“Reel” Happy: Feeding the Ducks at Stow Lake (Video)

Dear Zavier, Motherhood can be REALLY hard, but these kinds of moments with you make it really sweet. And after a week where you’ve responded to almost everything with “no!” or “I don’t want to!” (oh, hello there, Terrible Twos!), … Continue reading

“Life is slippery. Here, take my hand.”

H. Jackson Brown said that, and I never knew who he was or why he said it – just that I thought it was so sweet. I read it somewhere right before marrying your dad, and found the notion of … Continue reading

Dear Zavier {Your Very First Trip to the Zoo}

Monday, March 12, 2012 {Zav’s first birthday!} SF Zoo, San Francisco, CA. I’d been planning to take Zavier to the zoo for the very first time on his very first birthday for weeks when the weatherman announced that a storm … Continue reading

To Zavier, on your very first birthday

March 12, 2012 To Zavier, on your very first birthday, 365. That’s the amount of days that have made up the year I’ve gotten to spend with you. {Actually, 366 since this was a Leap Year. One more day to … Continue reading