Sleepless Smiles

The last few days have been extra-exhausting. My parents watched the kids a few nights ago so Mike and I could go out, which was really great, but the downside was James and I got on different schedules. It took a few days for the two of us to get back into a rhythm where…

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Lemonade Stand

Annie recently read about a lemonade stand in one of her Pinkalicious books, and has been after us ever since to have a lemonade stand of her own. If you can’t see the video above, click here. Next time we’ll have to move Annie’s booth to a busy corner!

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It’s So Cool In My Pool

Last week Annie went in her cousins’ inflatable kiddie pool, and ever since then she’s been begging us to let her in one again. I tried to play like kiddie pools are magical things that only special people who aren’t us have, but the girl remembered that I bought her a kiddie pool last year….

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My Little Weirdo

Tonight Annie came up to me carrying a magazine, placed it on my lap, and pointed to the open page. “I like her face, Dada!” I looked down and did a double take. This is the what she was pointing to: That’s right. Annie was pointing to an ad for antidepressant medication. “Uh,” I stammered….

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Gobble, Gobble

Back in April I received the local Parks and Rec pamphlet in the mail, and I started thinking about how I was going to keep Annabel occupied this summer. I flipped through the pages of all the available camps and classes, and I settled on swimming for her again. I want to tell you that…

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