Dear Ana, Today you turn thirty-five months old. Before I go any further I need to apologize for missing the “Thirty-four Month Letter” but October was just one crazy month. You happen to turn thirty-four months while we were in Disneyland (more...

As I was preparing Ana’s monthly letter (check back tomorrow!) I decided that there were so many pictures of Ana with princesses from our Disneyland trip that they needed their own post. Plus I have heard from several of our friends with little girls...

The other day Ana and I were sitting on the couch watching some iCarly (seriously, this show is totally addicting. If you have to watch something on Nickelodeon, pick iCarly!) and I was letting her be “Queen of the Remote.” This is usually my role in...

In a house where we play dress-up on a daily basis, selecting a costume for Halloween can get a little tricky. So it was a good thing that we had several different Halloween events–all of which called for costumes–to attend. The first was our MOMS Club...

So I’m in the midst of potty-training. It’s not pretty and certainly not easy. Ana is just like me: smart, strong-willed, and likes to do things on her own terms. These are not the best of conditions in which to potty train. But here we are. Back when...