we’ve been getting quite a few warm days here lately. and we’ve been taking advantage, getting outside as much as we can. for walks, to the park, or even just sitting in the hard, crunchy, mostly dormant grass in the front yard.
anna
baby legs

i follow a ridiculous number of blogs. cupcake blogs. home decor blogs. mom blogs. friend blogs. and many a craft blog. on one such blog, i was reading a post about how to turn some old grownup t-shirts and a onesie into a pieced jersey dress. i thought, “well, that would be a really great […]
o.u.t.s.i.d.e.

it’s 73 degrees right now. it’s been the most beautiful of days, and we took full advantage. we started our day with a visit from our small friend maya, daughter of heather, who went up to the hospital for the day to spend time with her mom. isaac and maya played for a bit, while […]
north carolina february…

the weather has been amazing this week, so we have taken every opportunity to go to the park. we’ve been three times, i think. and we’re scheduled for trip number four tomorrow with some friends… it’s been so nice to get out of the stupid house of germs and run around and get some sun.
infected right ear.

we’ve had a rough go this winter. so much sickness. colds. flus. coughs. stomach bugs. so, when anna started to be run-down at the same time as the rest of us, we assumed she had the same ailment. when it didn’t go away in the same time frame, we thought maybe it was the teething. […]
quadrupling chompers
anna got her first two teeth at right around 4 months. and then 5 months passed by and she still only had those first two. then i noticed a little white bump on her top gums. then another. and another and another. just when those four poked through, i saw two more bumps on the […]
fact: robots <3 cupcakes.

i have had this idea for a painting for annababy’s room in my head for a very very long time. only, it would require i dig out my painting stuff. take inventory. go to michaels and get the colors that i needed. set up shop somewhere in a house that has been taken over by […]
anna, lately

future cake baker: food enthusiast: frosting quality control analyst: drama queen: passenger on the isaac express:
di$ney world!!
it goes like this… isaac has never had a big cool birthday party. but, this year, having had to share his life with a baby sister, we thought maybe we’d spring for a bit bigger of a bash and have some friends. maybe at the bouncing place. it was going to be a lot of […]
the clinger
well, we went to florida, for my gramps memorial service. we left last saturday and got back on friday. anna, who is already a bit clingy, did not fare well on the trip. there were so many strange faces. faces attached to bodies attached to arms that were endlessly reaching out to hold her. and […]