• family,  yummy

    two kitchen helpers in one kitchen

    In our house, we have two kitchen helpers. Miss L is one of them. This is the other. It’s officially called a “little helper tower” by Ana White, who provided the online plans to help build it. And it came…

  • disney

    adventures at Walt Disney World at age 2.5

    Going to Walt Disney World with an active toddler is much different than our stroller-baby trip when she was 10 months old, but still lots of fun! This time around, there aren’t really many naps in the stroller, or naps…

  • family

    hairbrush is to Miss L as vacuum is to dog

    Hairbrush : Miss L as Vacuum : Memphis   I’m pretty sure the fake tears start flowing 2 seconds before I pick up the hairbrush each morning. And it doesn’t matter which magical brush I pick up… Grandma’s special brush,…

  • family

    singing at breakfast

    Last week I sat down with Miss L at breakfast and she gently and sincerely asked me, “So…. how is your day?” I did my best not to giggle from happiness right then and there. So instead, I waited a…

  • family

    errands and books and errands

    As a working family, our weekends are filled with not-so-super-fun errands. You know… Costco trips, visits to Lowe’s/Home Depot, and random trips around town to take care of all the other things you can’t do Monday-Friday. They’re not the fun…