Parenting is not rocket science, but this is one not-technical mama's experiment in raising curious, adventuresome explorers.
Are you the type of family that will wake even the smallest children during the night after working hard to get them to sleep through the night just so they will undoubtedly respond rather apathetically to whatever once-in-a-life-time experience happening at such an hour? We are that family! Xanderman had a rather tough time sleeping …
Living in the city, there is high priority placed on playtime in greenspace for our kids. For calling Los Angeles home, we are so privileged to have access to more than concrete and asphalt. Parks are plentiful. The mountains and beaches are not far. Diverse hiking trails abound. Botanical gardens offer affordable memberships. We're even …
Having grown up on the prairies of the Midwest, living in the shadow of the San Gabriel Mountains is a treat. Their looming presence is such a constant, anchoring beauty. They turn green with the winter rain, sometimes wear the clouds like a blanket in the early morning hours, and reflect the sunset colors in …
All the gusto in this kid, tell you what. You know how they say, "Each one is so different!" "They're all their own person." Well, it's still amazing as it actually unfolds. Eddie was always cautious, observant. He'd turn something over in his pudgy toddler hands as if figuring out all the ways it worked. …
We drive past a really neat foot bridge atop a dam spanning a large canyon. It was built in the early 1900's to control the flooding of rainwater running down from the mountains. We've never taken the time to find the trail leading to the bridge, but finally, needing a walk the other day, I …
We find ourselves in the very frigid Midwest visiting our families in the small towns where my husband and I grew up. We try to avoid traveling "home" during the cold winter months, but with a family wedding this weekend, it was unavoidable. I'll admit, it was kind of novel getting off the plane to …
Launching Rocket Babies 