gifted of all my kids, I think, which says a lot. I can’t even imagine what she’s...

Book movers

Annoying thing that toddlers and preschoolers do: “We are playing house,” says Zuzu. I won’t even get into what this means for how they think I do my housekeeping.