Audrey’s activities: helping out around the house
In my experience, one of the more successful ways of guaranteeing something housework-related actually gets done is if Audrey is involved, rather than left to hang onto my legs (literally). It doesn’t make for the most efficient of tasks, but she loves to be mama’s helper — and I love to teach her how she [...]
Happy Thanksgiving
Happy Thanksgiving! We’ve celebrated a very traditional Thanksgiving here: we watched the Macy’s parade (during which Audrey learned how to do “jazz hands”), hosted the Bohlin/Bowman clan for dinner, went for a post-meal walk, and watched lots of football. We have so much to be grateful for. It’s been a great year.
Hurricane Sandy
We are very fortunate; unlike the summer derecho, Hurricane Sandy didn’t cause much damage here. We didn’t lose power at all, though the lights did flicker a few times, and Kenji didn’t have to navigate getting to work since the government was closed for two days. We even survived three days stuck in the house [...]
Audrey’s adventures: Falls Church Farm Day
Fall has officially arrived! Okay, I know the calendar said we changed seasons a while back, but it actually feels, looks, and smells like fall now; our lawn is covered in leaves, we’re wearing sweaters, and I’m busy baking, making soups, and roasting veggies. Plus, it was Farm Day here in Falls Church on Saturday! [...]
Happy nineteen months
Our cutie pie is getting ever closer to two years old (*sniff*); she’s nineteen months today! And busier by the day. We spend lots of time at the park adjacent to our street. These days Audrey loves to climb up and down the jungle gym (skipping the slide, usually), hang from the “big girl” swing [...]
Audrey’s Activities: Ice Capades
We’ll be in Portland, OR in (less than) one week! I can’t wait. I’m so excited to see my family out there and escape this steamy Washington, DC weather. In the meantime, we’re trying to beat the heat however we can. I came up with a playtime activity for Audrey on Friday that cooled her off [...]
Treepocalypse (and our escape)
In case you didn’t hear, we had a major storm here in the D.C. region last week. A derecho decided to swing by last Friday night. (That term was new to me, too.) The storm hit our area about 11 p.m. and scared both Kenji and me out of bed. Somehow Audrey managed to sleep [...]
Our little helper
Since Audrey is now over a year old, we’ve decided it’s time for her to take on her first chores. Kidding, of course — but she does love to help us with everyday household tasks. Her absolute favorite chore is emptying the utensils from the dishwasher. As soon as she hears the dishwasher door open [...]
Memorial Day Weekend
We enjoyed our first Memorial Day weekend in Mayberry. Er, I mean, Falls Church. It definitely captured the feel of small-town Americana: BBQs with friends, family, and the neighbors, a parade through our neighborhood, kids playing in the backyard. On Memorial Day morning, the three of us dressed in patriotic blue and joined the crowd [...]