I remember loving this age with Bea too. I remember thinking I never laughed before I laughed at a goofy little toddler. The thing that makes her so lovable is that even when she is naughty and being willful she is still cute. Today she has a fever and she just wants to be close to…

This year I made: a nightie, 3 little girl dresses, a backpack, two penguins, a bunnie, two shirts for myself, a bunch of doll clothes, 3 pinafores, two hats, a penguin costume, pajama pants, a birthday cake for a one year old, two skirts, some shorts, a dress for myself and a stocking for Claire.…

Well we’re back home. The trip is always hard. This wasn’t our best trip. Claire got over tired on the plane and wouldn’t go to sleep. She was crying and calling out some phrase that we couldn’t understand. Probably something like Mommy why are you torturing me? I was about to lose it just from…