Hellobee

My kids would rather eat an entire bowl of ice cream than a broccoli floret. Weirdos. How about yours? Yeah, I feel you: I’m not alone in having children who would rather go hungry than eat a plateful of vegetables. I’m aware that our plight is far from unique. Lorelei is at that troubling phase […]

One of Lorelei’s very favorite activities these days is helping out in the kitchen. She’s like most toddlers: she has an eye for the real and has zero time for anything an actual cook wouldn’t do. And she knows all about what goes on in the kitchen. After all, she’s had a front-row seat for […]

Local. It’s a big thing. BIG. Eat local. Buy local. Support your local ___. I am completely and totally down with the grassroots sentiments behind the movement, and so the idea of being able to consume something like music and know where it’s coming from is huge to me. While I love the idea of […]

We’ll start with this: yes, you read that correctly. If there is one thing that Lorelei shows me on a daily basis it is that she is a disaster. A full-on, diaper-removing, squealing, snatching, running disaster. So why the capable? Well, it means that for all her crazy (and believe me, there is mucho of […]

There is something about the outside of a horse that is good for the inside of a man. –Winston S. Churchill When Ellie was about three years old, people started asking us the question. You know the question. I bet even some toddler parents, heck, infant parents have been asked: “What activities is she enrolled […]

What, exactly, do you say to your child when she hangs over the back of the sofa, tears streaming down her red face, fists clenched, trying desperately to understand why her friend no longer wants to be her friend? Meanwhile, said friend calls over, “I have better friends than you. They’re nicer. I gave you […]

Carriers. It’s SO confusing. There are Metas. Full buckles. Half buckles. Wraps. Ring slings. Water slings. Hybrids. Mei Tais. Pods. If you’re new to the world of babywearing, your head is likely spinning right now with visions of Toyotas and fruity drinks. And you might have a headache. Sorry. And with some of the options […]