Ben had his first day of “preschool” this past week. As a way to get him more time with other kids his age and to get him out of the house we signed him up for a cooperative preschool near our house. He’ll go to school twice a week for the whole school year. A …
Author Archives: Alison Allen
Midwest Tour
Our last big trip of the summer is now behind us. We just returned home from a whirlwind 12-day trip to the Midwest {and Mexico for Alex!}. We covered a lot of ground, including my hometown and family cabin, Alex’s family’s lake home, his parents home and Chicago. It was really nice to spend time …
Summer Time!
This has been one of my most memorable summers ever. Our little family filled it up with hours upon hours at the playground, trips to the beach, Friday strolls through the farmers market, walks with the dog, regional travel {and bigger trips for Alex} and a whole slew of new experiences. When you step back …
Ben is 15 Months Old!
My baby is really not a baby anymore. Last weekend he turned into a toddler before my eyes and today he is 15 months old. This little boy is making leaps and bounds right now – I can’t keep up with all of the changes. Ben is the light of our life and we absolutely …
Busy, Busy, Busy!
Holy cats! August is shaping up to be NUTS for us. We have SO much going on this month it’s going to be hard to keep up! I even started writing in our calendar who is taking which car on what days so that we can manage everything right down to the nitty gritty details. …
Ben is 14 Months Old!
Without a doubt the development and changes in the last month have been more significant than any other month in the last 14. We’ve got a little boy on our hands! This last month has been filled with growth – physical and developmental! I swear Ben grew 3 inches this month {he has his next …
We’ve Got a Walker!
It’s official – we’re making the call… Ben is walking! Check out the video here! The first time Ben stood up on his own {as in went from a sit to a stand without help} was the weekend of the 4th of July. Since then he’s been practicing standing up, only a little bit, and …
Family Vacation to Seabrook, Washington
For our big family summer vacation this year we headed west to Seabrook, Washington, a very small town on the Washington coast. This was our second vacation as a little family of three and it was everything I had hoped it would be and more. Seabrook is a really funny little town. It’s very new …
Quick Trip to Vancouver
Alex has been going up to work in Vancouver lately. One of his trips happened to end on a Friday, so Ben and I decided to head north and join him for a quick International trip. Alex and I both love, love, love Vancouver – it feels like a big, urban city, yet intimate. Surprisingly, the …
Ben is 13 Months Old!
I’m not sure if I’ll really keep up with the month-by-month updates now that Ben is one. He has been doing so many new and fun things lately that I wanted to try to document it, so here we are… This beautiful baby of ours has turned into a true-to-form toddler over the last six …