Everything lined up to make for a darn nice Mother’s Day weekend in our little house. The weather was absolutely perfect – the icing on the cake! Ben and I kicked off the weekend with a day just the two of us on Friday. We had a date at the garden store and he alternated …
Category Archives: Benjamin
Ben is 23 Months Old!
That means he’s one month away from his second birthday! It’s crazy that Alex and I have started responding to the question of his age with “he’s almost two!” Man time flies!! Ben’s 23-month stats: Weight: 24 pounds, 6 ounces {10th percentile} Number of teeth: 12 Clothing size: no change here – all over the …
Ben is 22 Months Old!
We are rounding the corner towards age 2! It’s sort of funny – for about the first time ever, people are accurately guessing Ben’s age. Parents at the park or random strangers will say “oh, is he almost two?” Typically when someone guesses how old Ben is they are wildly off, but lately it seems …
Big Changes for the Allens
We’ve had kiiiiind of a lot going on since I last posted about our early-March trip to Arizona! Not only has spring come to Seattle, but it feels like we’re in a new season in our family, too. Just after we returned from our vacation, Alex began his new job. He’s now three weeks in …
Arizona Family Vacation
We’ve had an unusually crazy winter this year – typical winters for us are filled with trips to the mountains, ski vacations and chasing the next snow storm. This winter threw us off with a difficult childcare transition, Alex’s job search and the intense preparations that went into getting ready for interviews, and me being …
Ben is 21 Months Old!
We’ve reached the end of another month and this time it means that Ben is 21 months old! We’ve begun preparing for his second birthday already and this little boy is a full-fledged toddler on the move. I just can’t believe it. Ben’s 21-month stats: Weight: 23 pounds 11 ounces {10th percentile} Number of teeth: …
Toddler Tips
As a way to help guide our au pair and make sure we’re on the same page I took some time to put together a little “toddler tips” basics/manual. Alex suggested sharing it on the blog since we have so many friends with tots, so, here it is, without much adjustment for other people. Buuuuut, …
Fun Family Weekend
It was so nice to have a low-key, stress-free weekend together as a family. We so love our time together and we savored some special moments this last weekend, just the three of us. Alex and I started the weekend with our Valentine’s dinner {a couple days late!} at Vendemmia, our favorite restaurant in our …
Happy Valentine’s Day!
We are so excited to announce that our Valentine’s Day is filled with a little extra love this year… Ben is going to be a big brother this summer! Baby #2 is due to arrive in early August. xoxoxo Happy Valentine’s Day!
Wintertime
This winter has been rather different than I expected. When I pictured the winter I imagined we’d be heading up to the mountains most weekends and spending a lot of time in the snow. I expected the winter to fly by, as it always seems to do for us. Oftentimes the winter months are the …