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Ace and I have been participating in his preschool co-op for one year this August! It has been quite a wild ride, with venue changes, family changes, and rule changes. However, one thing that has stayed consistent, despite the heat, the cold, or the desert monsoon rain, is that we practice the outdoor classroom. For […]

Panda is almost eighteen months now and here are some of his favorite toys. While we didn’t have all of these when Lion was the same age, I think he would have enjoyed them, too. As a bonus, Lion (at almost three-years-old) enjoys all of the toys on this list, so they’re also great for encouraging […]

Last month, we met my side of the family in Montana for a week of fun in and around Glacier National Park. I spent every summer in my youth visiting national parks over and over again, and I was excited to return to the Rocky Mountain West and expose our almost-three-year-old to some of my […]

Now that Baby P is here, I have resumed my search for that elusive mom unicorn: the perfect diaper bag. If I tracked how I spent my time nursing Baby P, I’m pretty sure “googling diaper bag reviews” would show up at or near the top (along with browsing the Nordstrom Anniversary Sale, engaging in […]

As I am putting together our new Montessori nursery, I have been looking around for a child’s wardrobe. Somewhere to put a small selection of clothes for when my child is old enough where they can choose their own clothes and perhaps even put them away! I am looking for a wardobe with hanging and […]

We’re back from our long road trip south, mostly unscathed! It was good time with family and friends (and all kinds of delicious food we can’t find or afford up north) but man, was that last bit of travel home challenging. We split our journey across three days on the way back, and the smallness […]

Joining a book club has always been on my mind as something I would get around to eventually. Several months ago I started really looking around for one. I checked our local meet up groups, but all of the popular groups were no longer accepting members, and the smaller groups just weren’t active. I made […]