All Boyds, all the time.
We just returned from the girls’ first airplane trip, and it was so successful that I want to record my packing list and notes for future reference. How do your experiences compare? Continue reading “Airplane travel with preschoolers”
I believe this is the first cookie recipe I’ve ever invented myself — and it’s not half bad, if I do say so. Continue reading “Double dark-chocolate shortbread”
We’ve been trying to figure out what to do about Santa “for several years now”:/news/2006/o-santa-why-so-troubling/, and our expanding social circle isn’t making it any easier. Continue reading “Stumbling over Santa”
Let me introduce you to my favorite cookie from my favorite cookbook, and the special nickname Lucy has given them. Continue reading ““Great News Cookies””
Once or twice a year, I blink — and I notice that the girls’ bedtime routines have evolved into something new. So I thought I’d take a moment to record these sweet moments so I remember them when we’re all a few years older. Continue reading “How to get ready for bed”
Lucy has a new friend to take care of her “eyeglasses”:/news/2010/diamonds-are-a-girls-best-friend/ every night. She is very proud of him. Continue reading “Glassie, the overnight eyeglass guardian”
Rosie and I have a new trick for finding interesting children’s books, and it is helping us discover some real gems. Continue reading “Our latest trick at the library (plus Brown Rabbit in the City)“
_Lucy, while the girls examined a turkey baster:_
bq. Rosie, don’t poke that in too far or your eyeball will slide down into your belly!
Even a simple peanut-butter lunch around here can be emotionally intense, at least for Mama. Continue reading “Crunchy versus creamy and the possibility of change”
I’ve been taking Lucy out of preschool one day a month for a family field trip. In October, we went once again to one of our favorite places, the “John G. Shedd Aquarium”:http://sheddaquarium.org/. We’ve got a few tips about how to make the most of a visit there. Continue reading “Our guide to fun at the Shedd Aquarium”