Living Life and Loving It

We did it!  Simon lived to be two years old!  With all his crazy shenanigans I wasn't quite sure if he would make it this far.  Without ...

I just found this treasure in the hot oven. Formerly a plastic toy plate. Surprisingly (and very fortunately) it wasn't dripping or smo...

...he is terrified by an episode of Curious George. A specific episode when George gets separated from The Man with the Yellow hat in the su...

Praying this little boy lives to be two. Hoping this mama doesn't die of a heart attack first.

Lately we have been blessed with perfect weather, day after day. Cool in the mornings, sunny and mid 70's by the afternoon. Absolutely ...

Sometimes we stop to smell the roses. Other times we stop to watch buildings grow right before our eyes. Oliver prefers the later, at this p...

Last year I thought the first day of kindergarten was tough.  But the first day of 1st grade was even more heart wrenching.  I have my theor...

Labor Day weekend we headed to Washington D.C. for some fun.  The first day was extremely hot.  The second day was also hot, but a little mo...

I found this post from two years ago still in draft form; never published.  But I still love this muffin recipe, so I thought I'd share....

A few weeks ago we jumped on a last minute opportunity to go to Boston for a weekend.  It was right after the tornado hit and my in-laws we...

This was the 5th year of Summer Streets and, yes, it is still one of my all time favorite family events in the city.  But, truth be told, I...