Bye Bye Curls and Some Thoughts on the 24-70

Saturday we decided it was time for Jasper’s second haircut so that he wouldn’t look like a street urchin at his second birthday party! That morning, I decided to take some snapshots of him playing so that I could remember…

Momtographer’s Contest from Sigma

http://www.sigmaphoto.com/momtographers

Thought some of you might like to enter. The grand prize is $2500 cash, and three other prizes of $500 towards Sigma gear could come in REALLY handy to get the 30 mm 1.4 (first lens I…

The “Carmelo”

For those of you that don’t speak Jasper, that’ means carnival, which we took him to for the first time Saturday night!

While most of the rides weren’t appropriate for the under two set, there was  of course a carousel:…

Parenting: Is it Making You Miserable?

Yesterday someone posted this New York Magazine article on Facebook called “All Joy and no Fun – Why Parents Hate Parenting.”  It’s a very interesting read to say the least.

Apparently every study ever done that has attempted…

Help Sam

This weekend, I lost an incredibly dear friend to cancer.   It was quick -  shockingly quick, and I have been an emotional wreck..the tears come fast every time I think about her which is often.  Jasper and I went to…

A Ticky Situation

So we’re barely a month into spring and I’m already wishing for fall/winter.

I’ve never been an outdoorsy type of girl. I have nothing against nature per se, but a few things conspire to make me much happier reading a…

Born Again Bears

Right before Jasper was born I picked up a few old books at a consignment sale, books for older kids (i.e. non board books) like Paddington Bear. On a whim I dug them out of the closet…

My Mom, Original Icon

Urban Outfitters is having what I think is  a really cool contest called “Original Icon” in which you submit a vintage photo of your mom looking fabulously retro and stylish. When my sister told me about it, I…

Outside!

“Outside, mommeeeee, outSIIIIIDE!”

This is Jasper’s new mantra and it’s created a bit of a dilemma.  If the french doors are open so that the fresh air comes inside, Jasper takes it as a cue to let himself outside –…

Daylight Savings = Mommy’s Savior??

When Daylight Savings ended last November I cursed the person who thought it was a good idea to CHANGE TIME.  Obviously this person was not a parent of a toddler.

Before that fateful day in November, Jasper had no problem…