I tried a couple of new Easter egg tricks this year, courtesy of Pinterest. The first was an Alton Brown recipe that suggested baking eggs directly on the oven racks for 30 minutes at 325 degrees. This worked very well, at least for for the first 25 minutes—after that, the eggs began to explode. I can’t decide [...]
Archive for the ‘Olivia’ Category
26 Mar
Ava Turns Seven
On Saturday, we celebrated Ava’s seventh birthday with a county-western party for family and friends. We had hats and bandannas awaiting their cowgirls… …and a cowgirl awaiting her guests: We set up the kids’ table outside, thanks to gorgeous weather that brought early spring blooms. The “Sweets Saloon” included s’mores pops and number cookies. I [...]
21 Mar
Livie Lou Who
Doug shot this fantastic photo of Olivia while we were in Nebraska a couple of weeks ago. I think it captures her personality so perfectly.
20 Mar
Runaway Bunny
On Saturday, Olivia ran away from home. There was no dramatic suitcase packing, just tears over what I think must be Ava Overload—Ava’s music program, Ava’s play date, Ava’s upcoming birthday—the list just must go on and on in Livie’s little head. And so, frustrated with my inability to pull off a no-notice play date [...]
4 Mar
Spending Sunday on the Brooklyn Side
We took the girls bowling for the first time this afternoon. Thanks to gutter bumpers and a ball guide, they nearly out bowled me.
3 Mar
Overheard: Party planning edition
Olivia: “Mom, on my 16th birthday, I want a real, live unicorn pet and a purple hamster.”
28 Feb
Four is the new two
Things by which Olivia has been upset, in the last three days alone: Her shadow (it wouldn’t stop following her). The fact that she hates “ALL OF HER CLOTHES. EVERY SINGLE THING.” My inability to tell how to count to “several.” Sleeping through the Jupiter viewing, which “WILL ONLY HAPPEN NEVER AGAIN.”
