I like to have things around me that have meaning.  Like these happy cups that Bea uses. The white one is from Kool-Aid (there’s a matching pitcher) and the other one is from Cambell’s. They’re recent acquisitions from Gramma C. I like to imagine her collecting UPC codes and sending away for them – it’s…

I had intended to visit lots of museums this winter, but here we are into spring and we haven’t done some of the big museums yet. So Bea and I went for a field trip to the Museum of Science and Industry. I visited the museum as a kid and remember being absolutely terrified of…

We had a great walk this morning. I never know if Bea will be up for walking or if she will insist on being carried. This morning she walked and walked and walked – all the way down to the lake and through some neighborhoods. I think it helped that she had a new bucket…

Finally feeling better. We enjoyed some time with grandma and grandpa J this weekend. Oh and she had so much fun hanging out with Baxter she’s still talking about it.

She loves to ask Brian to play music and dance.

We are having a tough time because Bea has been sick for the past few days. I thought she was getting better yesterday but then she had a really bad night last night. She’s been feverish and just so very uncomfortable. She slept next to me last night and kept waking up coughing and crying…

Ooooh – this is lots of fun and bit addictive. 

Bea’s favorite saying whenever there is something she doesn’t want to do is No-wan-to. For example when I tell her it’s time to go change her diaper she replies “no-wan-to”. Brian suggested that it sounds like a Survivor tribe name. So whenever Bea charms daddy into giving her a cookie I put my arms up in the…

We are trying to ignore the 17 degrees outside. We prefer to dream about ice cream trucks, ice cream cones and popsicles.