Sweet Extract

Ladies and gentlemen, Don Juan de la Alfombra.

In case you’re wondering, those are pieces of shag carpet that have been stapled together and taped on to his face. Thanks Julia!

Ugh. Try as I might, I can’t seem to get anything done by the intended time. The boys turned 15 months on the 21st of January. I thought I started writing this post in time but, alas, I was wrong.
I’m not sure why 15 months seems significant, but it does. Maybe it’s just the fact [...]

As your children start developing a personality, it’s awfully tempting to try to fit them in a box. Namely a hereditary box. We see (or try to see, I guess) ourselves in their actions. We try to figure out where they may have “picked that up”. For instance, the way Nicholas gets frustrated and throws [...]

On Christmas eve, we decided to join in a little religious worship for nostalgia’s sake. Since we’re not completely insane, we left midnight mass to the toddler-less grown-ups and went to the 4 p.m. mass. It turned out to be quite nice.
The church was jam packed with kids. Lots of kids. Kids wiggling. Kids [...]