All Boyds, all the time.
Miniature humans! How do they do it?
Although I enjoy personal reflection, I’m not usually one for making New Year’s resolutions. But this year, I do have one small personal change which I resolve to implement in 2011. Continue reading “My New Year’s resolution: Say “yes” to reading”
Rosie on May 16, 2010.
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”
Once again this year, we sent out a blank Mad Lib for the mischievous among you to create your own version of our holiday letter. But if you’d like the official version, here you go — with a bonus slideshow of favorite moments from the year.
Continue reading “Our 2010 Mad Lib and photo highlights”
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”
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 has taken to carrying her beloved Gwen around in her “Baby Bjørn” (on September 25, 2010).
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”