We have officially completed our first full year of Kindermusik. We started with a class for babies up to age 18 months. (How was he so little just one year ago?) We held our babies and encouraged them to clap their hands and hit the drum, and sometimes they crawled off the music mat, but they mostly just sat with... Read more
Last week we visited Triple B Farms, which is located just outside of Pittsburgh. If you live in the area, you must check it out! I’m not kidding when I say that it is the coolest place we’ve been to since we moved to western Pennsylvania. We met up with a few other local moms and kiddos for a morning... Read more
Dear Sam, You are our comedian, our explorer, and our little love bug. And I can’t believe you are twenty months old! Summertime has brought with it many new adventures: first visits to the science museum and the zoo, first tractor ride, and first trip around the merry-go-round. You are only slightly timid when encountering new things, and as soon... Read more
We took Sam to the zoo on Memorial Day. And I admit that we were more excited than he was. At first. The lions and leopards and giraffes were so far away, and Sam was more interested in trying to climb the railing — much to his mother’s dismay. But then we entered the elephant house, and he was mesmerized.... Read more
I have started no less than five posts since we returned from Alabama. And, yet, it has remained awfully silent around here. So let’s play a little catch up, shall we? Because we all know those draft posts aren’t going to get finished anytime soon. It’s been hot here. In fact, it’s felt more like July than May. I’m not... Read more
After an extra long drive to the airport (thanks to the Pittsburgh Marathon), two flights plus a three-hour layover in between, and another two hours in the car, we finally arrived at Oma’s and Opa’s house in Huntsville, AL. But all of those hours were well worth it. Sam and I had a fantastic four days with family — and... Read more
Sam and I had the pleasure of joining our friends, Jenn and Dominic, last week for a morning at the Carnegie Science Center in Pittsburgh. Sam was mesmerized by the robots … … and the trains. He begged to blow the whistle and tried several times to climb under the railing to get closer to the railroad. Sam and his... Read more
Hey little buddy! Today you are 19 months and 9 days old. You keep Momma so busy that it’s become difficult to find time to write your monthly letters. But I don’t want to forget a single moment. In fact, I would love to hit the pause button and save this age forever. You have so much personality! And your... Read more
It’s May. And you have at least a month until swimsuit season. Which means you have plenty of time to bake this insane dessert. Fudgy brownies + peanut butter cups + salty peanuts + a little snap, crackle, and pop. I promise you won’t be able to eat just one. You’re welcome. Peanut Butter Cup Brownies (Print the Recipe) Makes... Read more
We had an invasion of pink in our home last weekend. Our friends visited with their three beautiful girls: Kennedy (4 1/2), Leyton (2 1/2), and Henley (6 months). Not surprisingly, our little ladies man loved it. We took full advantage of the sun on Saturday afternoon and let the kids run around in their barefeet. By the time we... Read more