Revelry Reverie

Today I am leaving for Santa Fe for a week, so I’m posting some of my favorite photos of my little loves from yesterday. First up, Henry and Eleanor got some new t-shirts from Old Navy. They were extremely excited to see each other because Henry is wearing Grover, who is Eleanor’s favorite, and Eleanor…

May 6, 2013

I guess this is toddlerhood

Essentially filthy.

May 1, 2013

I cringe, but take photos

I can’t emphasize enough how gross this dog bed is.

May 1, 2013

Bird vs bee

On a morning walk, we saw a lot of these little guys, and they were comparable in size to the bumblebees. In a fight, who would win?

April 28, 2013

Parenting

Parenting is going to utterly crush you. It’s going to distill you into the very essence of who you are, at which point – when you haven’t slept in what feels like 8 weeks, and can’t remember what you last ate or when and you may not have showered since you left the hospital –…

April 13, 2013

Ground control to Major Ele

April 12, 2013

Let’s talk teeth

Teeth. My teeth, specifically. Not teeth in general, and certainly not your teeth.* Although I only have one tooth in mind, which has been on my mind a lot, this story starts with the whole mouth. In November 2012, I had an abscess. Actually, let’s back up. In the summer of 2002, I got a…

April 7, 2013

How to cause panic in a quiet house

Last night I put the twins to sleep and came downstairs to meet Bob for some Paper Mario and a glass of wine. When I got to the kitchen, everything was still and quiet. I knew Bob wasn’t upstairs, and he apparently wasn’t downstairs, either. On the counter was a note, scrawled on the back…

April 3, 2013