Boston, Mass – In anticipation of Patriot’s Day, I brought home a sort of comic book, Paul Revere’s Ride, by Xavier Niz and Brian Bascle. The twins are into comics these days. It’s interesting to me how they are willing…
New Balance Climb
Boston, Mass – It’s been a year since our last visit to the Boston Children’s Museum. There is always a ton for the twins to do there, but I have to admit that I have felt a little gypped in…
Raising Bilingual Kids – Preschool
Somerville, Mass – The twins are turning four this spring, and it’s time to make some decisions about next year. Are we going to keep them at the wonderful, nurturing, supportive, private preschool where they have been learning Spanish for…
Lonely Planet New England
Somerville, Mass – A box of these guidebooks was waiting for me upon my return home. When I worked on the previous edition of New England, I was very very pregnant. Here we are–nearly four years later–a new edition is…
Back to Reality
Amsterdam, Netherlands – Ten days in Europe sans enfants has been wonderful and bizarre. And now… back to reality, which is also wonderful and bizarre, in a different way. Tot ziens, fair city.
World Food for Kids: The Amsterdam Edition
Amsterdam, Netherlands – Daddio and I have had some lovely, delicious and romantic dinners while on work-ation (without twins) in Amsterdam. But we are here for more than a week, so we can’t go out for fancy meals all the…
Twin-Free
Amsterdam, Netherlands – I know I like to go on and on about how great it is to travel with kids, but you know what? It’s really great to travel without kids. Daddio and I just embarked on a 10-day,…