I’m sure the NYers are going to say “duh.” But rain really sucks worse in the city. We split up today along gender lines. The guys went to a diner and then checked out the USS Intrepid. Ben apparently had a great time splashing and climbing and running. The ladies checked out Tea and Sympathy [...]
It was hot and humid today. Sticky humid. But oh well, lots to see. Matt and I did a superquick run along the waterfront before it got nasty. We grabbed breakfast at Sarabeth’s Kitchen. Eggs Benedict with smoked salmon was great. Then we went to the American Museum of Natrual History. Unfortunately, one of the [...]
Well we made it. Still not sure if the red-eye was a good decision or not, but the kids did sleep a good portion of the flight and we all had to have naps. For obvious reasons we did not do much today … just got pizza and rice pudding and did some shopping. We [...]
Last night we had an odd moment of serendipity. The first camping trip we made with our pop-up we met a lovely family with a young son. He and Tabby were instant best friends and we all had a great time chatting together. We exchanged contact information and I’d emailed and sent a photo of [...]
Friday the kids and I channeled our inner Pollock and made some art. I’d seen something about marble painting somewhere on the internets (think it’s on one of my Pinterest boards) but I never actually read the web page. Still, the idea stuck with me and I thought it would be fun to do with [...]
I can hardly believe that summer is over … and also almost officially over. It was a crazy summer. We were traveling practically every other weekend all summer, except a notable 4 week stretch in which we traveled two weekends in a row and then were home for two weekends (that was when we goofed [...]
Saw this on Carol‘s Pinterest boards and I have been laughing whenever I think about it since. Teehee! I just bought a backpack for our NYC trip. I got a good deal and I think I can sell it on Craigslist for nearly what I paid for it. It’s more compact than our hiking backpack. [...]
We’ve now been on two fairly successful camping trips with our pop-up. $$ aside, I’m very glad we bought it. The trips have been GREAT and I think it’s pretty safe to say we wouldn’t have gone camping without it. I can do without pretty well when it comes to camping … I don’t mind [...]
This weekend, we went to Egypt. No … I kid, I kid. We went to the Great Sand Dunes National Park. It’s an incredible spot, about 4 hours from Denver. It is caused by a very rare natural phenomenon that traps the sand in this valley and creates the beautiful dunes. But I like [...]
Hard to believe our girl is half way to 5 years old. She seems like such a big girl in so many ways. She has gotten to be incredibly independent and I’m always quite proud and slightly wistful when I see how capable and self-assured she is. She does so many things all on her [...]
My name is Jess. I'm a 30ish wife and working mommy. I love spending time with my family and friends, crafting up weird and beautiful things, cooking delicious food and running lots of miles to work it off. I love chocolate, wine, Photoshop, my Nikon and sleeping in. I do freelance design work for fun and marginal profit at JKN Designs. This is my blog. Read more »
