All Boyds, all the time.
Miniature humans! How do they do it?
We were back last week for a vacation at “our favorite lake house”:/news/2008/vacation-for-four/, and what a lovely week it was! We kept things simple, and we find that leads to the most fun. Continue reading “Vacation simplicity on the lake”
Lucy’s birthday doesn’t usually fall on Easter weekend, so we decided to take this rare opportunity for a super-festival of spring fun! Continue reading “Lucy’s fifth birthday party”
Our little baby is officially a big “three-year-old”:/news/2011/rosies-third-birthday-breakfast-interview/ now! She is such a grown-up girl that we had our very first kid-centered party to celebrate. (Includes video.) Continue reading “Imagine: Inviting Kids to a Birthday Party”
Rosie in video shot on March 14, 2011. She’s got big plans now that she’s three.
We are fortunate to have a rich supply of college-age babysitters in our neighborhood (thanks to “North Park University”:http://www.northpark.edu/) — but most candidates we don’t know personally, so we have needed a reliable way to select and screen good childcare providers. Here’s the straightforward system we’ve come up with. Continue reading “How to interview a babysitter”
Lucy on February 10, 2010 (yes, apparently we had a big snow in early February last year, too).
You might call these our favorite Valentine’s Day cards. Another name for these might be “Low-Maintenance Valentines for Busy Mothers of Delightfully Creative Children.” Continue reading “How to make a valentine”
There’s some pretty strong language flying around at our house, and it’s not coming from the grown-ups. Continue reading “Potty jokes”
Here’s the story of one of my less stellar parenting moments and its miraculous resolution. Continue reading “A way out: how I got un-mad”
In the Boyd car, we have a rule: you cannot sit in “the Law.” Please allow me to explain. Continue reading “The Law”