Today I had the privilege of taking my 7-year old (alone) on errands with me. Wow. One. One, older child…is so easy and light to travel with. She’s so self-sufficient. Buckling and unbuckling…alone. Helping open doors and carrying things. We actually talked and I was able to listen. Really listen. The way I can’t when […]

Grandma brought this Happy Food Face out to Buga when she was having a picnic in the backyard. Her goal was to get Buga to want to eat it…but Buga said it was too pretty and she didn’t want to mess it up! We ate it anyway 🙂

Buga just had a birthday party. We celebrated Eric Carle-style with a Hungry Caterpillar themed party. It was so bright, colorful, and cheerful – just what we all needed this time of year. I did some online searching for party theme ideas and in collaboration with my own ideas, here’s what we came up with. […]

When we were at Grandma and Grandpa’s house last week, Layla got a new puzzle. She put the pieces in lickety-split as if she had played with the puzzle for ages. She was so happy with herself. She would clap and say “Bravo! Bravo!” Really, where does she pick this stuff up? It’s not like […]