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Big P is turning 3 next week on the 4th of July. We are lucky that his birthday and Christmas are almost equally spaced, so we can focus on outdoor toys for his birthday and indoor ones for Christmas. I always try to be thoughtful about what we buy our kids, but this year it seems […]

Quick recap: Our four-month-old was kicked out of daycare because he “just doesn’t get daycare.” According to the in-home daycare provider, he cried all the time and refused to nap. The daycare provider texted me that I had a week to find a new daycare, a difficult task because we live in the DC metro […]

This Saturday will mark Baby Star Light’s two-month birthday. This also means that Baby Star Bright is quickly approaching her one-month birthday. I just cannot believe how quickly the time has gone! So how are things going for us? Let me quickly recap what’s been happening with the Starfish family… For starters, both babies are […]

Another summer, another Summer Fun List! Our list got off to a bit of late start this year due to 2 reasons, mainly: 1) School JUST ended last week. It felt like we were in school forever this year! and 2) We just moved! (More on that later, I hope.) Of course, I added the […]

There are so many great reasons to serve berries on the Fourth of July that I’m not inclined to break the tradition. With so few foods to choose from, a combination including blueberries is the best way to keep with the patriotic theme. They also happen to be in season and, well, delicious. If you’re […]

Last Sunday we took our girls to see Finding Dory at the theater. Our younger daughter Lila, who just turned five, specifically had been requesting to see this movie for weeks. I had a couple fleeting thoughts about whether it might be too emotional for her from the reviews I read, but we decided to take […]

This seems like a fairly depressing and rough topic for my first real post in the blog-o-sphere…but it’s where I’m at right now in life, so I guess it’s also fitting.  When we first moved into our current home we were recently married, planning our honeymoon and, essentially, footloose and fancy-free. Our neighbors directly across […]