well, the day has finally arrived. a few weeks ago (months?), anna started taking a few steps here and there, but needed much prompting, cheering, and the proper environment. now, she’s a full fledged walker. on the go. it’s so funny how differently she arrived at this point than isaac. he just would let go […]
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new yorkers come to town.
the first shift of my family (mom, sister, niece) arrived last wednesday morning. then, on friday, we took a RIDICULOUSLY long trip to the airport to pick up my stepdad and brother, who had been delayed, bumped, rerouted and needed three flights over the course of 9 hours to get here. (ps. it takes about […]
extreme* hoodie makeover

*not really extreme. i bought this hoodie at a consignment store for $1.00 on friday: (sorry for the terrible picture quality. i took it to send to a friend and then never took a better “before” picture). if you can’t tell, it’s white with an embroidered boat. a boat. really? anyhow, i couldn’t decide what […]
hot pink. cupcakes. crafty.

so the story starts like many others: i follow a lot of blogs. and i’ve created a rather long list of crafty things i want to try someday. one of them was to dye my own onesies. why? why not just buy them the color i want them? well, there’s a few reasons. for starters, […]
spring!!! (almost).

jumping: climbing: observing: shooting fire: trying out the rickety bridge: attempting to climb up the slide: a familiar face in the tunnel: tunnel happiness: pushing and swinging: “fishing” (aka: poking a stick in stagnant water): playing in the mulch: climber: post park fun dip on the porch:
ruffle butt

i made this for anna today and i couldn’t stop taking pictures of her butt. i don’t know if i ever will.
one small step
i meant to post about this last week when it actually happened. but, my plans often get thwarted by these tiny needy people that are constantly hovering around me. lately, anna has upgraded from cruising along stationary objects to using a ride on toy to gain access to all open floor space. often with the […]