• The Saddest Day of the Year

    On Wednesday afternoon, I got a call at school from our daycare. Michael had a 101 fever. This was sad enough in and of itself. But the REALLY sad part was that because…

  • A Halloween First

    Halloween has never really been our thing.  It’s fun and we love the candy, but dressing up and pumpkin carving and staying up past nine o’clock?  Eh… For the past few years, we’ve…

  • Mom of the Year

    Tonight was Halloween. Bet you’re wondering why Bean’s not wearing his Buzz Lightyear costume. Let me tell you why… We invited Bean’s best little friend, Elle, over for dinner and trick or treating.…

  • Dinosaurs and Flowers

    Halloween gets mixed reviews around our house. I happen to really like Halloween. I didn’t like it in college, when everyone else my age loved it. But I have found a new love…

  • Happy Hallo-Bean!

    Well, Halloween this year was an epic fail on my part.  But Bean?  He NAILED Halloween this year… He even roared. My favorite part of this particular picture? The toes sticking out at…

  • If You Give a Bean a Pumpkin

    If you’re standing in the grocery store line and you see plastic Halloween pumpkins for 99 cents, you’ll probably decide to pick up a little treat for your Bean. And since the grocery…

  • Bake Like You Mean It

    So, we all know that I’m not a baker.   This has been proved time and again.   Most recently with cake pops (read about Part I here and Part II here).  …

  • HalloBean

    Last year at Halloween, we had just moved into our new house.   Talk about pressure.   You can read about the ultra-stressful decision on which candy to give out to my new…