The Guilty Stare

Z’s doing the guilty stare. When she’s up to no good, she keeps doing what she’s doing (i.e. no good), … More

Photography Inside the Lines

As a doodler, I doodle everywhere I’m not supposed to. As a child, I had doodled on every single page … More

The Sniffles Solution

My husband noticed it first. “Did you notice Z smiles right after she sneezes?” Huh? I had been too busy … More

Suitcase Ratio

My father always said if you want to get to know what a person is really like, visit his/her bathroom. … More

Twin Butterfly Photoshoot

Simone & Sydney had  been wearing their butterfly outfits since morning! I got there at 5 Pm so you can … More

Shadow Analysis

Shadows fascinate me. I love how when you look at a shadow you have to guess how the person was … More

A Tribute to Leaves: Baby K Photoshoot

I grew up in Abu Dhabi, the United Arab Emirates where we had summers all year long. I was amazed … More

Think Pink

I assumed I would have a boy. I have three brothers. My husband has two brothers. I had boy names … More

Putting Your Oxygen Mask on First…

“When you are a mother, you are never really alone in your thoughts. You are connected to your child and … More

Inside my mittens I’ve got…

I know the drill. We were reading Toes, Ears, and Nose. Lately, Z loves to label her ‘pao’ aka feet, haat aka hands, mou aka mouth, and naak aka … More

Getting to Know the Gulls

So I grew up in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates (if you don’t know where that is, look it up), … More

Sips of Hope

Autumn is …. Sips of Hope… Subtle Smiles in Faux Fur… and Stockinged Feet in Tired Grass.

Note to Baby: Sometimes you’re not liked!

Z used to be “polite.” Upon seeing my brother and sister-in-law, she would smile, wait a second, and then ask … More

The Chosen People?

I always wondered why pregnant women were the chosen people in receiving a parking spot close to the entrance. Maybe … More

Stringing a necklace without a knot…

“Keeping house is like threading beads on a string with no knot at the end.” – Anonymous Everyone knows that … More

The Finger…

I miss Z doing what I call “The-Finger-Walk.” It’s the walk that little kids do before becoming big kids. Independent … More

“I…?”

So Z’s latest feat is to say I..and wait for you to respond saying, “love you!” This usually goes well … More

Induction to Mommyhood

So my cousin’s good friend just had a baby.  I told her life would be different for the two of … More