Harlow Archives - Page 14 of 22

08/17/15

Is Harlow Ready for a Full Day of Preschool?

This September, Harlow is starting preschool full-time. She will be going from 9am-2pm every day and I am beyond nervous about it.

08/13/15

Back to School Then and Now

I’m showing off Mazzy and Harlow’s new back-to-school wardrobes from Mini Boden and showing some throwback photos of me and Mike in some of our favorite outfits from the ’80s and ’90s. It wasn’t pretty.

08/11/15

Toddler Fury at the French Picnic

The time I was invited to a very fancy party and everybody’s children were perfectly behaved except for for mine.

08/03/15

Unsurprisingly, Harlow is not a Very Good Golfer

If you want to learn how to play golf, just do the exact opposite of whatever it is Harlow is doing in this video.

07/24/15

Kids in the News: Weekly Round-up

This week’s kid news includes a marriage proposal, a car birth caught on camera, a toddler who got into a fight with a restaurant owner (team toddler!), and a two-year-old who likes to eat corn while wearing a wig.

07/23/15

Life After Inside Out

Inside Out has replaced Frozen as Mazzy and Harlow’s role playing game of choice. They have designated our characters and they are not up for discussion. Harlow is Joy, Mazzy is Disgust, Mike is Anger and I get to be Sadness.

07/21/15

Don’t Bring a Two-Year-Old to a Craft Tutorial

Mazzy and I tried to film a craft tutorial and Harlow derailed us before we even got past the intro— interrupting her sister, dropping the supplies and quacking. Yes, quacking.

07/14/15

Saying Goodbye to the City for the Summer

Last week, I packed up all the kids’ shorts, sunglasses and sandals and hightailed it out of NYC to our summer house on Long Island. We hired a sitter and I’m remembering what it’s like to work from home.

07/07/15

Our Family Trip to the Statue of Liberty

As part of an American Express initiative supporting our National Parks, I got to show my kids where Grammy took her first steps on American soil, back when she was about the same age as Mazzy.

06/23/15

Harlow Sings Like it’s Still Christmas

Here’s Harlow singing “Jingle Bells” while standing in a box, using her Micro Kickboard as a microphone. The kickboard is on wheels, which makes it even better. Merry Christmas in June!

06/22/15

My Baby Won’t Take Off Her Sunglasses

Not only does Harlow wear sunglasses outdoors, she’s one of those people who wears sunglasses inside too. Don’t judge her. There’s a lot of light in our apartment.

06/19/15

The Picky Eaters Club is Back (with a Message from the Founders)

Not only am I sharing Mazzy and Harlow’s latest eating quirks, Olly Vitamins is awarding the parent of one Picky Eater a $750 Target gift card, so this Picky Eaters Club is NO JOKE.

06/17/15

When You Can’t Picnic in the Park, Picnic on the Roof

Last week, I planned a 4th of July picnic in Central Park, so Mazzy, Harlow, Gavin and Luke could model the new Americana collection from Gymboree. Unfortunately, Mother Nature did not get the invite.

06/16/15

Harlow Does the Cha Cha Slide

We went to a disco birthday party the other day and it was tough to decide whether to post video of Harlow playing freeze dance (her freeze pose was ...

06/09/15

How Do You Keep a Little Girl in a Big Girl Bed?

About two weeks ago, Harlow realized there was absolutely nothing stopping her from getting out of bed and it’s been nearly impossible to get her to stay there ever since.