One thing we’ve tried to instill in these kids from a very early age is the value of adventurous eating. It’s one of the very few things we’ve actually been successful at instilling. That and as I mentioned previously, staring out the window on long car rides. I’m not exactly…
On our way to Avila this weekend we stopped in Paso to grab some lunch. There are a number of places on my Pinterest board that I’m dying to try… just not with two little monkeys that have been caged in a Toureg for several hours. I do have to…
I’m really excited right now because first, we’re on our way to a fun-filled four day July fourth weekend at Avila Beach with the Purnells. And second, we get to pick-up my latest vintage poster that I had framed in San Luis Obispo. Yes, three hours away seems a little…
As far back as I can remember, Jacob didn’t want to sleep. At five days old, he was squirming and yanking his protective eyewear off at Lucille Packard Children’s Hospital under the jaundice lights. I didn’t sleep the entire night. Neither did he. As he got older, he would fight…
We had a lovely Easter this year. I got Nate to wear a new outfit with little sharks that matched his brother. He made a case for “the black and blue one Superman shirt,” but I prevailed. The Easter Bunny came and Jake fell asleep before he could catch him.…
This morning James and I are unsuccessfully trying to sleep past 6am on a Saturday morning and we are joined by the little one. He starts asking his usual string of questions and it goes something like this: “Mama, why is you so big and Daddy is GIANT?” “Well, we’re…
Last week I was packing for an overnight work trip to Sausalito and was reminded of an incident back in January. Every January I “get to go” to Vegas for a week-long work meeting. Each year my room is exactly the same as the year before. I’ve come to think…
It’s hard to keep up with the many comings and goings of these little rascals. Below are a few of the latest and greatest things I’ve overheard in 2014: Jake (age 4): “Nate, Nate. When you’re done changing your diaper and putting your clothes on, pick out a hat. You…
The boys have been in the bunk beds for months now and it’s time for me to take down the crib and decide what to do with it. Parting with certain baby things is harder than one might expect. Maybe this is why my parents still have my childhood crib…
On our second to last night in Maui, we ventured out for the first time after dark and attended a luau at the Westin near Whaler’s Village. James is fairly certain he saw the exact same luau emcee at his last luau at least ten years ago. Only now, the…