Taking the kids to the beach, although super fun, takes a lot of planning, packing and preparation. So on Monday I decided to improvise and have a “beach day” at home! The girls and I kept busy all day pretending we were at the beach. We did lots of crafts, made some fun things to [...]

Today was Reese’s Big Day, she turned 2! She’s been into the Olivia the Pig Books so I thought I’d try my hand at an Olivia cake. I usually do a small test cake a few days beforehand, but ran out of time and was putting the finishing touches on Olivia’s bathing suit at 1AM! [...]

After finishing swimming lessons, Sloane (ever the busy-body) asked if she could try dance lessons. We checked classes at the YMCA and, for 3-5 year olds, they offer ballet. So, we picked up a pink leotard and some fabulous ballet shoes at Target, and were ready for our 5-week summer session. Sloane was the youngest [...]

It’s been a few weeks since our last post and we’ve been busy inside the house gearing up for the new baby. Greg has done a nice job of painting the girls new shared room, assembling and disassembling furniture, hanging art work and making it perfect for two little (big) girls! We made the switch [...]