Tomorrow is Chinese New Year. 2014 is the year of the horse. I love using Chinese New Year as an excuse to order some of my favorite Chinese food — we don’t order out much since I cook a lot so it’s a real treat. Since I’ve had kids, I’ve also started giving red envelopes […] Read more…
Gwyneth was very excited to dress as Merida this Halloween. I finished the costume a few days before, but we didn’t get her all dressed up until right before trick-or-treating. Like the Harry Potter costume, it just wouldn’t be complete without crazy colored hair spray. She really liked how her hair transformed to be just […] Read more…
Connor has started reading the Harry Potter books. I’ve been really excited about this – not just because I enjoyed all of the books myself, but these are the first books he’s reading that are long (and without pictures). After we read the first book together (out loud) he declaired that “books without pictures can […] Read more…
What better job could there be than to be mother to these wonderful kiddos. I am so grateful that I have these two in my life and that I get to spend every day with them! Happy Mother’s Day! Read more…
| Holidays
Christmas Eve morning I did a bit of last minute holiday sewing. I really liked the idea of stockings that were all different, but had similar colors — and not just red and green — I love the red and brown combination and even though only one print is “Christmasy” — the poinsettia print — […] Read more…
