Yesterday was Darby’s first snow day. Boy, was he excited about getting the day off. Noah made an awesome snow ramp off the back porch steps for sledding. I’ll tell you one thing I could have done without, though—getting an automated phone call from his school at 5:30 in the morning.
Omigod, we are in kitten cuteness overload right now! We just got these cute kitties from the pound. Meet Howard Moon and Vince Noir, named after these guys…
A new German restaurant opened up in Portland, called Schulte & Herr. We tried to go over the weekend but it was too packed. This morning Noah and I were able to snag a table easily and lucky enough to indulge in some out of this world German cuisine. The potato pancakes did not disappoint…it was served with house-cured lox, capers, cornichon pickle, radish, and a tasty horseradish sauce. I can’t wait to go back and try the spaetzle!
We took a mini vacation to mid coast Maine last weekend. I had never been and was really looking forward to getting away and relaxing. We spent our downtime rummaging through antique malls and thrift stores. A friend of ours was coincidentally also staying at the same hotel with her kids, so Darby was thrilled to have playmates to romp around with. And I got to read Mindy Kaling’s book, Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me?, and laugh my ass off. Upon finishing Mindy’s book, I decided Mindy Kaling and Carrie Brownstein (of Sleater Kinney and Portlandia fame) are the 2 celebrities I’d most like to be friends with.
View from our hotel room.
Horsing around at the hotel pool.
Outside of the Big Chicken Barn Antique Store.
Maine plate I didn’t buy, but liked the bird and lobsterman.
Darby said he wasn’t sad in this pic, he was just making his “restaurant guy face.”
Belfast, Maine’s adorable movie theater.
River.
This past Sunday was the Picnic Holiday Sale, the craft fair Noah and I organize. And boy, this year was definitely the best ever! We were in a new location, the beautiful Portland Company Complex, which was a really amazing space. The turnout was fantastic, we couldn’t have asked for a better day. Here are some pics, including the ever popular Yeti photo op.
Thanksgiving is my favorite holiday. Because it’s all centered around food! This year we postponed Thanksgiving until Saturday so Larry and his wife Chi-Yoon could join us. I absolutely love cooking all day with friends and family, sipping wine, and having good times. This year Chi-Yoon introduced us to my new favorite side dish, chipotle yams. So good!
Today we went and picked out a Christmas tree. A few years ago we fell in love with the idea of going to one of those places you can chop down your own tree. It sounded so rustic–going out to the country, sipping hot chocolate and chopping down your tree. In reality, it was three times the price of an already chopped tree, the hot chocolate was luke warm and came in a styrofoam cup, and you left feeling gypped and disappointed. So now our tradition is to walk up the street to a Christmas tree lot and carry a tree home. Much better.
Darby’s birthday party was last weekend. It was so fun! Since this household is so Star Wars obsessed, it made sense to throw a Star Wars party. The kids attacked the Darth Vader pinata with a light saber. Everyone got to pick their favorite Star Wars character cupcake. And I made Yoda and Darth Vader cookies to hand out as party favors at the end.
Haven’t had time to post in a long time. Here’s a belated Halloween pic of me and the boys. Noah made Darby’s awesome General Grievous costume (yes, that’s snow on the ground, ugh). We’re pretty much all about Star Wars 24/7 in this family right now. Below is a video that cracks me up.
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Darby has wanted to go camping all summer long. But with River being born and opening a store, the summer just slipped away from us. So last night Noah and Darby had a father-son campout. Noah put the tent up in the backyard on the deck. The weather was perfect. River and I visited, of course. We enjoyed some toaster oven smores and looked up at the stars.
