My Head Is A Mess

Too.much.stuff.  Too many wardrobe options to pack.  Too many things rolling around in my brain. Two days left, and then we leave for BlogHer 12. I have been listening carefully to everyone’s words of wisdom about bringing comfortable shoes. There are breakfasts and sessions and workshops and keynotes and parties and expos and parties and…

Three!

My sweet Max, Three years ago today, I was holding you in my arms for the very first time.  From the moment I saw your face, I knew that you were the little boy I had been waiting all of my life for.  Your eyes, your full little lips, your itty bitty arms and legs…

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…

The Best of Friends

Max and Jack got up close and personal with a few firetrucks this week.  They climbed in and out of the driver’s seat, they tried on helmets, they watched the lights on the truck flash.  They followed each other around the fire station, speaking the same little language and gesturing to each other where they…

When Things Were Good, They Were Very Very Good

Just the important things: It would be completely sacrilegious and unkosher to say that Purim is the new Halloween. So I won’t. But Max’s preschool goes big for Purim, and of course, Max never refuses a chance to be a fireman for the day. They made mini hamantaschen, y’all.  How cute is that? And had a…

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…