Coralee Dixon, rookie mom and creator of Shortcake Photo Book, emailed me with an offer to create a personalized photo book so easy that I wouldn't need to do anything at all. For a few weeks, I ... [Read More]
Shortcake: the lovely photo book that makes itself
Our favorite website is now a brilliant book: Parent Hacks!
Whew. We just spent the morning dodging toddlers chasing bubbles while holding onto a freshly brewed cup of coffee and generally enjoying the company of our Bay Area community embracing one of our ... [Read More]
Stuff three-year-old moms should know
A three-year-old, or Threenager, is a magical creature transitioning between caterpillar and butterfly. Not exactly overnight, your clueless run-into-the-road toddler becomes a child that is able ... [Read More]
Stuff Rookie Moms Should Know About: March 2016
Four treasures for you today: These dolls, from Wonder Crew, are designed to inspire children of any gender to have a companion with whom they can be nurturing and playful, and I think they ... [Read More]
Parenting while running my half marathon
Yesterday, I completed the Oakland Half Marathon. It was good, bad, and ugly. I've never been a fast runner and my expectations are pretty well managed in terms of my own athletic prowess. My race ... [Read More]
The many many bikes before a real bike
At just about four and a half, Holden rode a two-wheeler for the first time. He was amazing. With his dad’s encouragement, he rode down half a block, then a block, then around the park. Before our 40 ... [Read More]
