Amelia: 204 weeks + Margot: 106 weeks I’m tired. We’ve all been sick with croup and/or colds. David had to go out of town for work. You know how it is; life happens. Still, good things are happening around here. We went to the zoo and fed a giraffe. Mila and I went on a “girl date” to the ballet,… View Post
Margot asked for three things for her birthday: cupcakes, “cwockalit”, and pink. These dark chocolate cupcakes with strawberry cream cheese frosting ticked all the boxes. And oh my goodness, were they good. I usually prefer a thick slice of cake to a cupcake or two–something about the frosting-to-cake ratio, I think–but these might be my new go-to treat for a… View Post
I really shouldn’t call her that anymore. I mean, she’s two today. TWO. I almost can’t believe it. And just look at her. She’s a kid. A silly, smart, sassy, sensitive, stubborn, snuggly, sweet kid. Oh, that face. She squeezes my heart till I think it might burst. She sings all day long. She climbs on me and gives me… View Post
Amelia: 202 weeks + Margot: 104 weeks Living in this desert (which up till now is still pleasant but I’m just waiting for that triple-digit bomb to drop) is hard. But you know what? It’s still pretty beautiful. And we have tons of sources for pretty amazing Mexican food. Like these Benny Blanco tortillas we got at the Gilbert Farmer’s… View Post
Amelia: 201 weeks + Margot: 103 weeks We spent Easter afternoon at David’s parents’ house and it was just lovely. The girls dyed eggs for the first time ever. (I’m not very good at holidays, especially when small children making messes are involved, so thank goodness for grandmas who are more patient than I am.) Uncle Ben played Easter Bunny,… View Post