One of Those Nights

At 20 weeks pregnant, I asked my doctor if it was safe to go to Vegas. “It’s not what you think.  I’m going with my mom.” Which made it sound even more bizarre than it actually was. We were going to Las Vegas to see Tim McGraw and Faith Hill in concert.  Two separate flights,…

Bits And Pieces

Let’s hear it for some random bits and pieces from our family to yours.. 1. Max woke up with an out-of-flippin’-nowhere high fever on Sunday. He threw in a few screams of “My back huwts!! Wight here!” When he managed to point to the lower right part of his back a few times throughout the…

Five Faves On Friday

We’ve had some fun adventures to be thankful for this week, so we’re linking up to Jennifer’s Five Faves on Friday over at Also Known As The Wife. 1. Chocolate ice cream. On a cone. I have never seen my boy devour something so completely.  Milo, this cone’s for you….Max is going to challenge you to…

I Love You Because…

Dear Max, I look at you splashing in the bath tub, with a single bubble dotting your forehead, and it strikes me that you are now balanced between the end of “two”, and the beginning of “three”.  Toddlers are two.  Babies are two.  Tiny, babbling, barely emerging.  Speaking gibberish and being sort-of oblivious, that’s two.  But YOU, my…

Sweet Home San Diego

In case you were wondering, we’ve traded our house by the bay for a house by the beach. For the week, anyway. For vacation, at least. San Diego has welcomed us with open arms, old favorites, and new hidden gems. Lev and his mommy Mindy joined us for a choose-your-own-adventure playdate. A train ride, pennies…

It’s Beginning To Look A Lot Like Chanukah

The blogosphere is abuzz with the sound of Christmas.  Some of my favorite bloggers are hosting Christmas Home Tours.  Otherwise known as “decorate your house within an inch of its life and then brag about it on the internet”.  The Jews can keep up with the Jones’ any day of the week.  I’ll take your…