Sat, Jan 14, 2012
Posted in Babies at 8:57 am by Ann

Dear Lucy and Rosie,
With this week’s first real Chicago snow of 2012, I cant help thinking back to last year’s Groundhog Day Blizzard. Here are some of our memories (and favorite photos) from that historic storm that I hope you girls will remember happily. more »
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Sun, Jan 8, 2012
Posted in Recipes at 5:40 pm by Ann

This is the recipe for the Boyds’ very favorite granola in the whole wide world. more »
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Thu, Jan 5, 2012
Posted in Babies at 9:00 am by Ann

Two-thousand-eleven was a big year, wasn’t it? (Arab Spring, anyone?) Although we can’t necessarily lay claim to events of historic import, the Boyds’ house has seen a fair amount of action itself, though we haven’t always covered it at the time. Here’s our Year-in-Review Edition. more »
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Sun, Nov 27, 2011
Posted in Babies at 3:32 pm by Ann

This is perhaps one of the only instances I have experienced where earnest, soft-hearted empathy went a bit too far. The good news is that Lucy really is getting the hang of it. more »
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Wed, Nov 23, 2011
Posted in Recipes at 4:33 pm by Ann

This summer, I discovered that I am seriously crazy for homemade ice cream. more »
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Sat, Nov 19, 2011
Posted in The Daily Boydling at 9:26 pm by Ann

Rosie and Lucy on April 13, 2011.

Click photo to enlarge.
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Mon, Nov 14, 2011
Posted in Babies at 11:20 am by Ann

This fall has been unlike any other: we started homeschooling! Here’s the chronicle of our first official day of Lucy’s homeschool kindergarten. more »
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Sat, Aug 20, 2011
Posted in Babies at 11:30 am by Ann

Earlier this summer, I took my first work trip with the girls along, and I have lived to tell the marvelous tale! more »
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Sat, Jul 30, 2011
Posted in Babies at 8:57 am by Ann

Some things fall between the cracks here at our house — like this post, which has been lost for two years. more »
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Mon, Jul 18, 2011
Posted in Babies at 9:16 pm by Ann

As the chief child-bather around here, I have some rules about splashing — or more specifically, not splashing me. But recently I’ve been wondering: what’s most important here? more »
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Thu, Jul 14, 2011
Posted in Babies at 9:17 pm by Ann

This news is about a month old, but it still feels pretty current to most of us: the girls are officially sleeping in bunk beds. more »
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Wed, Jun 29, 2011
Posted in Babies at 10:16 pm by Ann

Rosie and I had a head-on collision the other day. Literally. And don’t I have the shiner to prove it! more »
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Tue, Jun 28, 2011
Posted in Babies at 7:11 am by Ann

Lucy has a special tool that’s been helping her eye get stronger. And (I know you’re going to be shocked) it has sparkles on it. more »
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Sun, Jun 19, 2011
Posted in Recipes at 9:30 pm by Ann

I have a confession to make: I’ve only tried one, single recipe for scones. But when they’re this good, who needs experimentation? more »
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Sun, Jun 5, 2011
Posted in Babies at 9:02 pm by Ann

Batman has the Joker. Superman has Lex Luthor. Jerry Seinfeld has Newman. The Boyds? We have Fordie and Gordie. more »
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