When I was growing up I completed numerous research projects at school. My teachers would provide me with a long list of suggested project ideas, and the last option would be “other.” It was the option that would allow me to design my own project. Without fail, I always chose this option. Why I could...
UPDATED: We were super excited about Isla’s taco costume being featured on Good Housekeeping’s website and The Kelly Clarkson Show, so we created a step by step tutorial for you all: We hope this tutorial will help other taco enthusiasts make their own sweet little costumes! If you make this costume, we’d LOVE to see...
For Isla’s first birthday we decided on a Little Pumpkin (xiǎo nánguā) theme. I’ve dreamed about throwing parties for my (future) children for years, and I’ll admit I may have started planning this party before Isla had even been born! Pinterest was my accomplice and I had grand visions for her celebration… little pumpkin shaped...
Though a month has passed since her birthday, I still cannot get over the fact that our baby is ONE! A whole YEAR old! How did that happen so quickly? We now have this spunky, chatty, amazingly observant, and constantly-evolving one year old confidently toddling all over the house and impressing us with new words...
For the first time since moving to Shanghai we decided to travel during the October holiday break, and took the short flight down to Hong Kong. Our timing was certainly exciting, as we arrived just as the protests, known as the Umbrella Revolution, began to gain some momentum. Though the main roadways directly behind our...
