Kenna declares each and every morning that shes an early bird, climbs in my bed to snuggle and then promptly falls back asleep. She comes home with clay, mud, marker, milk and all other manner ...
Target is at it again.On May 6 they debuted The Shops at Target featuring curated items from five boutiques: Aspen’s Cos Bar, Boston’s Polka Dog Bakery, sweets from San Francisco’s The Candy Store , ...
There was a meeting in my kitchen this morning.I was not invited.In fact the meeting was so top secret that Michal suggested I should spend the night at a hotel just to make sure I didnt accidentally...
In the spirit of equal-opportunity video performances, this is Kenna singing "Mother Knows Best" from "Tangled." Think shes seen this movie a few, oh, dozen times?
Kenna and Michal both sing all. the. time. Usually its a Disney song, or a song from school, or sometimes a song theyve made up.This is Michal singing "Reflection" from Mulan.It makes m...
Kennas favorite color is gold -- shiny, metallic, the-more-it-sparkles-the-bette r, gold. Shell settle for yellow in a pinch but then shell remind you that gold, not yellow, is actually her favo...
Today we headed to California Adventure. A lot of the park is under construction as they finish up a new entrance, main street, street car system and Cars Land for the June 15 opening. Ca...
The girls and I are spending the week in California with my friend Cara and her son.And yes, were spending a few days at Disneyland!The girls couldnt be happier. I am pretty darn happy too!
I made the girls Easter Bonnets for an Easter Bonnet contest. Here they are on the stage during the tense moments of judging. They actually had fun up on the stage even though Kenna...
From our family to yours, a very Happy Easter!
1500 eggs hidden in the park around the lake.100 kids looking for those eggs.15 minutes of in-the-dark searching.1 egg found.Luckily there were extra eggs.
The girls and I dyed eggs with ties -- the kind men used to wear to work in the good old days -- and I love how they turned out!You start with silk ties -- I bought mine at Good Will. (Yo...
We spent most of the day at the pool today. The girls made a friend and the three of them went up and down the slides for three hours!Eric and I laid on chairs in the shade and read . . . ...
This is the "Shell Store" the girls created on our patio. Michal told me, "Its like a lemonade stand, only with shells. Were going to give the money we make to an orphanage.&#...
We woke up to dark skies, thunder and rain his morning but the rain only lasted a short time and by late morning it was sunny and beautiful again. The first thing on the girls list today was to find ...
Im interrupting my oh-so-fascinating Spring Break report to humbly ask if I could ask for you help again.The girls Alice in Wonderland birthday party is a finalist in the March Project Nursery contes...
We spent the morning at the pool and then the girls went to Sanibel Sea School this afternoon. Its an amazing program at our resort, run by a non-profit group thats dedicated to marine ec...
We started our morning at a great place for breakfast called the Island Cow. Then we headed to the beach to hunt for shells. After the beach we started a resort-wide sc...
We flew to Ft. Meyers, Florida this morning and then drove to Captiva Island for a week for Spring Break.The resort were at is spread over more than 300 acres so we have our very own golf cart for th...
Chicago is a town that embraces St. Patricks Day with unrestrained enthusiasm. What other town dyes their river green to celebrate the day?We celebrated at Disney Live, admittedly not par...
This morning Michal was in my closet. I asked what she was doing and she told me that she was picking out an outfit for me to wear to chaperone her field trip.Her pick? A knee-lengt...
Some of you have asked to see more of our new house so I thought Id share some pictures. I still have a lot to do but thats just part of the fun of a new house, isnt it? This is the living...
Michal and Kenna marched in the St. Patricks Day parade today. It was a beautiful day for a parade . . . clear and sunny and just a little cool. Spring is definitely trying hard to ...
On Saturday we celebrated Kenna and Michals 8th Birthday with an Alice in Wonderland party for 20 little girls. Their birthday was actually eight weeks ago but between our trip to Arizona and m...
23 years ago I married an amazing man. One of the best decisions I ever made!He and the girls brought me breakfast in bed this morning -- waffles with strawberries and whipped cream -- and we all wen...
Thanks so much for voting in the Project Nursery contest. I know that many of you went back and voted every day. I sincerely appreciate it! And the Chinese New Year Baby Shower...
In my opinion, there is nothing better than a Diane von Furstenburg wrap dress. They are flattering on just about every body type. You can dress them up -- heels and a great necklace -- or dress them...
Michal is Student of the Week this week. This is the poster she made to share with her class. I think her illustrations are so cute! There are three little "self portraits" ...
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