siblings...

Having two kids is the hardest thing I've done, but it's the best thing I've ever done. Every morning, when Oliver and Lennon wake up they hug each other so tight. Oliver tells Lennon, "I'm going to squeeze you until you pop" and Lennon always gives Oliver a kiss on the cheek and says, "I love chew Ah-you." It melts my heart and makes me cry every time. It's the best. It's what love is all about.

a shout out to my uncles...

Frank and John Navin of the Aluminum Group, the local pop outfit named after an Eames-designed line of furniture, recently redecorated Schwa in six days on "no budget." Local music publicist Kathryn Frazier, who's handling press for chef Michael Carlson, hooked them up after John's apartment appeared on HGTV's Small Space, Big Style. The brothers are "working on a new Aluminum Group record probably titled 'The Aluminum Group Presents Frankie & Johnny.'"

Love you guys.

girls, girls, girls...

Oliver has discovered girls. My heart is broken. He told me today, "I love Ryleigh." I asked him why he loved her and he answered, so confidently, "I love her because she is beautiful and nice and she loves me because I am handsome." Although I agree with Ryleigh, I was hoping he wouldn't discover girls for a bit longer. He has so much time to grow and be a grown up, why so fast?