Archive for August, 2011

carousel

What could be more exciting to a 4-year-old than the possibility of riding a carousel for the first time? What [...]

Tuesday, August 30th, 2011
Posted in Loose Ends | No Comments »

rainbows and snowflakes

You may recall that Simon was dead set on having a rainbow birthday party this year. Micah was not as [...]

Tuesday, August 30th, 2011
Posted in Brooklyn, celebration, Simon, the day-to-day | 3 Comments »

tail machine

Would you believe me if I said that the most exciting thing about Hurricane Sunday was that Micah and I [...]

Monday, August 29th, 2011
Posted in artistic endeavors, craftiness, kid stuff | 7 Comments »

“potty soon?”

“Potty. Potty soon? Potty soon?” Oliver has several two-word phrases at his disposal, but this (and “Sit down!”) is the [...]

Wednesday, August 24th, 2011
Posted in motherhood, Oliver | 5 Comments »

a quake! a quake!

We felt a little tremor a few minutes ago. The strings of balls we have running across our living room [...]

Tuesday, August 23rd, 2011
Posted in Brooklyn | 2 Comments »

simon says

Out of the blue: “Moms are better than chocolate cake!”

Friday, August 19th, 2011
Posted in Loose Ends | 1 Comment »

fireman pole

Simon’s newest love: the fireman’s pole. I’ve made the mistake of taking him to the nearest park simply because it [...]

Friday, August 19th, 2011
Posted in Simon | 2 Comments »

berry train trip

“Long Island Rail Road train! Long Island Rail Road train!” One of the boys, if not both yell this just [...]

Wednesday, August 17th, 2011
Posted in Brooklyn, kid stuff, the boys | 3 Comments »

4 or 40?

Simon is 4 years old. Simon is 4 years old. Simon is 4 years old. Simon is 4 years old. [...]

Wednesday, August 10th, 2011
Posted in Simon | 2 Comments »

weekend bliss — a crosspost

I am somewhat ashamed to admit that when I saw this weekend approaching as we crossed the days off the [...]

Monday, August 8th, 2011
Posted in Brooklyn, kid stuff, motherhood, the boys, vacation | 4 Comments »