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Read the (sweet) writing on the wall
Our family is addicted to awesome wall graphics, but up until this point we’ve geeked out mostly around Blik decals that turn our boring walls into galleries of awesomeness. But yay!! Today I found a new place to fulfill this inherent desire to cover every inch of blank wall with ...
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A 5th birthday with Spiderman (+ Ella)
Every year with Ella gets better and better. Her 5th birthday this year was very low key – especially as her first day of kindergarten started the very next day. We ate birthday brunch at Radical Eats, played like crazy people and opened gifts with cake before hitting the sack early ...
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First day of kindergarten
We’ve graduated to a new neighborhood with a great (public = no massive tuition!!!, Vanguard program) school within a 30 second drive – but unfortunately we found ourselves one street away from the appropriate zoning. Seriously, one street. After an initial application, testing, interview and lottery process (WHEW)- we got ...
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Ella the Aviatrix
Oh the joy of flight. A thrill that Ella got to experience for the very first time (OH EM GEEEE!!) on our fantastic trip to Pittsburgh last weekend. The formula for Ella’s first airplane flight went thusly: 1 set of pilot wings from the nice lady who checked our bags ...
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Ella rocks the CM Houston website
Check out the kiddo making her homepage debut on the Children’s Museum of Houston’s website this month – a little rock star diva indeed. We love CM Houston! Have you been? Check out their great 3 story Powerplay installation and outdoor FlowWorks with your short people. Even if you’re just ...
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Dream dollhouse for a modern family
We are ridiculously in love with this gorgeous mid-century dollhouse from Brinca Dada called Emerson. Because every awesome house should be named, you know. A second bit of coolness is their gorgeously designed modern furniture that perfectly complements each of the house’s 7 rooms. Oh mah gah. If we were ...
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Cowgirl nouveau fashionista for ‘Go Texan Day’
I’d to clear up any misconceptions that anyone has about Texas, the wild and fiercely independent state that we are. Contrary to (apparently) popular belief, we do not all ride horses, live in the desert in between cactus patches or wear cowboy hats everyday. So now I’d like for you ...
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Flowers from daddy
The girls in our house are spoiled by our main squeeze, Adam / daddy. This year’s Valentine’s Day brought special flowers for both of us – hand selected and put together just for us. Ella was clearly as enamored as I was Love seeing that chica enjoy her toddler Fisher-Price ...
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4 year old pearls of wisdom
Ella is an eloquent young lady. A constant chatterbox in her Pre-K class (oh my, the notes that get sent home), she’s a gal with a genuinely great sense of quirky humor and sweetness about her. I think one of my favorite (and simultaneously terrifying) things about Ella’s current 4 ...
Raising a vegetarian kiddo
In an omnivorous world, it can be challenging to raise a vegetarian child – especially one that loves food and trying new stuff. Oh the woes of the ‘veggie options’ on a standard restaurant menu: grilled cheese, mac and cheese, cheese enchiladas… blah. Expand your global restaurant borders We live ...
They call him Pooki
The French Pooki & Co. makes zany plush characters out of felt with back-stories to rival any Asian toy company (can we say hi to Hello Kitty and her 10-page biography on her favorite breakfast cereals?). I think Pooki is the coolest – mostly because of the mismatched eyeballs and ...About
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