Last night we had pork chops for dinner. Jacob looks up at me and says, “I want my pork chops Mama.” “Oh good. Well, here’s your pork chop right here. Eat these bites.” “I want my pork chops Mama.” (Clearly, he’s not getting through to me.) “Yes, this is your…
After months of anticipation, numerous threatening calls to an unnamed retailer and lots of talk about what “big boys” do… Jakey slept in his new big boy bed last night for the very first time!I woke-up in the middle of the night and James was gone. Apparently Jacob was “‘cared”…
My friend Emily is from Boston and she claims the best, most authentic lobster roll in the Bay Area can be found at Sam’s in Half Moon Bay (www.samschowderhouse.com). I think I even saw it featured on The Today Show. She’s right, it is delicious, but I’ve found one that’s…
At dinner the other night we were enjoying warm chicken souvlaki wrapped in flatbread. Good stuff. Jakey tells me, “I want sprinkles, Mama. Sprinkles.” I look across the kitchen table… I’m not seeing any sprinkles. “This?” “Yesth.” “Olive tapenade with feta cheese?” “Sprinkle it, please. Sprinkling.” Imagine little fingers pantomiming…
Jakey’s buddy Costa is infamous for his love of garbage trucks. You might even call it an obsession. He wakes up like clockwork to see them. He has numerous toy garbage trucks. He even watches garbage truck home movies. Whenever we hear or see a garbage truck, Jake always asks…