05/13/16
A Week in the Wiles House
This week began with Mother’s Day and ended with everybody sick. I hope those two things aren’t related.
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ME: If you were a superhero, what kind of power would you want? HARLOW: Girl power. It’s when you’re a girl who saves your friends who are also girls.
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04/25/16
And This is How the Seder went Down
Harlow drank her first cup of grape juice so fast that when she opened her mouth to sing the four questions, a huge belch came out. And that was how our Seder began.
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If anyone was wondering if Harlow memorized the four questions, the answer is: she has memorized WAY MORE than that.
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04/19/16
Frozen is Far from Over
On Sunday, I took Mazzy and Harlow to a Frozen singalong led by Elsa herself, aka Idina Menzel. Of course, this makes sense to 6yo Mazzy but I bet 3yo Harlow was expecting something closer to a hologram of the cartoon.
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Today, Harlow is wearing her big girl undies to school. Why today? Because according to her, she “only wears panties on Shabbat.”
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04/06/16
Mornings with Harlow
Because mornings with Harlow are a little bit tough, especially since she still has separation anxiety at preschool drop-off, I created a new morning muffin tradition.
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Harlow came down with a stomach bug while Mike, Mazzy and I are away on a family trip. Now we are doing our best to comfort her from over 2000 miles away.
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03/07/16
What Exactly is a Play Date?
This past weekend Harlow let know her very firm opinions on the definition of a “play date”. It is not a movie. It is not ice skating. And it is definitely NOT lunch.
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Last Friday, at Harlow and Mazzy’s request, we had our first Shabbat dinner. Mike cooked roasted chicken, my sister’s family joined us and Harlow was in Jew heaven with five loaves of Challah.
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02/23/16
Living with Two Super Jews
When we sent Mazzy to Hebrew School and Harlow to a Jewish preschool, we didn’t realize that they’d end up being the ones converting us.
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02/22/16
Potty Progress
If you follow me on any social media channels, you already know this (because I have been oversharing everywhere), but just in case you missed it… Harlow is potty training. Like, officially.
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02/19/16
Harlow and her Best Friend Lukie
I’ve talked a lot about the tumultuous relationship between Mazzy and Gavin. What I haven’t really talked about this the very special bond that has grown between Harlow and Gavin’s little brother, Luke.
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This is not a complete list. At 3 years-old, Harlow has become a complex little person who is so entertaining, I don’t think I’ll ever be able to recount all the things she does to make me laugh ever again.
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Luke wanted to go outside but Harlow was opposed because a) he didn’t have his jacket and b) he didn’t have a grown-up. Here’s your chance to see the wrath of Harlow in action.
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