May 2012
3 posts
To Olive, after music class: Miss Shona has a nice singing voice.
Olive: She has nice singing girls too.
March 2012
5 posts
WatchSomebody likes to drink Milk and Juice!
WatchEveryone on the train!!!
“Mommy, can you please be quiet? I’m trying to do my art.”
– Olive, 2.7 yrs old
February 2012
10 posts
WatchOlive has decided that You Are My Sunshine is her favorite tune and sang it about 20 times this morning. I finally decided to get it on video. Enjoy!
Speedy
I told Olive to hurry up today, like “Speedy Gonzalez”. Her response? “Yes, I’m going to hurry like Speedy Gonz-Olive”. I have a feeling this nickname is going to stick.
A portrait of exhaustion (or, why you should not...
If you come across me today, please forgive me for not being able to form a sentence. Matilda and I have headcolds, Lincoln had eye surgery, and Olive? Well, she’s just Olive. ‘Nuff said.
The past TWO nights have gone like this:
8:00 - bedtime for Olive
8:05 - Olive out of bed
8:06 - Olive back in bed with threat of throwing out her pacifier if she gets out again
8:08 - Olive...
WatchFriends, friends, one, two, three…
WatchOlive has the moves like Jagger.
January 2012
20 posts
Life with Two
I think the most common question I’ve received since having Matilda has been “how is life with two?”
The fact that I have been meaning to write this post for the past month and am just getting to it now should give you part of the answer. And more:
Some people say that the reduction of free time makes them focus and able to complete tasks more efficiently - for me, I am so...
Looking for Mary Poppins
With 6 weeks of maternity leave under my belt, and only 6 more to go, Nanny Hunt 2012 is officially on. We have two interviews scheduled tomorrow, one Friday, two Saturday, and on and on. Its basically a second full time job for both of us (luckily my current CEO takes a few naps a day).
It feels like a more complicated search this time around - like there is more at stake. That sounds so...
WatchDay 2: A sweet moment with all 3 kids. Poor Lincoln has been knocked down another ring on the family ladder, but he still holds a special place in our hearts as our first kid.
My 365 project
I’ve decided to post to this blog every day this year. Maybe a photo, maybe a few sentences, or maybe something more. I want to do this for my girls, but also for me. I want a record of our days and of this time together. It’s already flying by so quickly, and even though i have days that I can’t wait for their bedtimes, mostly I wish time would slow down. There are errands...
December 2011
4 posts
WatchOlive decorates her first gingerbread house
November 2011
5 posts
“A father is someone who carries pictures where his money used to be.”
– Lion (via pbsparents)
October 2011
5 posts
“Olive: Rain rain, go away, come again to eat today.
Me: What does rain eat?...”
“And we’ll all go out to beat her when she comes.”
– Olive, on the 3rd verse of “She’ll Be Coming Round the Mountain”