From the monthly archives:

June 2008

Discovering Houston’s Discovery Green

June 30, 2008

Friday night we took the older two kiddos to Discovery Green, Houston’s newest outdoor park and entertainment venue.
The park was hosting a dog jumping competition, a short film festival and a zydeco concert… all for free. We valet parked at one of the restaurants, cruised by the dogs and the kids made a bee-line for [...]

Bringing home baby– What you really need

June 23, 2008

I wrote this soon after my first child was born. Through the years I’ve passed it on to countless friends who were expecting. I’m publishing it here for anyone you know who might want some more advice. (Because pregnant women just don’t seem to get enough.)
Sure you need all those precious layette items for your little [...]

PJ Pancake Breakfast Bash

June 22, 2008

While trying to figure out how to celebrate our soon-to-be two-year-old’s birthday in an already action-packed day, my husband came up with the idea of inviting the girls in our neighborhood (instead of the usual long list of all our friends) over for a breakfast celebration. It wasn’t long after that I saw a flower-shaped [...]

Planning summer fun

June 19, 2008

Summer brings a lack of schedule in parenting that can be absolutely glorious, as well as extremely frustrating for me. I love that I don’t have to usher my kids out the door early every weekday morning. And I love that I have a lot of free time with my kids to play with them, talk [...]

a Great Escape in Lake George, NY

June 12, 2008

We’ve just finished up a quick trip to Lake George, NY, where we stayed at The Great Escape Lodge, the hotel (and indoor waterpark) adjacent to the Six Flags theme park, The Great Escape & Splashwater Kingdom. We weren’t sure what to expect, but we decided that sleeping in the same building as a waterpark [...]