If I had a dollar for every time my one-year old daughter successfully pinned down my three-year old son, I’d be rich. Let the evidence stand for itself (and remember, these are only the moments we’ve been able to capture on camera)!
What’s That? Bacon and Egg Ice Cream, You Say?
Nutella and chocolate-flavored ice cream at Creamery
It’s 10pm and both Logan and Katelyn are sleeping. I should be sleeping, but instead I’m writing to you about ice cream. Priorities. Continue reading
Phuket with Kids Done Luxe
Trapeze flying, batik painting, and organic vegetable planting. Milk and cookies at turn-down. A bakery with a selection of old-school American candy. A pool with water fountains, giant turtles, a life guard-assisted slide, and continuous bubbles. Free popsicles from noon until three every day. Two baby elephants walking the resort’s extensive property and occasionally playing in the surf. A newly-renovated kids club. Giant scoops of ice cream atop home-made waffle cones. You guys, this is the place: the JW Marriott Phuket.
Atop Ya-Ya at the JW Marriott Phuket
Beautiful private beach at the JW Marriott Phuket
All Good Things Must Come to An End: Dropped Nap Update
Well, it’s time to confess that my almost three-year old’s naps are pretty much over. I was so proud that we were able to bring them back after some struggles at two and a half, but that only lasted for a few months before we went into total “I don’t want to nap AT ALL” mode. Luckily, a dear friend shared her experience of “catch-up naps” with me, and that seems to be working for us, creating a delicate balance whereby Logan gets just enough sleep not to break down completely at the end of each day (thank you, Rattana). Continue reading
In Asia, It’s a Fair-Haired Child’s World
I’m guessing that many of my readers in the region will be able to relate to this piece about what it’s like to raise fair-skinned babies in Asia.
Many, many thanks to World Moms Blog, a “Must Read” by the New York Times Motherlode and listed in the Forbes Top 100 Websites for Women 2012, for publishing my piece.
In Asia, It’s a Fair-Haired Child’s World – via World Moms Blog
Kate making friends in Chiang Rai, Thailand
Toddle Joy 
