Just take my money, Gymboree. I mean, how perfect is this shirt??? (It would have been even more perfect if I’d been able to buy the next size up, too, but those had all sold out.  I was lucky that his current size was still available in the store.)

It’s finally up and decorated! And the star just touches the ceiling. The kids each have their new ornament on the tree.  Here’s Ane’s – and it lights up! Here’s Tad’s.  We now have 4 different versions of the Batmobile on the tree.  This one is from “Batman v. Superman: Dawn of Justice.” Here’s Rerun’s. […]

The polar bear is finished! Tad’s bear – along with the rest of the kids’ – was baked dry during the week, so all there was to do was brighten it up with a little clear glaze, and then toss some glitter or flocking on to act like snow. Fortunately, Tad had a light hand […]

Yeah, we let our nerd flag fly pretty high and proudly in this family.  So when ThinkGeek opened its first Seattle store in the mall I grew up shopping in, my friend Lisa and I made plans to go for the grand opening. She scouted it out ahead of time (because the store actually opened […]