Super Rachel Zana's Spot

After she was done with her morning rehearsal on concert day, The Banana changed into her concert black and she and I waited in the hotel lobby while Dr. Peds picked up the Devious Snail and Aumnee. She threw on her sweatshirt, and because she didn’t want to wear her…

I was largely sick from our trip to Colorado until just before Valentines day, so not a of documenting happened around here other than extensive coughing. Thankfully the coughing became slightly controlled before our trip to Minneapolis last weekend for The Banana to participate in all-state orchestra. I literally worried…

He’s been obsessively playing “swim meet” for almost two months straight. It involves leaping from a little red chair (the diving block) onto the blue play couch, where he swims laps on the cushions. On Tuesdays he has a friend who comes to play for the day, and he’s even…

After the first day of skiing we put on swimwear, and YaYa drove us about 45 minutes down the north side of the mountains to visit Sulpher Springs, where you can soak in “pools” (think small hot tubs) of water that vary in temperature. The pools at the top of…

You might be the child of a music teacher if, when presented with a bin of wooden people, you immediately start lining them up on blocks to make a choir that sings “Gloria.”

The first day we arrived at Winter Park YaYa quickly met us at the train platform with a big hug and then was off to finish a multiple day ski evaluation for a more advanced licensure as a ski instructor. She passed! Since our lodging accommodations were not available right…

We had a long weekend from school at the end of the semester, and we made it a day longer to take a super fun trip. The Banana, Mr. TOF and I flew to Colorado and then took a train to visit YaYa at Winter Park where she works at…

He’s not one for scarcity! Two pillows, multiple blankets, and stuffed friends galore fill the crib, and he needs them all.

Peanut Maximus waits for the grocery delivery and helps me put all the groceries away in the kitchen. What could be more classic than a toddler walking around with a grocery bag on his head? I love every aspect of it: the chubby hands at the bottom of the bag,…