The only Tragedy that will make you Laugh

Itty Bitty French Girl

What's cuter than a wide-eyed little girl? Well, how about a wide-eyed little FRENCH girl?

Icelandic baby cuteness

kid-sized Snuggie...what's not to love? I'm drinking my morning joe and almost spit it out when I spotted this adorable ADORABLE picture on seesaw.

cutest. ever.

Ummm...adorable?! Taking time out of this hectic day to share some cuteness with you all. Enjoy!

Vegan Baking?

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Last night I babysat for Max, a smart little dude who lives next door to us in our apartment building. Seriously, he is 4 years old, but has the brain of a 10 year old. He's also adorable. I felt so bad for him because Oregon kept licking him like crazy, but he was so "whatever, it's cool" about it.


We were both craving chocolate chip cookies last night (Max is a fellow lover of chocolate...or connossieur shall I say?) I went into my cabinets and began pulling out the ingredients: olive oil (instead of butter), salt, flour, sugar, cinnamon, baking soda, eggs....EGGS....AH! I had no eggs left due to our wild escapade of baking two batches of brownies the night before Salman left to go home to Texas. What to do? Baking is my save-all method of keeping kiddies occupied and teaching them something new at the same time. So, I googled "egg substitute" and VOILA! Bananas! I had four super-rippened bananas in my fridge waiting to be whipped into banana cupcakes. Instead, I pulled two out and we mashed them up and threw them into the gooey batter. First I dipped my pinky in to test the taste...then Max asked, "can I do that too?" we swiped a dollop of goo and smacked our lips. It was delicious!


Now you know! 1/2 large banana = 1 egg


Does this mean I'm a vegan chef? Hardly. The cookies, although great tasting, didn't come out as attractive looking as they usually do. They were flat and a bit chewy...but oh so yummy!

If you can, put away your butter into the freezer and don't worry about not-enough eggs. Oil and bananas will do the trick for now :)

Grace bakes cupcakes

I love little kids. I love their soft, fine hair, their rosy cheeks and their button noses. I love how amazed they become by the simplest things we take for granted. I love how they can make pirate ships out of sofa cushions and tea parties with stuffed animals.

My teeny second cousin, Grace, is a sweetheart. She has her little pretend, pink vacuum cleaner that she runs around the house with, helping her dad clean the rugs. She loves Curious George, and cannot get enough of her sweets (just like me!) Here are some pictures of us icing our cupcakes after they were fresh out of the oven.

For Laughs

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Just one of the cutest things. ever.

Happy Friday!

Easter Recap

grace made sure to help aspen clean up their tea party of milk and cupcakes...

I love the color palette in this picture (above). The daffodil in the backyard is such a beautiful continuation of aspen's adorable easter dress.

Driving through the city on Friday.

...and walking back from the waverly farmer's' market, with pink tulips in hand.