First Piano Recital

These two poems totally capture Halle’s cute personality.  My favorite is “I wish.”  I Wish I wish I had a brown and light brown wiener dog. I wish I could go outside without putting on sun screen. I wish I had a Barbie whose head wouldn’t fall off. I wish I could go to Hawaii…

We sure love this guy of ours!  We had a great morning celebrating. The kids prepared a delicious breakfast of waffles topped with almond butter and strawberries and Josh made some yummy bacon.  The kids worked hard on their cards and helped me pick out all his favorite treats and wrap them all up in…

We walked on sacred ground at Harvard University today.  The tour we took was fascinating—we learned about Harvard traditions and culture, famous Harvardians, and lots and lots of Harvard history—much of which predates the United States!  One interesting fact of the day….women were not allowed to attend Harvard until WWII, and instead attended Radcliff, the…

For Christmas this year I asked for cash because I wanted to go on a shopping spree and get new clothes, shoes, etc.  Well…..three kids does not lend itself to shopping–EVER–and so my money just sat burning a hole in my wallet.  Then, I saw an awesome deal on a Nikon D3000 SLR, and I…

They swam. They biked. They ran. We had such a fun time at the Mighty Kids Triathlon this morning. I love seeing their little determination kick in. So much fun. They both did great, and were pooped at the finish line.

Today was a good day in Boston. It started with lunch at Darwins with Kristin, who I have known since our days at Forbes Elementary.  It was so fun to catch up, talk about life, and relish in the joy of being with someone who has know you since you were 6.  I hope I…