The only english language channels on our TV are British channels so I’m learning lots of British popular culture. Plus we know lots of British expats here so I have been making a list of Britishisms that I find amusing.   pacifier = dummy Q-tips = cotton buds diaper = nappy stroller = buggy or…

We celebrated Brian’s birthday by surprising him with a bunch of balloons when he stepped off the elevator.       You know you have a good Daddy when his birthday becomes all about the fun you can have decorating and helping to blow out candles.   I think I love this picture.   I…

No, that’s not what Bea said, that’s what I’m feeling. I guess this is what we get for moving out of the country. I’m missing my family – my mom, sister, grandma and aunts in particular. I have been going to a local mom and tots group for the past couple weeks and the moms…

She started out watching the ducks and wading in her new favorite dress.     But the water felt so nice that she was soon swimming in her underwear.   I collected some striped stones.   I think we are starting to really love Lake Zurich.

This is not a very exciting video. It’s just our baby Claire lying on the table next to the Chinese takeout menu and the stapler. And she’s wearing a stained hand-me-down onesie. But I thought some of our baby-loving relatives would like to see her wiggles and coos.  Enjoy.

It was over ninety degrees here this weekend. I have a drawer-full of long sleeve onsies that Bea wore. We are obviously not using them so I converted one into a sleeveless little number. I used the same bodice and bias tape straps as the Popover sundress that I made for Bea the other day.…

    Oh it’s my sleeping beauty.  Apparently dashing around in the summer sun, butting heads with Mommy and running in the hose makes a girl tired. So tired that she falls asleep in a box right before dinner and doesn’t wake up ’til morning. And those are bug bites on her arm. They are…

  I made another Popover Sundress from Oliver + S. This time I let her pick out the fabric. She completely surprised me by giving me a big hug as soon as she tried it on. Wow.

Or at least I want to have a badmeister t-shirt. We went to the strandbad (swimming park by the lake) last night and Brian and I both noticed the badmeister walking around in his badmeister t-shirt. He’s the bath master – or the guy in charge – like a lifeguard. We had to snicker, he…

We are drawn out to our patio in the evenings. Especially when we’ve had a hot sticky day, the cool, soft breeze is such a relief. And the sky – it’s always different – always beautiful. Last night it was white and orange to the north and the mountains we’re truly purple to our south.…