Author Archives: Erin

Natalie almost never takes naps any more, but she took one today – which means she is having trouble falling asleep.  She asked me to lay with her for awhile tonight –  its fun to hear what she thinks about. … Continue reading →

You may be wondering what could have led to this lovely picture.  Let me back up…. Potty training is one of my least favorite parts of parenthood.  As Natalie approached her 4th birthday last December – more than a year … Continue reading →

Where in the world is Elliott?  You’ll never guess…. (Funny enough – none of these are due to a game of hide and seek.  It’s all an attempt at avoiding my requests….)

Happy 2nd Birthday, Elliott! Stats update after Doctor’s Appointment Weight: 30 lbs, 3 oz. (75th percentile) Length: 35.5 inches (75th percentile) Head Circumference: 20.25 inches (95th+ percentile) Elliott had a fun birthday!  It started with breakfast waffles, courtesy of Chef … Continue reading →

Almost all of Natalie’s pictures are of her family. The lollipop looking figures are all her dolls.  Amazingly, she even has more in real life.  She also likes to sign the pictures with each of our first initials – usually … Continue reading →

As everyone in the Midwest knows, its been a lovely winter in Chicago (at least lovelier than in Boston).  Natalie’s school has already been canceled 4 times – once for snow, three times for cold.  Here are some pics from … Continue reading →

Natalie loves to read – and I love when she makes connections between stories, or between something happening in her life and a story.  However, these literary connections are starting to backfire on me.  Case and point: When I asked … Continue reading →

Here are some fun pictures from Jan & Feb… on my awesome new phone, courtesy of my hubby!  My phone is bigger than I’d like, but the picture and video quality is impossible to compete with (for a phone)! Despite … Continue reading →

We live really close to an awesome swimming center so we signed the kids up for lessons.  The best part is that they must keep the water at 95 degrees, so neither Jordan nor I dread jumping in with Elliott. … Continue reading →

At bedtime tonight, Natalie asked a series of questions, which ended up in a discussion on homelessness.  I think this was spurred by our awesome nanny Alison, who had the great idea of baking muffins for the firefighters.  They baked … Continue reading →