Happy Memorial Day!

Hoping you all had a blessed Memorial Day! I am so thankful for everyone who has or will serve in our nation's military and the sacrifices, both big and small, you make. 

We celebrated with the local parade, yard work, and patriotic bunting! I'm hoping to keep the bunting up through the summer (people do that here... must be the small towns and old houses, you know), but we'll see how it holds up.

MeasureMe Stick

A while back my mother-in-law Barb sent me an email saying she'd like to get us a growth chart as a combined Mother's Day/Father's Day present. Not gonna lie: I immediately groaned and started thinking about how to politely tell her I hate growth charts. Then I clicked on the links she sent. Holy cow! When did growth charts get so cool? Most were versions of the Pottery Barn Kids giant wooden ruler, but my (and her) favorite by far was the MeasureMe Stick from Yanko Design...

This is going to look SO cool in our house. I cannot wait to get it.

From Love to Bingo: Getty Images

Saw this over on BoingBoing... love it! A short film made entirely from Getty Images stock photos... how fun!

4 Generations

I was so fortunate to be in Houston for my first Mother's Day as a mom. I missed Jesse, but I had my own mother, my grandma, and of course my babe! Four generations! I absolutely love Pittsburgh, but the #1 thing that sucks is being so far from my family. I need to set up Skype... anyone use it for cross-country family time?

Hello there!

Hi everybody! It's me- Pippa! Mommy and I have been so busy lately- we went all the way back to Texas again for my Aunt Nell's wedding! I had so much fun going to the beach, pool, making friends, and going to the wedding (which was gorgeous). Because of my enormous array of toys and clothes, mommy couldn't bring her laptop, so she didn't get to blog. She can't wait to tell you all about it now that we're back though- so stay tuned!

Congrats!

The babe and I are hanging out in my sister's (near packed up) apartment during the Texas A&M graduation. MAJOR congrats to Nell and her almost-husband Tanner who are both graduating with Master's degrees in Math today (nerds!). Extra crazy congrats to Tanner who also recieved a really prestigious award ($5k!!). The highest student award, he got it by being incredibly involved, passionate, smart, and generally awesome. :)

Moving Forward...

The babe is!

I think she's trying to buy more diapers and toys.