Cole Haan filmed Mazzy and I spending a day together in the city. It was one-on-one time we haven’t had since Harlow was born and one of my favorite days ever. I feel very lucky to have it all on video.
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We had big plans last weekend— Saturday we went to a kid-friendly festival and Sunday we went apple picking. One day was a big success and one day was not. That’s parenthood.
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09/22/15
The Official End of Summer
Since today is the last day of summer, I felt the need to post all the stories I neglected to mention on the blog, before photos of my kids at 2 & 5 in bath suits and sandals seem SO LAST YEAR.
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Mike took Mazzy away for the weekend while I stayed home with Harlow. Did Mazzy make it home alive? Yes. Was she dressed in clean clothes with her hair brushed? Not really. I asked Mike a few questions about what went down.
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08/31/15
My Family at their Hangriest
The only thing worse than an angry child is a HANGRY child.
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08/26/15
Big News! Mazzy Took a Shower!
Typically, Mazzy reacts to the suggestion she take a shower instead of a bath like I’ve asked to trap her in a cage with a bear. But this summer, I was determined to make it happen.
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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.
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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.
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08/04/15
Playing Paris in NYC
Janie and Jack dressed Mazzy in their new Coral Carousel collection and asked me to take her and a friend out for a Parisian inspired play date in NYC. Sure….. pull my leg, why don’t you.
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Dear Mommy Shorts, Can you please write a blog post about annoying theme days at camp? So far, my son has had to dress up like a super hero, a pirate, and tomorrow is Hollywood Day. What does that even mean???
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If you want to learn how to play golf, just do the exact opposite of whatever it is Harlow is doing in this video.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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