AMAZING APRIL Oh April, how I adore you.  You are the month of green. We celebrated Saint’s 9 months of life in your 30 days. We rediscovered our backyard, planted a garden, and had multiple picnics with friends (alive and imaginary). We basked in your sweet wind, watched our trees bloom leaves, rolled our windows down and our sleeves up. You brought fresh air, fresh attitudes,  and new life. We thank you for your beauty […]

Babies are exhausting; even the most calm babies cry when put in their crib all alone. They smell good (like maple syrup if you’re Jude) and they cling to you like mini koala bears and that’s a little addictive. Babies are completely addictive. Your friends babies will feel like your babies until you have a baby and then you’ll be like, whoa! My own baby is AWESOMER. That’s not a word- but it’s the truth. […]

I was away last weekend, in the city that grewed me up. More on that soon. This little girl missed me a lot. She had some new “moves” to show me.  She can contort her body into letters, shapes, and numbers. Then she asked me to show her my new moves. I’m 30 plus sweetie- I have no new moves. She dresses herself these days. The result is that, she often looks like a Michael […]