We went to Thacher Nature Center‘s annual Snow Day for the first time ever.  It was absolutely worth the drive–they were all about packing in the fun. First, we went on a whopping 1-mile snow shoe hike in which the average kid age was probably 6. All of the grown-ups were discussing the value of … [Read more…]
Phew! It’s exciting to have a little snow after such a barren winter, even if I was scared to drive to the grocery store today. If you’re thinking of sledding, you’ll find the the post here–please add your suggestions. We managed to fritter the day away even though we remained housebound. I was dealing with … [Read more…]
I was going to talk about breastfeeding in my Teensy Babies posts (here & here), but after I’d asked for suggestions on where to breastfeed, I realized that there was way too much information. I’ve divided the list into easy places to nurse for the brand-new mom, who’s really looking for privacy and quiet, and … [Read more…]
We had pretty much tired ourselves out today by 2 pm. We saw Rumpelstiltskin at Steamer 10 Theatre, then we had a quick bite at home and headed out to ice skate at Union College.  If we go to a show again this week, I think we’d make it a nap-time show at 1 pm … [Read more…]
We’re headed to a party to celebrate the new year of the tiger-isn’t that a good idea? We’re bringing takeout dumplings and two tangerines. I got the tangerine idea from one of my favorite kids’ books, Children Just Like Me: Celebrations. It tells about different holidays from around the world by profiling different kids. We’ve … [Read more…]
Thanks for showing me some love with the comments–free for you, yet priceless to me! Anyway. . . I was walking through Target yesterday, and I stopped to look at the Valentine’s Day cards. We generally craft something up at our house, but I know that the girls appreciate the finery of store-bought.  There were … [Read more…]
Last time I talked about teensy babies, I was urging those just-post-partum mommies to get out there and find their just-post-partum sisters. And you should. But there’s no need to limit yourself. You can take that teensy baby almost anywhere. The summer after M was born, our first year in the Capital District after years … [Read more…]
I’m getting the sense that people are starting to feel a little bit antsy about exactly what the heck they’re doing for February break, so I’m going to try to publish a list on that a little earlier than I’d originally planned–I’ll probably just try to compile the weekend events and the week events at … [Read more…]
I love our neighborhood. It’s not just that we can walk to schools and businesses or that the trees stretch over the streets to make those beautiful dappled-green tunnels in the summertime. Although, you know, that’s all awesome.  It’s our freakishly wonderful neighbors. Would you believe that in the last month each of my next-door … [Read more…]
Okay, so one item that I missed in the weekend round-up is that kids are invited to paint eggs from Cooper’s Ark Farm at the Schenectady Greenmarket this Sunday. Second, I just had to show you one of the castles that we’ll have as centerpieces for our nursery school’s Family Dinner. Cute, right? Paper towel … [Read more…]
