This project was inspired by May Day and the old tradition of giving flowers to friends and neighbors. But instead of just sitting and watching your flowers bloom, wouldnt it be more fun to be able to scatter seeds and watch them grow? We got the basic idea and inspiration from this post, and then went from there. To make the seed bombs,...
Anne's fourth birthday was her first "real" birthday party -- the first three were just close friends and family -- and she wanted to go all out for it. We looked at several venues around the area, and then cheered when A. chose the Virginia Zoo -- besides being one of our favorite places, it's a reasonable price, especially for members, and it allows a...
Part II of our Chrysler Museum visit was my favorite: seeing the paintings by Henri Matisse on display as part of a loan program with the National Gallery of Art in Washington, DC. Matisse might be one of my favorite artists, if not THE favorite, so this was a big deal for me, and I was excited to introduce Anne to his work....
The big news from March...Anouk is going to be a big sister! #1 on our grateful list this month is that I passed the end of the first trimester with everything looking wonderful with little Boo Boo Butt, as Anouk calls him/her/it (if you've read The Book with No Pictures you'll know why). We are super excited and can't wait until October to...
James was away on a hiking/camping trip the weekend of the 12th, and since we're a one-car family, that meant Anouk and I were pretty much stuck at home for two days and I didn't mind at all. It was a nice break from all of the running around we did over Easter and spring break and we enjoyed it very much, even...
I am always looking for ways to spice up (literally) our dinner rotation that are quick and easy to make and I think I found it in this flavorful Mediterranean stew from 365 Slow Cooker Suppers, my favorite cookbook ever. At first the combination of ingredients sounds weird (tomatoes? chickpeas?) but it is strangely addictive and there is literally nothing like it I've...
More spring break adventures! Can you tell that Molly and Co. are our partners in crime this week? This chilly gray afternoon took us to the Chrysler Museum to see two current exhibits -- I'm splitting our visit into two posts because both were so great they deserve their own. The first exhibit we saw was the much-anticipated Art of Video Games (at the...
Just a quick update to say that in case you didn't know, the weeping cherry trees are in bloom at Norfolk Botanical Garden! We were there yesterday and the place was a wash of white filmy blooms, so pretty. One of the things we liked about living in DC was cherry blossom season -- it's nice to have a little taste of that...
