We hosted 45 of our friends and family at our house for Ava’s fourth birthday party this weekend. We selected an Alice in Wonderland theme, which my friend Lori incorporated into the invitations we sent out several weeks ago. Thanks to the help of many, many people (photographic evidence coming soon), we had a great [...]
Archive for March, 2009
20 Mar
Olivia’s trip to the dentist
Olivia had her first dental check-up this morning, and like her big sister, she was far more concerned with the requisite butterfly chair photo than the actual exam. Still, despite having a good role model in the chair next to her, Olivia didn’t warm up to the whole situation very quickly. The dentist examined her [...]
18 Mar
Party prep
We’re in the midst of preparations for Ava’s fourth birthday party. The kid has more friends than I do, plus our family will be in attendance–it’s going to be quite the bash. She selected an Alice in Wonderland theme, so we’re in the process of devising games, decorations and treat bags with that in mind. [...]
16 Mar
A retro Ava fix
My mom just sent this photo she took the day we moved into our house in Kansas. Ava was the same age then that Olivia is now. She’s holding her first doll, “Pink Baby,” a gift from her grandparents on what was a pretty big day for all of us. I knew those pigtails looked [...]
15 Mar
Olivia Fix
When Olivia’s hungry, she just helps herself to something from the snack shelf. She makes my job so easy.
14 Mar
A slew of Seattle shots
I had the good fortunate of traveling to Seattle for a seminar Wednesday and Thursday. It was a short trip–my alarm went off at 2:45 am on Wednesday, and I was back home by midnight on Thursday. I connected through Denver, and the rest of the flight north provided this incredible view: When I arrived [...]
11 Mar
Birthday Cake(s)
Ava and I made Barefoot Contessa’s recipe for chocolate cupcakes on Sunday. I decided to forgo the peanut butter icing and instead made peanut butter buttercream, which may be the single greatest thing on this planet.
9 Mar
Happy birthday
With at least 100 careers, a collection of Chanel suits and more pink patent leather shoes that I can imagine, Barbie turns 50 today. She still looks so young. What’s her secret?
