Silas' last day of preschool was on Monday.  I won't lie:  It made me a bit sad.  Drew, on the other hand, was elated, and Sila...

Mother's Day was spent at Smoke Farm , Northeast of Arlington, in the foothills of the Cascade Mountains. A hike through tree tr...

Pictures from this year's Mother's Day Tea at Silas' school:  The table was set by the children (and the food pre...

 This is the conversation I had with Silas upon his return from preschool today: Silas: Mom, I need sodium bicarbonate. Me: What now? ...

The Easter Bunny came this year and, as per tradition, hid eggs around the house.  Welcome spring, everybody! Easter 2012 shall forever ...

 Would you like to see how Silas celebrated his 5th birthday on the 16th?  Yes?  Well, then, read on. I took off of work so that we cou...

 Back in December, we took Silas to see the model train display at The Blodel Reserve . Not surprisingly, he really really loved it. ...

Don't you love snow days? In the Pacific Northwest, land of mild rainy winters, snow is a rarity, and snow that accumulates rather th...

I think it's safe to say that Silas was more excited for this Christmas than every before. He's at that golden age when the sweet...