After Jack received the most adorable (and ingenious!) thank you note from a good friend a few weeks back, I set out to make something similar for him to send to the friends who attended his birthday party. It really is a terrific concept: make notes with fillable fields to allow the child to truly…
Family
Not-quite-spring cleaning
I’m trying something new this year: “spring” cleaning before spring has actually sprung. The way I look at it is, by the time the birds are chirping and warm days are upon us again, the house will be spiffed enough that I won’t have to feel guilty about punching my housekeeper card to go play…
Such a sweetie
Cecily was four months old this past Friday. All I can say is wow. She’s been through so much since her birth, and I am so proud of her resilient little spirit. She is making such strides on every possible level now, flying at warp speed through milestones like rolling over (last Monday), sitting up…
Welcoming four with a roar
Having a birthday on December 20th makes planning a birthday party a challenge. We opted for something different for Jack’s birthday this year, and instead of trying to figure out when around the holidays people would be able (and willing) to attend yet another party, we decided to wait to have his party until after…
This girl…
…is something else! Charlotte is our walking hurricane, and I say that with all of the fondness and pride (and utter exhaustion!!) a parent of such a little girl knows very well. From the moment she is up every morning until the second she collapses in a heap each night, she is on the GO….
Christmas 2009
I have finally managed to sift through all of our photos from Christmas. There were so many terrific shots, I had a heck of a time deciding which ones to share! One of the things Matt and I have enjoyed immensely about having children is the opportunity to create new Christmas traditions unique to our…
Christmas visitors
My parents made the trek from New Mexico a few days before the actual holiday to spend an early Christmas with us before packing up and heading to Denver to spend time with Lori’s crew. Just after they left, Matt’s parents and Leigh and John arrived. It was an action-packed week to say the least,…
Happy New Year!
There is nothing that serves you a reality check regarding your social life more conclusively than New Year’s Eve as the parents of three small children. Matt and I were both in bed well before the ball even dropped in New York City, but the good news about that was that it allowed us to…
Merry Christmas!
Amy @ Positively SplendidHaving grown up in a home brimming with sewing notions and paintbrushes, Amy has a deep love for all things creative. On any given day, you’ll find her knee-deep in her latest creative endeavor, with projects ranging from sewing and crafts to home decor and kid-friendly ideas. Amy believes that everyone, regardless…
Thank you for your thoughts and prayers!
What a week this has been for little Cecily. I now have a very healthy respect for the incredible impact that a relatively innocuous virus for adults can have on such little ones. Cecily has been such a trooper throughout all of this, and we are so immensely grateful for all of the kind prayers,…