Photos and text by Jennifer. John Bos is the son of immigrants who moved to California from The Netherlands in 1959. Decades later, Jo...

Alice wants to grow her hair so long it touches the ground. She'd like to toss it out of a tower window and let people climb on up. S...

I had some disappointing news today. Nothing at all serious or, in the long run, even important. Just a small frustration that left me feeli...

Alice was born just before the start of the 2010 Winter Olympic games in Vancouver. And late, late at night, when it seemed like everyo...

The other night, when I tiptoed into Alice's room to check on her, I found her still awake and whispering to her stuffed animals. ...

Over the weekend, my husband went to Target to buy the girls a wading pool and said the store was pretty much cleaned out. Great minds,...

Moms and kids create their own books together at a literacy workshop. A project I am particularly proud to be part of is the Beyond Our...

The girls' grandparents were visiting from out of town a couple of weekends ago, and we decided to take the whole gang to Pixie Woods...

The weather has turned so spring-like that it's hard to believe we took these wintry pictures just a few weeks ago. We wanted Alice...

I love the tradition of baby showers. I love celebrating a brand-new life and shoring up the parents-to-be with loads of support and a fe...

I hope the holidays were happy and sweet for everyone - we certainly had a wonderful time, full of lots of friends and family. It's...

I love a countdown. Every year when we were kids, my grandmother would buy my cousins and brothers and I one of those imported-from-Ger...

Every time I go outside today, I can't help but sigh over how absolutely pleasant it feels - especially after the stretch of 100-plu...

When people argue against venturing out with very young kids, the argument often goes something like this: "She's not even going...

Since we moved here, my husband and I have really enjoyed going to Minor League baseball games. It's inexpensive and casual, a fun re...

One afternoon a couple of weeks ago,  I found small cardboard box sitting in some shade near the front door. Inside was a tub full of 1...