Author Archives: Erin

Happy belated St. Patrick’s day!  The kids were excited to learn that they are Irish… even though Elliott walked into a neighbor’s house on St. Pat’s day (where corned beef and cabbage were cooking), plugged his nose immediately and said … Continue reading →

A hand-me-down Batman t-shirt from a neighbor, fueled by our nanny Alison’s deep interest and extensive knowledge about super heros, has resulted in 4 months of full-on Super Hero love.  So, what better way to celebrate 4 years of Elliott … Continue reading →

Snow birds Poppy and Nana got back to their Hoosier roots with some fun snow play.  In the 80’s, he made forts. Nowadays, it’s a Batcave. See Robin on his motorcycle too…

Elliott depends on me for too much and can be a bit whiny about it, but he can be a sweet talker… “Mommy, you are so cute” (the day after my dramatically shorter hair cut) “You have my heart” (and … Continue reading →

Up to a foot of snow is supposed to fall between 6am and 6pm today. We were among the first ones out in the neighborhood!  And now the kids are at the neighbors playing and watching Storks.  And a neighborhood … Continue reading →

Background: Many times a day, Elliott says “I’m not in a good mood.”  Today/tonight was one of those days where he especially wasn’t in a good mood.  There are things that Natalie does to provoke him – e.g. getting way … Continue reading →

Jordan is in England so just one grown up the first night. Clever way for Natalie to get extra time with me without her brother catching on…   And night 2, we were lucky enough to have Daniele and Baby … Continue reading →

Love to see her spelling develop!

Elliott asked me why I don’t sing two songs at night like his Dad. I explained that singing creative (customized) songs is a talent of his but not mine. So he has been talking about talents the last few nights. … Continue reading →