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my new favorite royal

Princess Beatrice

1 comment May 1st, 2011

Busy week. Asher and I were both sick with colds and Matthew worked a bunch of 14hr days. Today was the first day we were all home together and relatively well but we’re in for another crazy week this week. Just glad that everyone is feeling better!

April 6: We’ve had these felt letters for ages and it only took my friend Adam 5 minutes to show Asher that he could put them on his face. Well done Adam.

April 7: Backhoe

April 8: Asher is obsessed with matchbox cars. He likes to take them for a cruise around the neighborhood every chance he gets.

April 9: Saturday was the little league parade through the neighborhood for opening day and these dudes were Too. Cool. For. School. or at least, too cool to walk in a parade with a a bunch of 5 year olds. The parade was in the street on the other side of the cars. We stopped and watched for a while and it was pretty adorable.

3 comments April 10th, 2011

photo: april 5

Today’s photo comes courtesy of Asher’s nanny Jackie. Even though I’m on my hi-YAY!-tus she still comes 2-3x a week for a few hours. It sounded really luxurious when I planned it but every day goes by incredible fast and I haven’t spent much time without anything to do. I mean, I still have a toddler and a husband who works 18hr days all the time. I’ve had the organizer come, hit the dentist and worked on our taxes. I’ve been working out with a trainer, entertained houseguests on 2 separate weekends and actually got a pedicure for the first time this year. It feels good to be so productive. Ignoring your life for 6 months takes it toll, and I’m paying for it now. Hope to make a dent before I start up again in May, maybe even come out ahead.

1 comment April 5th, 2011

photo: april 4

Now that the weather is warming up there’s a lot of hanging out on our stoop with our landlords (and upstairs neighbors) and their dogs Maggie and Mishu. Asher said “Maggie” before “Mommy” much to their delight.

1 comment April 4th, 2011

photo: april 3

Asher really, really, really, really likes avocados. He has them a few times a week and can eat an entire avocado as an afternoon snack. Last night after dinner he kept saying he was hungry but rejected a banana, edamame and various other things. I asked him if he could have anything in the world to eat what would it be he said:

“A-ca-lo”

“Avocado?”

“Yah!”

Of course we didn’t have any and he just kept saying “Mommy? A-ca-lo” “yes honey I know you want an avocado but we don’t have one.” “Daddy? A-ca-lo”

Then today for lunch

FINALLY SOMEONE BROUGHT ME AN A-CA-LO!!!!

3 comments April 3rd, 2011

photo: april 2

We went to visit our friends Bridget and John for John’s 40th birthday yesterday. This is their eldest daughter Cat patiently waiting for a piece of her dad’s birthday cake. What you can’t hear is Asher screaming “cake!” in the background over and over again.

2 comments April 3rd, 2011

sunshine day

Its sunny today! This is very exciting because the weather has been absolutely miserable lately. Its either raining, snowing, hailing or freezing going on 11 days according to the weather people. We’ve been back in our jackets, boots and mittens after such a nice break 2 weeks ago.

The last time we saw the sun my good friend Jessica came to visit and she had the most amazing weather, I think it was near 70 (as opposed to you know, 33)

Jessica, Asher and obviously I spent a good deal of time outside. One morning we took a “baby spirit walk” which basically means we head out of the house with no stroller and just follow him wherever he wants to go.

He headed in the direction of the park, and made a beeline for the playground. I actually had to coax him back onto the path because he was insisting on taking the straightest route – which would have led him into a fence.

We hit up the sandbox for a while where we soon realized that even though he LOVES playing with the sand he hates accidentally touching it. I already knew that he really can’t stand having anything on his hands (see finger painting) and guess what…SO DO I. So whatever. Its an annoying trait but if that’s the worst he gets from me its not really that bad.

And its hella funny to watch.

He spent a few minutes wiping the sand off this ledge with HIS HANDS so when he climbed onto it, the sand wouldn’t get…on HIS HANDS.

I don’t get it.

After the sandbox he wandered into the park and we just followed along mindlessly.

Then all of a sudden he turned and headed straight up a pretty steep hill. With purpose.

A truck.

So happy! Then about a minute later a parks worker got into the truck and they drove away.

So sad.

But that’s what a spirit walk is all about I guess. Luckily “Je-ca” was there to pick up the pieces.

Sometime’s even Mommies aren’t enough. Its nice to have a friend to hold your hand.

3 comments April 2nd, 2011

thirty four

9:37am
Coffee
Card and present
“Ha Pay Day” and a smile
Bagel with lox
Dancing with the Stars
Babysitter
The King’s Speech
The Strand
Seersucker
Root Beer Float

1 comment March 29th, 2011

discovering brooklyn

Brian Williams declares the NYT “discovery of Brooklyn” the 2010 media story of the year. Hilarious.

“I think the media story of the year of 2010 was the New York Times’ discovery of Brooklyn. Once a day, there’s a story about all the riches offered in the borough,” he said to laughter from the show’s hosts as he continued his satire. “There are young men and women wearing ironic glass frames on the streets.”

“There are open air markets, like trading posts in the early Chippewa tribe,” Williams continued, “where you can make beads, simple beads at home, and trade them for someone to come over and start a small fire in your apartment that you share with nine people.”

[via huffington post]

1 comment December 29th, 2010