There She Grows

LA Kids Consignment Sale Returns

corsakti — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 19:21:34 +0000

I know I’ve talked about this in the past, and its that time again. I’m a fan of this bi-annual LA Kids Consignment sale, where I sell stuff and also shop. There are many great deals to be found. There’s necessary new-baby items I’m looking for this time. Plus I can get Lil [...]

Big Sister in the Making

corsakti — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 18:04:35 +0000

Lil is very excited about baby V. She tells waiters at restaurants, strangers, anyone who will listen: “My mommy has a baby in her belly. its a little sister.” Yesterday out of the blue she said, “When I was a baby I drank out of a bottle. Where’s my bottle now?” [...]

Playing Pirates

corsakti — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 00:16:25 +0000

It all started when she walks into the kitchen brandishing a pretty good sword she’d made from a sheet of tissue paper found in a shoe box. She comes in with her face super serious, pointing the sword right at me. “On Guard!” she says, never breaking character. I’m still distracted [...]

ULTIMATE SLEEP FIGHTER

corsakti — Fri, 20 Aug 2010 23:27:20 +0000

Lil is not a kid who likes to be forced to do anything, even if its by her own body. If she doesn’t want to go to the bathroom right now, who is her body to tell her she has to. She will downright refuse. Dancing around? [...]

17 Weeks with Girl 2

corsakti — Thu, 05 Aug 2010 22:33:16 +0000

They say you show a lot sooner with second and additional children, than with your first. That was definitely true with me! My aunts were telling me this in Europe. They said I’d have a belly by August, and I sort of doubted it. As soon as I arrived [...]

Lilah’s Land of Mekkon

corsakti — Thu, 08 Jul 2010 21:17:55 +0000

I’ve wanted to post about this for awhile now, because Lilah’s been talking about it for months. I think it all started back when her friend Indie took a trip to Japan, combined with Lil’s learning about world-wide locations via the Wonder Pets. She wants to go everywhere she [...]

The Big 3

corsakti — Wed, 30 Jun 2010 20:10:06 +0000

Major back-posting here, but Happy Third Birthday to Lilah!! She turned 3 on June 21, but her birthday celebration seemed to last for weeks. Here’s a full rundown and a few photos. It started during our awesome Eurotrip when we were with my mom’s whole family in Tuscany celebrating two birthdays already. During an epic [...]

[snort]

corsakti — Wed, 30 Jun 2010 17:26:22 +0000

There’s a Free Outdoor Screening of Yo Gabba Gabba in Lil’ Tokyo on Friday.

corsakti — Tue, 22 Jun 2010 18:24:24 +0000

With some of the characters around for the kids to meet. How cool is that? LA locals with kids who are as into this show as ours is might not want to miss this. (click for larger)

First View of Number Two

corsakti — Mon, 14 Jun 2010 23:32:47 +0000