Last year at Halloween – I was hugely pregnant (eek) and sick.  Figures!  Luckily, we get maybe 3 Trick or Treaters in our neighborhood, so that didn’t matter.  As I laid there last year, so completely miserable from having THE WORST FLU EVER, I thought about how next year would be so different and fun and I couldn’t wait to go so over-the-top for our bambino’s first Halloween.  While I don’t think we ended up being as crazy as I … →

I’ve always thought people who crafted were cool – and practical – and all that good stuff. I also knew thought that I would never be able to do anything remotely close to what these people accomplish…but then I came across Pinterest and my un-crafty days are now far behind me.  I think my initial issue with home decorating was that I was under the seriously skewed view of how to go about decorating your home (not that I’m some … →

Ok, we realize we have completely slacked on our original attempts to be a blogging family. But, as can be expected with adding another human being to your life, things have been hectic and side projects, jobs, crafts, lapsit storytime, etc. have all gotten in the way of making sure we kept our extended family in the know. So now, here I am again hoping to update you (in a nutshell) on the goings-on in our family of 4 (furry … →

Yesterday we had our first solid food experience – if that’s what you can call it. We did a very runny, rice cereal for dinner and Cohen did surprisingly well. He was a little bit confused as to what was going on, but he sure does like sitting in his high chair! I know it’ll take some getting used to for all of us, but we are looking forward to it! Cohen loved to make a bigger mess than I … →